Hamilton
(noun) the capital of Bermuda
Hamilton
(noun) a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton
(noun) United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
Hamilton, Alice Hamilton
(noun) United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)
Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyon
(noun) English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)
Hamilton, William Rowan Hamilton, Sir William Rowan Hamilton
(noun) Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
