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The Sawlog fire 15 miles northeast of Wisdom has grown to 1,834 acres and is 48% contained, officials said early Saturday. Friday’s estimate for the fire had it at 1,412 acres and 30% contained.
The story of the Elizabeth Tower began after the Great Fire of 1834 destroyed much of the old Palace of Westminster. As part of rebuilding efforts, a new clock tower was planned.
In 1834, a group of fiercely anti-Catholic rioters burned Mt. Benedict, an Ursuline convent just outside of Boston that was home not only to a community of nuns, but also to the prestigious girls ...