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Look up: die-hard

  1. die hard
    [v] - cease slowly
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  2. Die Hard
    Die Hard is an action thriller starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald Vel Johnson and Paul Gleason in a story about an American policeman who becomes involved in a terrorist plot when his ex-wife and her co-workers are taken hostage at the Los Angeles offices. Die Hard was directed by John McTiernan in 1988.
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  3. Die Hard
    `Die Hard` is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard

  4. Die hard
    (phrase) The phrase `die hard` was first used during the Battle of Albuera (1811) in the Peninsular war. During the battle, Lieutenant-Colonel William Inglis of the 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot was wounded by canister shot. Despite his injuries, Inglis refused to retire from the bat...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_hard

  5. Die Hard
    (video game) `Die Hard` (`ダイ・ハード`) is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (1991) and Commodore 64 (1990) by Activision (not to be confused with the earlier DOS video game created by Dynamix in 1989). Its gameplay is based on the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard

  6. Die Hard
    (franchise) The `Die Hard series` is a series of four action films beginning with Die Hard in 1988. All four films are centered around the character of John McClane (portrayed by Bruce Willis), a New York City police detective who finds himself fighting a group of terrorists in ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard

  7. die-hard
    In British politics, towards the end of 1918, a nickname given to Conservatives who wished to abandon the coalition government under David Lloyd George and return to the orig ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  8. Die-Hard
    A die-hard is someone who refuses to surrender or give-up. The term was given as a nickname to the old 57th Regiment of Foot (later known as the West Middlesex Regiment) following their involvement at the Battle of Albuera in 1811 when their colonel, Inglis, told his men to 'die hard'. At the battle...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  9. Diebenkorn, Richard
    (1922-1993) US painter. A leading member of the second generation of abstract expressionists, he gained worldwide renown for his Ocean Park series of mainly abstract canvases 1967-88. Diebenkorn was born in...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  10. Diebenkorn, Richard
    Diebenkorn, Richard, 1922–93, American painter, b. Portland, Oreg. Raised in California, he studied and taught during the 1940s at the California School of Fine Arts, where his approach to color and composition was influenced by the abstract painters Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko. He turned a...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A09

  11. Diehard
    Nickname of the Scottish Terrier.
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13 February 2012

This day in history:
The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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