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Dakota

The "Dakota" apartment house, at West 72nd Street and Central Park West, is probably most famous today as the last residence of Beatle John Lennon. The building was finished in 1884. It…

Dallas (summary)

Are the city of Dallas and the county of Dallas named after two different people named Dallas? President James K. Polk and Vice President George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864; a former senator from…

Dallas County Jail Chili (Texas Prison Chili)

Dallas County Jail chili (or Texas prison chili) supposedly originated in the 1930s in the Dallas County Jail. Dallas Sheriff Smoot Schmid (sometimes spelled Smood or Schmidt) became famous for it.…

Dallas Crimes Herald (Dallas Times Herald nickname)

The Dallas Times Herald began in 1879 as the Dallas Daily Times, merging with the Dallas Daily Herald to become the Dallas Times Herald in 1888. The newspaper was a popular news source until 1991,…

Dallas Palace

A "Dallas palace" is what is known to most of Texas as a "big hair house," and known to most of America as a "McMansion." The term "Dallas palace" is used in…

Dallas Star (cocktail)

Trader Vic's is a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants founded by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984). The restaurants were enormously popular in the 1950s and 1960s, during a Tiki…

Dallasite (inhabitant of Dallas)

"Dallasite" is the name of an inhabitant of Dallas, Texas. The name "Dallasite" has been cited in print since at least 1873. The name "Dallasonian" for an inhabitant…

Dallasonian (inhabitant of Dallas)

"Dallasonian” is the name of an inhabitant of Dallas, Texas. The name “Dallasonian” has been cited in print since at least 1932, but has been very rarely used. An inhabitant of Dallas is…

Dallass (Dallas nickname)

"Dallass" (or "DallASS") is a spelling for some people who do not like the city of Dallas or the Dallas Cowboys. It's sometimes used with "Texass" to form…