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The moccasin game is a gambling game once played by most Native American tribes in North America. In the game, one player hides an object (traditionally a pebble, but more recently sometimes an old bullet or a ball) in one of several moccasins, but in such a way that the other player cannot easily see which moccasin it is in; that player then has to guess which moccasin contains the object.
It was originally run as the Moccasin Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California to honor Moccasin, the only two-year-old filly to be named American Horse of the Year. From 1995 through 1997 the race was run as the Maker's Mark Stakes then reverted to the Moccasin Stakes through 2013. [ 1 ]
Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. [2] [3] The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the Southern United States to northern Costa Rica. [1] Eight species are currently recognized, [4] [5] all of them monotypic and closely related. [6] Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and cantils. [7]
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in "the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history," the White House announced Thursday. The ...
USS Moccasin (1864), a tug in commission from 1864 to 1865 that was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War; USS Moccasin (SS-5), a Plunger-class submarine in commission from 1903 to 1919; USS Moccasin (ID-1322), a refrigerated cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919
2 oz. fresh lime juice. Ice. 3 oz. vodka. 12 oz. ginger beer. Lime wedge, for garnish. Directions. Divide mint leaves between copper mugs. Add lime juice and muddle mint until leaves start to ...
John Frederick Matheus (September 10, 1887 – February 19, 1983) was an American writer and a scholar who was active during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. [1] He is well known for his short stories, and he also wrote essays, plays and poetry.
The Moccasins team formerly played in the Western Professional Hockey League from 1997 to 2001, experiencing moderate success in their inaugural season with a finish one game short of the playoffs ...