Lamarck stands there in stone, like King Canute trying to roll back the tide, the tide, in this case, of an Anglo-Saxon version of events.

BBC: Part Three - France and the World

Democrats, both inside and outside campaign circles, say they are perplexed by a move that should be as natural as King Arthur taking Excalibur from the stone.

CNN: The Lover vs. the Fighter

The lodge actually floats: Built from cedar, fir, pine and stone on a barge, King Pacific is only open June through September.

CNN: 8 getaways we wish we could afford

Tintagel's claim to being linked to King Arthur became more solid after an ancient stone bearing a 6th Century inscription similar to the name Arthur was unearthed at Tintagel Castle in 1998.

BBC: Arthurian village set for facelift

On one side, it reads, "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope, " from Dr. King's speech, "I Have a Dream, " presented at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963.

CNN: By the numbers: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It was here that two years ago archeologists announced the discovery of a large stone which Buddhists believe was placed by an ancient king as a monument to the birthplace of the Buddha.

BBC: By Religious Affairs Correspondent Jane Little

Powell's attorney, Michael Stone, said last year the unedited video worked against King and helped prove the officers' case.

CNN: Rodney King dead at 47

When young Arthur yanked the sword from the stone what that revealed, even to himself, was that he was the king and always had been.

FORBES: Does Clark Kent Put on a Costume to Become Superman, Or Does Superman Put on a Costume to Become Clark Kent?

In 1675, the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory was laid at Greenwich in south London by order of King Charles II, to improve knowledge of the positions of stars and thus aid navigation.

CNN: Sunday,

It boasts over 40, 000 stone columns which legend said the giant Finn McCool, the warrior and commander of the king of Ireland's armies, built to cross to Scotland.

BBC: Survey predicts tourism jobs