Fun Facts about the Continental Congress. 1  In the First Continental Congress, Patrick Henry, a delegate from Virginia, made the bold statement that I am not a Virginian, I am an American. 2  At the time of the congress, there were around 2.5 million people living in the United States.
For the EGRET satellite mission, see Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope. An egret /ËiËÉ¡rÉt/ is a bird that is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season.he distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology. The word egret comes from the French word aigrette that means both silver heron and brush, referring to the long filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season.
Full Definition of EGRESS. 1. : the action or right of going or coming out. 2. : a place or means of going out: exit. See egress defined for English-language learners.See egress defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. âMark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, 1880. 2  When she had laid the supper-cloth, the bridge was lowered to give her means of egress, and she withdrew for the night. â 3 Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861. 4  The system lets you lower the truck to ease ingress and egress, and raise it for added ground clearance.