U.S. & World History – Paul Newman was one of the most popular actors of all time, and he was very disappointed that the Halloween […]
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U.S. & World History – A very well known mountain in Africa got its name due to a statement made by a staffer of President […]
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U.S. & World History – Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern […]
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U.S. & World History – This 1896 Arnold Benz Motor Carriage is largely held to be the very first car to receive a speeding ticket, […]
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U.S. & World History – Atlantis is an island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations one of Plato’s works. Some recently discovered […]
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U.S. & World History – In the 1800’s, initially long distance communication was only used to send an apology. When a person said or did […]
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U.S. & World History – A little known fact is how a certain Asian ethnicity got their name. It began many centuries ago when the […]
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A very popular children’s story originated from the inner city. For years, gifted black authors simply were not given the public exposure that they well […]
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U.S. & World History – Some 1,800 years ago, Roman troops used “whistling” sling bullets as a “terror weapon” against their barbarian foes, according to […]
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U.S. & World History – One of the biggest songs by The “King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Presley, was inspired by his concerns over […]
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U.S. & World History – On several occasions, an Oscar winning movie reflects no signs of the original script of the screenplay. In one particular […]
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U.S. & World History – In the Middle Ages, soldiers that wore metal plated armor were a very close group. They would regularly meet in […]
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U.S. & World History – The Stock Market Crash of 1929, began on October 24, 1929, and was the most catastrophic stock market crash in […]
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U.S. & World History – A little known fact in the entertainment industry is, a certain genre of music got it’s title from two doctors […]
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U.S. & World History – According to NASA, “Merlin the Magician” featured in the Arthurian legend in 1136, was responsible for a common term used […]
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U.S. & World History – A very popular song composed by the legendary singer Ray Charles, was inspired by his limousine driver changing a flat […]
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U.S. & World History – John Wilkes Booth will always be synonymous with the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865. Even though Booth was from […]
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U.S. & World History – The U.S. correctional system has an interesting background. In the late 1800’s inmates could be released from prison early providing […]
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U.S. & World History – “B.B.” King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015) was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. […]
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U.S. & World History – Peter Henlein (1485 – August 1542), from Nuremberg, Germany, is the inventor of the watch. He was one of the […]
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U.S. & World History – Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He was a prolific […]
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U.S. & World History – A little known fact about legendary British leader King Arthur, is he was instrumental in the creation of a certain […]
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U.S. & World History – Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. His trademark warm bass-baritone voice […]
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U.S. & World History – Peter Benchley who wrote the novel “Jaws” that was adapted to one of the most popular movies of all time, […]
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U.S. & World History – A now popular brand of underwear began back in 1871 in Rhode Island by Robert Knight. At that time he […]
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U.S. & World History – According to “history” Bonnie and Clyde were American outlaws and robbers from the Dallas area who traveled the central United […]
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U.S. & World History – On July 2, 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart Discount City store at 719 W. Walnut Street in Rogers, […]
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U.S. & World History – Captain Kidd (22 January 1645 – 23 May 1701) was a Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy […]
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U.S. & World History – The Grand Canyon has long been considered one of the “Seven Natural Wonders of the World”. New compelling information seems to […]
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U.S. & World History – When King Henry the VIII looked out of his bedroom window early one morning in 1510, he was unpleasantly surprised, […]
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U.S. & World History – A large body of in the Middle east got its name indirectly from ancient mortgage companies. It was a common […]
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U.S. & World History – A little known fact about William Shakespeare, is during the time he was a playwright, he was also an obstetrician. […]
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U.S. & World History – Joan of Arc (1412 – 1431), nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans”, is considered a heroine of France and a Roman […]
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U.S. & World History – A very prestigious educational institution on the east coast actually got its from an initiation ritual from one of its […]
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U.S. & World History – Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which […]
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U.S. & World History – Isaac Newton (/25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726) was an English physicist and mathematician. He is widely recognized as […]
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U.S. & World History – The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, […]
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U.S. & World History – The origin of Jack o’ Lantern carving is uncertain but the custom appeared to have begun in the mid to […]
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U.S. & World History – For over a century, historians have relentlessly tried to suppress the truth about the Civil War. First and foremost it […]
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U.S. & World History – A photograph of King Richard III’s jaw and face show penetrating injuries to the maxilla, or upper jaw. His last […]
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U.S. & World History – In recently declassified documents, NASA admits that the entire Apollo 11 crew destined for the moon, smoke marijuana during the […]
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U.S. & World History – James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian American sports coach and innovator. He invented the […]
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U.S. and World History – On October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona, Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday, shot it out with the […]
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U.S. & World History – One of the most common quotes erroneously attributed to former President Ronald Reagan happened during his famous speech in Germany […]