U.S. & World History – Based on the recent discovery of the second half of a poem written about Lizzie Borden in 1892, some insight […]
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U.S. & World History – During the Civil War only three border states remained neutral; Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. The governors from all three states […]
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U.S. & World History – A mop is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge, or […]
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U.S. & World History – Area 51, also officially known as Groom Lake, is a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base created in 1955. […]
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U.S. & World History – Compelling evidence has now surfaced about the murder of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C. orchestrated by Tillius […]
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U.S. & World History – In 1620, shortly after the Mayflower and the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts from England, various tribes of […]
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U.S. & World History – The Three Stooges are considered one of the funniest trio in the history of comedy, and are still watched on […]
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U.S. & World History – William H. Bonney better known as Billy the Kid, was a famous 19th-century American gunman. According to legend he killed […]
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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 […]
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U.S. & World History – The ill tempered King Henry VIII came to throne in 1509 and had the reputation for executing his wives when […]
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U.S. & World History – Gov. George Wallace blocks the entrance to the University of Alabama as he turned back a federal officer attempting to […]
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U.S. & World History – A very well known airport in the United States came very close to never getting constructed. When the federal government […]
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U.S. & World History – One nationally recognized picture has an interesting background. Entrepreneur Samuel Wilson (1760-1854) founded a meat-packing business in Troy, New York, […]
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U.S. & World History – Malcolm X was an admired, revered, and a feared human rights activist of the 1960’s. He is also one of the […]
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U.S. & World History – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and […]
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U.S. & World History – One of the most popular European tourist attractions has a fascinating origin. In 1173 in northern Italy, soap and detergent […]
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U.S. & World History – “Jack the Ripper” is the most famous serial killer in the world and allegedly went on his rampage in 1888 and […]
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U.S. & World History – Recently discovered documents now contradict the historic version of why the Pilgrims that colonized in Massachusetts came to America from […]
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U.S. & World History – New information has been discovered for the main reason there were Salem witch trials in 1692. According to some 300 year […]
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U.S. & World History – On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group […]
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U.S. & World History – Harriet Tubman, also known as the “Moses of her people”, is undoubtedly one of the bravest people in the history […]
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U.S. & World History – According to United States history, a Minuteman was a member of a militia in 1775-76, ready to take up arms […]
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U.S. & World History – Easter Island lies about 2000 miles west of the coast of Chile. The statues that made Easter Island famous were […]
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U.S. & World History – Jules Verne (1828-1905) is considered one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He wrote many short stories […]
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U.S. and World History – Paul Revere according to his neighbors, had a very warped sense of humor. On April 12th, 1775, six days before […]
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U.S. & World History – Declassified documents by the CIA and FBI are sending shock waves worldwide, regarding the death of JFK. According to these […]
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U.S. & World History – The Three Musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, were inseparable friends that lived by the motto “all for one, one for […]
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U.S. & World History – The Abu Simbel temples carved in a mountainside during the 13 century B.C. in Nubia, southern Egypt has been a […]
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U.S. & World History – In 1791, the Bill of Rights, which spells out the rights of citizens and the limitations of government, was adopted […]
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U.S. & World History – The computer mouse was invented in 1963 by Doug Englebert as part of the IBM 610 project. When he was […]
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U.S. & World History – On June 15, 1752, Benjamin Franklin successfully drew an electric charge from a rain cloud using a key tied to a kite. […]
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U.S. & World History – Chariot races in ancient Rome were one of the most popular spectacles of their time. Thousands of people would fill the stadiums […]
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U.S. & World History – On July 2, 1937, U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared while on a 27,000 mile journey flying around the earth’s equator. […]
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U.S. & World History- The Great Wall of China which was built in the 7th century, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions […]
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U.S. & World History – On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenberg, caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock at […]
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U.S. & World History – On June 25, 1876, in a ravine near Little Bighorn River in Montana, General Custer and his 266 men were surrounded […]
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U.S. & World History – After the recent discovery of some news articles, letters, and eye witness accounts from the early colonial period, one of […]
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U.S. & World History – The greatest military miscommunication of all time is arguably the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, […]
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U.S. & World History – The term “Native” as in “Native Americans” is actually a typographical error that was printed in a western newspaper in 1867 […]
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U.S. & World History – The telegraph was invented in the mid 1700’s in France by Jeane-Antoine Nollet, but a more efficient version was developed in […]
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U.S. & World History – The “American Gothic” is one of the most recognized paintings by an American artist. It was painted by Grant Wood in […]
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U.S. & World History – Nostradamus, who was a 15th century French physician, was considered to be one of the greatest prophets of all time. Because […]
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U.S. & World History – The 4th of July, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, has a certain tradition that was accidentally […]
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U.S. & World History – D-Day happened on June 6th, 1944 when the United States came ashore in Normandy, France to fight the Germans in […]
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U.S. & World History – General Douglas MacArthur was one the larger than life heroes of World War II, and he was the Supreme Commander of […]
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U.S. & World History – One of the most important contributions of all time to society is the telephone. It was invented by Alexander Graham […]
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U.S. & World History – The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle, Washington, and is a major tourist attraction of the Pacific Northwest that […]
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U.S. & World History – The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal emperor Shah in 1632. It is set […]