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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Antarctic Snow Cruiser
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
over a year ago
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Pennsylvania Dutch Shoofly Pie
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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What Was Life Really Like for WWI Tank Crews?
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Louis Pasteur: The Scientist Who Discovered Vaccines & Pasteurization
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Should Drugs be Criminalized?
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Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
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What Is Russian Futurism?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
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Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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Cosmonaut-2 was a Russian pamphlet for older children about Gherman Titov. It has some lovely illustration about the 2nd manned Russian space launch. At age 25 Titov remains the youngest man to fly in Earth orbit. Vostok 2 was launched on August 6, 1961.
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7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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Plato’s Phaedo: Is The Soul Immortal?
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Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Alexander’s Achaemenid Armageddon
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The Political Effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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Who Are the Samaritans in the Bible?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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