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A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
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Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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The Nemean Lion: Heracles’ First Labor & the Birth of a Hero
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Is My Life Just a Cosmic Accident? Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion: The US Fails to Overthrow Communist Cuba
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Patterns in Humanity
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What Is a Pyrrhic Victory? The Tragic Story Behind the Phrase
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Who Was Achilles? Greek Mythology’s Greatest Warrior
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
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When Was D-Day?
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What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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Alexander the Great’s Legendary Horse: Who Was Bucephalus?
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The Balloon Museum Opens in London
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The Medieval Monks Who Lived on Top of Giant Pillars
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The Value of Public Space: What is Hostile Architecture?
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The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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What Is the Meaning of Utopia?
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On the Spot: Ali Ansari
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7 Ways in Which Ancient Egypt Influenced Greece
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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What Was the Chaco War?
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The Metropolitan to Return Pieces to Cambodia
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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In an interesting paper he tweeted yesterday, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an old problem: how rulers once they are in power cannot leave it even if they wish to do so, because their road to power, and in power, is littered with corpses that will all...
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Story of Magic & Heartbreak
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The Life of Malcolm X: “You Had Better Make Some Noise”
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
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Take Your Best Shot: Vintage Fairground Shooting Gallery Photos
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
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How Does the Electoral College Work?
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How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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An empire of cloth: the textile industry of the Sokoto empire ca. 1808-1903.
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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A Jane Austen Statue to Turn Winchester Church Into ‘Disneyland’?
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How Divisionism Shaped Modern Painting and Art History
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Does Karma Exist?
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Does what goes around come around?
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What Was the Gran Sasso Raid?
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The Jaguars of Yuruparí: Shamans of the Amazon Rainforest
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Who Is the Archangel Gabriel?
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Babylon’s Mystery Goddess
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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