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over a year ago
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‘The World at War’ and the Holocaust at 50
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Was Vincent van Gogh Religious?
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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Hundred Rabbits
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This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
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How Did Nero Become the Emperor of Rome?
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History Today Feed
‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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Principality of Sealand: The Smallest Nation in the World?
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10 Incredible Examples of European Symbolist Art
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Listen To The 1985 Gig When R.E.M. Were Raw, Real and Unscripted and Ready To Fight The Crowd
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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How Was Mussolini Removed From Power?
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The Vela Incident: Nuclear Bombs vs. Asteroid Collisions
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Free French Bombers Over France
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