While many people look to 1920 and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment as the start of women casting ballots in the United States, this actually isn’t true.
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Throughout his life George Washington (1732-1799) suffered from dental problems. He lost many of his teeth while still young. The story of his teeth reveals a great deal about the
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The New York Times’ front page today featured a story about the fact that in December, Nissan will be releasing the Nissan Leaf, the first all-electric car from a major
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Since last spring the literary world has been abuzz about the November 2010 release of the first volume of Mark Twain’s autobiography. Twain had left the manuscript with specifications that
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Today would have been my father’s birthday if he were still alive, and unlike Ed, the father on the new CBS television show, $#*! My Dad Says, or Archie Bunker
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