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The two victories at Gettysburg, PA and Vicksburg, MS, turned the Civil War in the Union's favor. Culminating within a day of each other, Gettysburg and Vicksburg respectively put Lee on the defensive in the East and opened the Mississippi in the West, paving the way for the South's ultima

Asian butterflies come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. If you want to paint an Asian butterfly painting but feel that the feat may be overwhelming, have no fear. Butterflies are relatively simple creatures to paint, and present a simple and refined structure for practicing the poetic As

The modern mattress stems from ideas and practices of the Ancient Egyptians and the Roman Empire.

The 20th amendment establishes the dates on which federal offices begin and end. Read the text of the Lame Duck Amendment.

These vintage images depict highlights from the career of the great showman Phineas T. Barnum, an influential and beloved figure in 19th century America. His museums, shows, and circuses entertained millions of people, and the 1800s would have been a much drearier time without his creative flair and

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A picture of a B-26 going hunting, during the Korean War.

A chronicle of events in African history on 10 April.

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Map and brief history of the Indian Ocean Trade network, which linked China and Indonesia with India, the Arab world and East Africa for thousands of years.

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What were some of the lesser conspiracies associated with Abraham Lincoln's assassination? What conclusions can be made?

Macedonia was an area of the Balkans that produced King Philip II and his son Alexander who conquered much of Asia, spreading the Greek way.

To honour the stunning state of The state of Alabama one must study the local United states Native Indian. Current day documents inform us that United States Indians have survived since The prehistori

Edo-period samurai warriors attacking a village in Japan.

Nationalist, doctor, and first president of Côte d'Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny and his one party state created Africa's strongest and prosperous nation in the 1960s and 70s. At his death in 1993 he was the longest serving president of Africa and the third longest in the world. Part 2 -

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The story of Dearbhforgaill is an extraordinary account of a woman's life in medieval Ireland. She is an example of Brehon law in practice. She was a wife, a mother and a lover, and she is of