Last December, my wife and I found it necessary to go to Chicago for medical reasons. After her release from the University of Chicago Hospital, we were required to remain close to the hospital for several weeks. Having nothing to do while she recuperated, we visited …
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The USS Torsk (SS 423) is a Tench Class Submarine built in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, and commissioned in 1944 with Commander Bafford Lewellen as her commanding officer. She's a diesel-electric submarine, armed with ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. …
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I thought of a Burl Ives song, Watch the Donut Nut the Hole, while reading something fairly .. odd. That's the only line I remember from this song.
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In 1855, fearing the encroachment of Buffalo on their settlement of Ebenezer, and without a way to expand because of the increasing cost of land, Christian Metz called on the Inspirationists to look westward. Four men were dispatched to scout for land in Kansas and Iowa.
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Starting with the Seneca moving to the reservation in New York, they would suffer the fate of many Native-America Tribes. Loss of land, broken treaties and racism. Today the Seneca have fought their battles in the courts, winning some and losing some.
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In 1855, concerned about a potential Indian uprising, American settlers in the Puget Sound area of Washington formed four companies of soldiers. One of these companies, Eaton's Rangers, attempted to apprehend Nisqually chief Leschi.
Prologue The Ancient Greeks have been the educators of the Western world, and the influence they exerted upon our civilization has been lasting and can hardly be overemphasized.
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With the sudden death of President Warren Harding in 1923, Calvin Coolidge became the 30th President of the United States. While the Harding administration was known for its corruption, Coolidge did not request any resignations.
Archaeologists are about to start excavating the site of a blockhouse thought to have been built by Henry VIII on the Angle Peninsula to defend against French invasion.
We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value.
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