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The Admiral of the Ocean Sea
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Christopher Columbus might have remained a footnote in history, if Washington Irving, the author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," had not published a ...
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Rewriting History
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D.W. Griffith directed the 1915 epic-making silent film masterpiece The Birth of a Nation, based on the play by Thomas Dixon called The Clansman. The purpose of the film wa...
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Hoover's Dam
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Hoover Dam was named after President Herbert Hoover who was instrumental in its construction. This marvel of engineering began in 1931 and was completed two years ahead of ...
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The Accidental Entertainers
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If you're looking for a sweet, peaceful tale to help you drift off to slumberland, don't choose one of the stories from Grimm's Fairy Tales. The stories collected by Jakob ...
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Bones That Started a Reformation
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England had a head start on the Reformation because of the work of John Wycliffe (c. 1324--1384). It was Wycliffe who held that the Bible alone (sola Scriptura) set forth t...
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The Real Saint Nick
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A child named Nicholas was born in A.D. 280 in Lycia, Asia Minor, which is present-day Turkey. His wealthy parents raised him to be a devout Christian, and even as a child,...
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Georgia On His Mind
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General James Oglethorpe (1696--1785) conceived a plan to provide a refuge for persecuted Protestants of Europe. On June 9, 1732, he was granted a charter by George II to e...
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Delicious and Refreshing
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Mention the name of Dr. John Stith Pemberton, and the majority of people would shrug their shoulders. But it was Dr. Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, who carried his new c...
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Giving Thanks to God
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On Thursday, September 24, 1789, the First House of Representatives recommended the First Amendment to the states for ratification. Congressman Elias Boudinot proposed that...
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Aristotle on Men and Earth
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Aristotle's views on science, politics and ethics had a profound effect on the way Europeans viewed the world and interpreted the Bible. For example, the Church's battle wi...
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