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Generations of schoolchildren have been taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the New World.In fact,the second Monday in October is celebrated as a national holiday,Columbus Day, to honor the Eu...

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Shirley Horn was considered one of the great jazz singers of the nineteen fifties and sixties.She was often compared to the famous singers Ella Fitzgerald,Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan.She perfor...

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Neil Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft,which took him and astronautEdwin "Buzz" Aldrin to the moon.Their lunar module reached the moon on July twentieth,nineteen sixty nine.After stepping o...

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Imagine you are one of the most-famous movie stars in the world.Millions of people pay to see your films,and everyone seems to know your name.Thirty years later,you are attending a comic book conventi...

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In the beginning of the twentieth century,women like Isadora Duncan and Ruth Saint Denis wanted to create a new form of dance.Duncan and Saint Denis felt restricted by ballet.Modern dance was created ...

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Pecos Bill had one of the strangest childhoods a boy ever had.It all started after his father decided that there was no longer enough room in east Texas for his family."Pack up,Ma!" he cried."Neighbor...

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In two thousand,Americans were preparing to elect a new president in November.The United States Constitution limits presidents to two terms.Bill Clinton would be leaving office.So his Democratic Party...

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It is a warm night in October, 1994. An old man walks slowly out of his house. He has lived there for many years. He loves being near the Nile. This great river runs through his city, Cairo - the capi...