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Gulbadan Nesa lives in a poor area in Bangladesh. For many years Gulbadan struggled to survive. She had no money. There were days when Gulbadan could not even feed her children. And she had no way to ...

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Most ancient people thought of slavery as a natural condition that could happen to anyone at any time.Few saw it as evil or unfair.In most cities,slaves could be freed by their owners and become citiz...

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It was designed to test equipment and conditions for future space flights.The plane was called the X-15.The pilot of the huge B-52 bomber plane pushes a button.From under the plane's right wing,the bl...

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The battle was fierce and terrible. Almost forty thousand men died in the fighting, or later from their wounds. All over the battlefield men cried out for help. Jean Henri Dunant was deeply shocked by...

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Laughter Yoga is based on traditional forms of Yoga. Yoga is a method for bringing strength and calm to a person’s mind and body. It is an ancient form of meditation, or self examination. People use b...

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Among the southern colonies,the northernmost was Maryland.The king of England, Charles the First,gave the land between Virginia and Pennsylvania to George Calvert in sixteen thirty-two. George Calvert...

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Experts believe the first potato vegetable plants grew about seven thousand years ago. These first potatoes grew in the Andes Mountains in South America. The ancient people there, the Incas, had pa...

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The piece of paper raises an ages-old question about Jesus, whose life and teachings form the heart of Christianity.Could Jesus have been married?Harvard Divinity School Professor Karen King recently ...