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That was Johnny Cash singing his first major hit record, "I Walk The Line". It has sold more than two million copies since it was released in nineteen fifty-six.Music industry experts say Johnny Cash ...

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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...