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A Brief 100-Year History Of Iran-West Relationships

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A Brief 100-Year History Of Iran-West Relationships

History is amazing and fascinating. Unfortunately, Americans have lost interest in the subject, to our ex ...

History is amazing and fascinating. Unfortunately, Americans have lost interest in the subject, to our extreme detriment, and now we are repeating some major mistakes yet again that we supposedly lear ...

January 17, 2020
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The Overlooked History of Women at Work

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The Overlooked History of Women at Work

Martha Maxwell stood only 4 feet 11 inches tall. But in the annals of natural history, she was a giant of ...

Martha Maxwell stood only 4 feet 11 inches tall. But in the annals of natural history, she was a giant of a kind. After moving West during the gold rush, she became perhaps the first female naturalist ...

January 16, 2020
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Larry Kramer Wishes More People Wrote About Gay History

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Larry Kramer Wishes More People Wrote About Gay History

“Most historians taken seriously are always straight,” says the novelist and playwright, whose new book i ...

“Most historians taken seriously are always straight,” says the novelist and playwright, whose new book is “The American People: Volume 2.” “They wouldn’t know a gay person if they took him to lunch.” ...

January 16, 2020
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The Second Biggest Diamond In History Has a New Owner

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The Second Biggest Diamond In History Has a New Owner

The largest rough diamond discovered since 1905, the 1,758-carat Sewelo, was revealed with great fanfare ...

The largest rough diamond discovered since 1905, the 1,758-carat Sewelo, was revealed with great fanfare last April, named in July and then largely disappeared from view. Now it has resurfaced with a ...

January 15, 2020
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Smithsonian to Bring American History to Life in Graphic Books

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Smithsonian to Bring American History to Life in Graphic Books

The Smithsonian Institution is teaming up with IDW Publishing on a series of educational graphic books th ...

The Smithsonian Institution is teaming up with IDW Publishing on a series of educational graphic books that will start to be released this fall. One series will include books for middle-school readers ...

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Universities divesting from fossil fuels have made history, but the fight isn’t over | Zamzam Ibrahim | Education

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Universities divesting from fossil fuels have made history, but the fight isn’t over | Zamzam Ibrahim | Education

Today the student movement made history by announcing that more than half of UK universities have committ ...

Today the student movement made history by announcing that more than half of UK universities have committed to divest from fossil fuel companies. Since 2012, students have campaigned to marginalise co ...

January 13, 2020
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The 10 Most Checked-Out Books in N.Y. Public Library History

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The 10 Most Checked-Out Books in N.Y. Public Library History

This list kicks off the library’s programming for its 125th anniversary, which will include public events ...

This list kicks off the library’s programming for its 125th anniversary, which will include public events, the reopening of the central library in Midtown Manhattan and a special edition MetroCard and ...

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Civilian Planes Shot Down: A Grim History

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Civilian Planes Shot Down: A Grim History

A Ukrainian airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down in Iran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 176 peop ...

A Ukrainian airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down in Iran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 176 people. American officials believe that the Iranians brought down the airliner by mistake, with two ...

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H from Steps: How singer will make Dancing on Ice history – here’s the reason | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

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H from Steps: How singer will make Dancing on Ice history – here’s the reason | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Speaking about his strengths and weaknesses, H said: “I can definitely say my strength is that I’m all or ...

Speaking about his strengths and weaknesses, H said: “I can definitely say my strength is that I’m all or nothing.“I’m 110 percent committed. I will be at the rink before my partner.“In terms of weakn ...

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Don Larsen, Yankee Who Pitched Only Perfect Game in World Series History, Dies at 90

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Don Larsen, Yankee Who Pitched Only Perfect Game in World Series History, Dies at 90

Don Larsen, an otherwise ordinary pitcher who achieved the extraordinary when he threw the only perfect g ...

Don Larsen, an otherwise ordinary pitcher who achieved the extraordinary when he threw the only perfect game in World Series history, died on Wednesday in Hayden Lake, Idaho. He was 90.His death was c ...

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