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Richter’s Rocket Bike: When An Engineer Attached Rockets To His Bicycle In 1931
In pre-war Germany, during the 1930s, there was no shortage of wild ideas when it came to transportation, especially when rockets were...
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The Times That Hollywood Actress Mae West Was Arrested And Imprisoned For Obscenity
Born on August 17, 1893, Mary Jane “Mae” West was a pioneer in the realms of entertainment and free speech. From her earliest years, West...
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Constantine the Great: Navigating Pagan Roots in a Christian Empire
Constantine the Great, revered as a pivotal figure in the establishment of Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire, is...
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Unraveling the Tales of the Mabinogion: A Journey into Welsh Mythology
The Mabinogion finds its roots in the 14th-century manuscript known as the 'Red Book of Hergest.' This compilation comprises eleven tales...
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Robert McGee, As A 14-Year-Old He Was Scalped By Native Americans.
In the early part of 1890, Robert McGee sat for photographer E.E. Henry (1826-1917). The picture, the portrait you see above, shows...
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The Filming Of The Great Dictator - Charlie Chaplin's Magnum Opus
While the Munich Agreement was being negotiated in Europe in the autumn of 1938, Charles Chapin was completing the first draft of a...
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