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Four Penny Coffin in England, 1900 The shelter was named the “four penny coffin” because its sleeping quarters consisted of rows of coffin-shaped beds where homeless…
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This is a photo of Pelorus Jack. He was a dolphin that used to guide ships through an extremely dangerous channel in New Zealand. First appearing…
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How Did Germany Defeat France So Easily In WW2?
It was a combination of factors. One thing that’s very overplayed is the Maginot Line; the line of fortifications that France built along its border with…
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Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple involved in the landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled anti-interracial marriage laws are unconstitutional On a quiet July night in…
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Dust Bowl Farm. Coldwater District north of Dalhart, Texas. This house is occupied; most of the houses here have been abandoned. 1938 The Dust Bowl was…
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The Code of Hammurabi, written nearly 4000 years ago, had progressive laws such as minimum wage, the right to be born a free man, the need…
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Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in…
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On This Day In History – April 11, 1976
April 11, 1976 – The Apple Computer 1 is released by the Apple Computer Company On March 5, 1975, Steve Wozniak attended the first meeting of…
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On This Day In History – April 6, 1896
April 6, 1896, In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor…
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On This Day In History – April 5, 1951
On April 5, 1951, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death by electric chair. The couple was accused of passing information about nuclear weapons on…