Los Zetas

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¡Viva México!

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.

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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Calendar marking march 15th

22 Questions About Time and Timekeeping Answered

Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

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Date	1997 - present
Areas Of Involvement	organized crime • drug trade