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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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Prominent HBCU Alumni

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

Was Martin Luther King, Jr., a Republican or a Democrat?

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

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Are the Middle East and the Near East the Same Thing?

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Major Mass Extinctions

Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

6 Lakes That Are Drying Up

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

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Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

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Facts and Figures About the Landings on Omaha Beach During the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944

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