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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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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.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

La Bamba

film by Valdez [1987]

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portrayal of Valens

In Ritchie Valens
…is told in the film La Bamba (1987), in which he was played by Lou Diamond Phillips. In 2001 Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2018 the U.S. Library of Congress added “La Bamba” to the National Recording Registry, a list of audio recordings…
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