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A Brief History of Press Freedom

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14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

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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Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Second Amendment Bill of Rights Fourteenth Amendment Fifth Amendment Tenth Amendment Eighteenth Amendment Twenty-second Amendment Nineteenth Amendment Fifteenth Amendment Third Amendment

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Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights.

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution