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5 Must-See Buildings in Dublin
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
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Rainbow flag hangs from building. Sign of diversity, inclusiveness, hope, yearning. Gay pride flag popularized by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. Inspired by Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow. gay rights, homosexual, gays, LGBT community
Ireland’s Same-Sex Marriage Referendum
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
A potato showing the effects of Phytophthora infestans, or late blight. Potato blight, Irish Potato Famine.
The Mold that Wrecked Ireland
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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,
Which Religion Is the Oldest?
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
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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Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression

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Born c.1720 • near Dublin • Ireland
Died August 31, 1782 • Pennsylvania
Sir William Johnson, detail of a portrait by Matthew Pratt, c. 1772; in the collection of the New York State Education Department
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
American colonist
Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of Elgin
British diplomat
William Stanhope, 1st earl of Harrington
British diplomat
Chinese forces welcoming the Macartney Embassy
George Macartney, Earl Macartney, Viscount Macartney of Dervock, baron of Lissanoure, Baron Macartney of Parkhurst and of Auchinleck, Lord Macartney
British emissary
Susan Rice
American public official and foreign policy analyst
Leonard Woodcock
American labor leader and diplomat
Raul H. Castro
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
president of United States
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
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Gilbert Stuart: portrait of John Adams
John Adams
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James Monroe
James Monroe
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George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Father and daughter
Caroline Kennedy
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Parkman, Francis
Francis Parkman
American historian
Samantha Power
Samantha Power
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Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
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John Bolton
John Bolton
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Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
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