Samuel Sewall

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What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

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Order in the Court: 10 “Trials of the Century”

Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)

5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023

British Royal Line of Succession

Sailboats in Boston Harbor in front of the financial district of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Boston: 10 Claims to Fame

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

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Born	March 28, 1652 • England
Died	January 1, 1730 (aged 77) • Boston • Massachusetts
Role In	Salem witch trials

James Boswell

Scottish biographer

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

American writer and aviator

Frances Burney

British author

Mary Boykin Chesnut

American writer

William Byrd of Westover

American colonial diarist

Gideon Welles

American politician

Thomas Creevey

English politician

Evelyn Waugh

English author

Susan Shelby Magoffin

American diarist

Anaïs Nin

French author

Sir Harold Nicolson

British diplomat and author

Dorothy Wordsworth

English author

Patricia Highsmith

American writer

Rose O’Neal Greenhow

American Confederate spy

John Woolman

American religious leader

Sarah Kemble Knight

American diarist

Simon Gray

British dramatist

Christopher Gist

American colonial explorer

Elizabeth Mavor

British author

Harry Crosby

American poet and publisher

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