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Where Does the Name Europe Come From?
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Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours
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.
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Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.
Where Is “Old Zealand”?
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
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