Articles for category: History

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Lentils: Low-Fat, High-Fiber Folate for Healthy Eating

Last year I took a trip to Mexico and I ate lentils for the first time in all of my thirty-two years, I loved them! When I came back home I began looking for recipes, I discovered that vegetarians utilize these tiny beans and that lentils are a good addition to living a healthy, well-balanced ...

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Sundiata – The Prince of the Mali Empire

The epic of Sundiata was an oral tradition that follows the life of the prince of the Mali Empire. It remained spoken only until scholars began publishing African oral tradition as stories in the mid-1900s. Crippled from birth, the “lion prince” (Bentley, 285) Sundiata must overcome his deformity while battling external forces that pose a ...

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Disappearances in the Bennington Triangle

The Bennington Triangle is reportedly a place in Vermont, near the Glastonbury Mountain, in which at least five or as many as ten people have disappeared. Most of these disappearances occurred without a single clue being left behind. The victims were people of varying age and of both sexes. Ninety-percent of all the victims were ...

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A Biography of Willem De Kooning

Willem de Kooning was born in 1904, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was accepted to the local art school at the age of twelve. Just ten years later he stowed away on a ship and made it to America. When he first arrived he made his living as a humble house painter. A few years later ...

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The History of Big Guns in World War I

Perhaps the most dramatic demonstration of the increase in the sheer force that could be unleashed on the battlefield due to technological improvements of the early 20th century can be seen in the development of the large-scale artillery pieces up to and during the time of World War I. The “big guns” of the time ...

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Green Party History in the United States

If someone asks what you think of the Green Party, is Ralph Nader the only name that comes to mind? Depending on your opinion of them, you might be tempted to throw in “spoiler,” too. But the organization has a fascinating history, with enough twists, breakups and name changes to rival a soap opera. So ...

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Best International Newspapers Online from South America

In order to round out your perspective on news about South America, consider reading an international newspaper online. Many of South America’s interesting papers are available for easy browsing online in English. By combining domestic must-reads like the New York Times and the best international newspapers online from South America, you can stay informed and ...

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Hell Town: An Ohio Urban Legend

One of the most popular urban legends in Ohio history is the story of Hell Town. Every year, as Halloween nears, the message boards begin buzzing with stories from users who have heard of Hell Town. They beg for information and directions on how to find this legendary site for themselves, and no matter what ...