Articles for tag: Cartier, Henry Thomas, Hope Diamond, Louis Xiv

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Curse of the Hope Diamond: Fact or Legend?

The most difficult item to see at Washington’s Smithsonian’s Museum of National History is the Hope Diamond. It’s not that it is physically guarded, although a multitude of high tech security protects the world’s largest diamond in a glass case. It’s difficult to see the Hope Diamond because it is always surrounded by throngs of ...

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The Constitution Party: Neither Liberal or Conservative

The Constitution Party, one of the three major third parties in the United States (the Libertarian Party and the Green Party of the United States being the other two), was originally founded under the name of the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992 when a coalition of independent state parties united. The U.S. Taxpayers Party platform ...

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Top 10 Grossing Box Office Hits of All Time

Ever wonder if your favorite movie was among the top grossing box office hits of all time? Here are the top 10 grossing box office movies of all time. The #1 box office hit of all time with $600,779,824 was the 1997 release of Titanic. A fictional romantic tale of a rich girl and poor ...

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Canned Heat: Where Are They Now?

Canned Heat was a red-hot, American rhythm and blues band that blast onto the rock scene and Top 40 Radio in the 1960s with its hit single Going Up the Country and appearances at the Monterey International Pop Music Festival and Woodstock. Canned Heat’s music was distinctive for its unique vocals and instrumentation. Let’s Work ...

Great Movies Guaranteed to Make You Cry

I absolutely love to watch a good movie that can make me cry. There are a lot of movies out there that are tear-jerkers and it is probably safe to say that if a movie makes me cry it will make it onto my list of all time greats. I’m sure there are other viewers ...