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“Virginians know that Captain John Smith was one of the first American heroes. But because he was a proud and boastful man, it is difficult to know which parts of his life are fact and which... Christmas Past & Present
I know that it is just about Thanksgiving, but the momentum has already begun toward Christmas. Thanksgiving in America lights the Christmas Season fuse. While shopping is surely dampened due to the sour economy,... Pocahontas -- A Play for Thanksgiving
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When the Algonquin Native Americans met the... Africa Ghana elections: Dec 28 second round, NPP Akufor-Addo, NDC J. Atta Mil...
Update Dec-10 no winner, second round DEC 28 " Ghana's presidential election must be decided in a second-round vote, the electoral commission has announced. Governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo won 49.13%...
created by SOLARLIFE | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1727 views | 26 recommendations | 11 comments
Latin America - Terrorist Haven?
"Ely Karmon, director of Israel's Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya, says that since the 1980s Hezbollah has been recruiting and raising money from Lebanese and Syrian immigrants living in three specific...
created by Leonard Brody | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1197 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Luke's lightsaber to take flight
"NASA has a long history of bringing mementos from Earth aboard space shuttles to drum up interest for the sometimes painfully slow process of constructing the orbiting International Space Station. In June the... The Root of the Problem
This post is based on an article from Time Magazine, Thursday, Apr. 26, 2007, written by Orlando Patterson. The article gives interesting detail of the earliest European settlers in America, at Jamestown. I... Birth of American Values
"Today is the 400th anniversary of the establishment of Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States of America. At first, it was a disaster. Their plan was to...Jamestown Hosts The Queen
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II touches down at Jamestown today, to help her country's former subjects celebrate the colony's 400th anniversary. The last time she visited the site was 50 years ago, and much has...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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EUROPE’S PATRONIZING ATTITUDE TOWARD TURKS CAN PUSH ANKARA ... - Eurasia Da...
" RUSSIA UNFAZED BY NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST - MOSCOW BEEFS UP SECURITY TIES WITH KYRGYZSTAN Other Jamestown Publications: EUROPES PATRONIZING ATTITUDE TOWARD TURKS CAN PUSH ANKARA CLOSER TO MOSCOW By Igor Torbakov Turkeys prospects of becoming a full-blown member of the...Mystery of Va.'s first slaves is unlocked: New scholarship shows how group of...
They were known as the "20 and odd," the first African slaves to set foot in North America at the English colony settled in 1607.Minorities seek history class changes (AP)
" American students often get the impression from history classes that the British got here first, settling Jamestown, Va., in 1607. They hear about how white Northerners freed the black slaves, how Asians came in the mid-1800s to build Western railroads. The lessons have...Celebrations mark Lucille Ball's 95th birthday (Reuters)
" NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The 95th anniversary of Lucille Ball's birth falls on Sunday, and it won't go uncelebrated. This weekend in Jamestown, N.Y. -- where Lucy was born and has since been buried and where a major Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz museum now exists --...Cache of artifacts found in Jamestown well (AP)
" RICHMOND, Va. - Sometime around 1610, archaeologists figure, a thirsty colonist in Jamestown set his brass pistol on the side of a well as he pulled up some water and accidentally knocked the weapon in. It's one explanation for a cache of rare finds the archaeologists...NowPublic on Facebook
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