Artemus Ward

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

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

A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps

Citizen Journalists

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A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls

Pro and Con: School Uniforms

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army

8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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Also Known As	Charles Farrar Browne
Born	April 26, 1834 • Maine
Died	March 6, 1867 (aged 32) • Southampton • England

Mark Twain

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Dave Barry

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Ambrose Bierce

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Will Rogers

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Rex Stewart

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Franklin Pierce Adams

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Don Marquis

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Alexander Woollcott

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Kenny Dorham

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A look into the life of Galapagos tortoises

Josh Billings

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Eugene Field

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Irvin S. Cobb

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Thomas B. Thorpe

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Finley Peter Dunne

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Bill Nye

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Petroleum V. Nasby

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William Tappan Thompson

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Art Buchwald

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