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Indian fighter kite.

Benjamin Franklin

Eight types of kites.

Margarita Island, Venezuela: kitesurfing

A kite takes flight on a windy day.

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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

6 Lost Civilizations

International currencies, money, various banknotes, currency

A Brief (and Fascinating) History of Money

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

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Do Lemmings Really Commit Mass Suicide?

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Indian fighter kite.

Benjamin Franklin

Eight types of kites.

Margarita Island, Venezuela: kitesurfing

A kite takes flight on a windy day.

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Voisin, Gabriel; Voisin, Charles

Gabriel Voisin

French aviation pioneer