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In 2019, at the age of 95, President Jimmy Carter suffered a fall at home, requiring 14 stitches.
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Yet, just the next day, with a smile and a black eye, he showed up on site to help build homes for Habitat for Humanity. “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am,…
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They ran to the groceries, they filled up their carts
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They emptied the Tops and Price Chopper and Walmart,They panicked and fought and then panicked some more,Then they rushed to their homes and they locked all the doors.The food will be gone! The milk eggs and cheese!The yogurt! The apples! The green beans and peas!The stores have run out, now…
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The Dream Stela, erected by Thutmose IV during the 18th Dynasty (~1401–1391 BCE), adds a layer of mystery to the origins of the Great Sphinx and its supposed contemporaneity with Khufu and the 4th Dynasty.
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The stela sits between the Sphinx’s paws and recounts how Thutmose, as a prince, fell asleep in its shadow and dreamed that the god embodied by the Sphinx promised him kingship if he cleared away the sand engulfing the statue. This account suggests that by the time of Thutmose IV—approximately…
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Doris Miller, the first African American hero of World War II, was born in Willow Grove.
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In addition to playing football, he supplemented the family income by working as a cook in a small restaurant in Waco during the Great Depression.As his family’s fortunes worsened, he considered joining the Civilian Conservation Corps or the army but encountered obstacles to each of these plans. Less than a…
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This photo, taken on December 8, 1943, in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, shows PFC Homer J. Finley Jr., (U.S. Marine Corps) and his four-legged comrade “Jack”, a Belgian Shepherd of the 1st Marine War Dog Platoon.
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Together, Homer and Jack landed on Bougainville and bravely fought against a relentless enemy. During that short period, they always looked after each other, which created a special bond between them, but Homer was then assigned to other duties, and the two Marines were separated.Jack was later wounded by a…
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Remembering U.S. Army Second Lt. Carol Ann Drazba.
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Born on December 11, 1943, in Waterbury, Connecticut. She grew up in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, where she dreamed of becoming a nurse. After graduating from high school in 1961, she enrolled and was trained as a nurse at Scranton State Hospital of Nursing, graduating in 1964. She realized it was her…
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Gary Cooper, one of the most iconic figures in early Hollywood, was born on May 7, 1901, in Helena, Montana.
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His rise to fame in the 1920s and 1930s marked him as the quintessential leading man in American cinema, known for his stoic presence, effortless charm, and rugged masculinity. Cooper’s career spanned more than three decades, during which he became one of the highest-paid actors in the industry. His breakthrough…
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As we welcome the year 2025, it’s a fitting moment to reflect on the significance of the changing years throughout history and how they’ve shaped the world we know today.
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The turning of the calendar has long been a symbol of new beginnings, a fresh start, and an opportunity for reflection and renewal. The tradition of celebrating the New Year dates back thousands of years, with one of the earliest known celebrations occurring in ancient Babylon around 2000 BCE. The…
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Jane Birkin, an English-French icon, is known not only for her music and acting but also for her enduring influence on fashion, film, and popular culture.
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Born on December 14, 1946, in London, she moved to France in the late 1960s, where her career flourished across multiple artistic disciplines. Birkin’s cinematic journey began in the mid-1960s, but it was her collaborations with renowned directors in the 1970s and 1980s that solidified her status as a natural…
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Max Rack’s life story is a poignant reminder of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.
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Born on May 18, 1925, in Duisburg, Germany, Max was the son of Polish-Jewish parents, Maria (née Feigenblatt) and Leo Rack. As a young Jewish boy living in Nazi Germany, Max faced extreme persecution. In December 1938, he was sent to the Netherlands on a children’s transport, a lifeline that…