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“Huck and Jim in Their Final Years”
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In 1903, on his last visit to his in-laws at Quarry Farm in Elmira, New York, Mark Twain (1835-1910) posed for this photograph with his friend, John T. Lewis (1835-1906), who was born a free man in Maryland and who had migrated to upstate New York. They met in 1877…
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A statue of the Seal Woman is in Mikladagur, on the island of Kalsoy.
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It is made of bronze and stainless steel. The statue is designed to withstand 13 metre waves. In early 2015, a 11.5 meter wave swept over the statue. It stood firm and no damage was caused. The legend of Kópakonan (the Seal Woman) is one of the best-known folktales in…
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The boy accused of blasphemy who cut off his hand.
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WARNING! Content below is not for the weak at heart! Image caption,Qaiser says he is proud of his actions After a Pakistani boy cut off his own hand following a public accusation of blasphemy, BBC Urdu’s Iram Abbasi travelled to his village in Punjab province to find out what happened.…
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Love is a force that doesn’t simply vanish when someone is no longer part of your life.
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It lingers, not as a chain that binds you to the past, but as a quiet reminder of the connection you once held. Even when a relationship ends or life separates you from someone you love, that love doesn’t cease to exist. Instead, it transforms—becoming softer, more reflective, and deeply…
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Sergeant Horacio Castilleja Albarrán: Mexico’s Last Surviving World War II Veteran
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Please join us in honoring the service of Sergeant Horacio Castilleja Albarrán, a member of the Aztec Eagles and Mexico’s last surviving World War II veteran. According to Mexico News Daily: “Castilleja, joined the Army in 1942 at the age of 18. He was a specialist in transmissions at the…
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Tuskegee Airmen: Howard Adolphus Wooten: A Dream Realized.
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Thank you for your service and love for the country. Howard Adolphus Wooten, of Lovelady Texas, grew up on his family’s ranch with the desire to become a pilot. He entered Prairie View College on a football scholarship, but Howard never gave up his hope to become an aviator. In…
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We Remember Paul Adams of the Tuskegee Airmen: Thank you for A Lifetime of Service to His Country and Community
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Lieutenant Colonel Paul Adams, of Greenville South Carolina, enrolled in the US Army after graduating from South Carolina State University in 1941. Paul trained at the Tuskegee University and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1943. Adams flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, which established the unprecedented record of…
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Today We Remember And Honoring The Heroes We Lost: The Akimoto Brothers Of California.
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Today we honor Victor and John “Johnny” Akimoto who both gave their lives fighting for a country they believed in. Originally from Idaho Falls Idaho, the Akimoto Family relocated to Los Angeles California in 1928. The Akimoto children -four boys and four girls- all excelled in academics and sports. Life…
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In 1930, two of the world’s greatest intellectuals, Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, engaged in a remarkable conversation at Einstein’s residence in the outskirts of Berlin.
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This historic meeting, held on July 14, 1930, brought together Einstein, the renowned physicist and Nobel Prize laureate in Physics (1921), and Tagore, the esteemed poet, philosopher, and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1913). Their dialogue explored profound ideas related to science, philosophy, consciousness, and the nature of reality. Einstein,…
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Police officer allegedly rapes, impregnates 15-year-old niece, aborts five-month-old pregnancy.
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The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has vowed to ensure that the police officer serving with the Special Investigation Branch (SIB), Nasarawa Command is prosecuted for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old niece and aided the termination of the five-month-old pregnancy. Chairperson of FIDA in the state, Mrs Rabiatu…