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In AD 1066, a date widely regarded as one of the most important dates in all of world history, William the Conqueror invaded S...
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was married to King Frederick William III of Prussia, making her the Queen Consort, from 1797-1810. In 1807, Louise met w...
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper was a United States Navy rear admiral and a computer scientist who was one of the Harvard Mark I’s first programmers. Hopper was a ...
Madam C.J. Walker, “the world’s most successful female entrepreneur of her time,”, was an African American entrepreneur, business owner, philanthropist, and act...
Founding Father John Jay was a patriot and diplomat along with one of the signers of the Treaty of Paris. Along with that, he was the second Governor of New Yor...
Bella Abzug, or “Battling Bella” as she was called, was a lawyer, social activist, leader of the Women’s Rights Movement, and member of the U.S. House of Repres...
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For 500 years, the words on one slip of parchment have been unreadable. The manuscript was used to bind a book of medieval poet...
Dr. Charles Richard Drew was a physician, surgeon, and medical researcher. Drew specifically researched blood transfusions and was able to develop new technique...
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We've done a post on weird recipes from the Victorian Times, but have you ever wondered what the basics of Victorian cooking were really li...
