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Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California

One of my favorite vacation spots is Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California. The stately redwoods and the sad reminders of logging days in the area, combine to remind us of why these trees must be saved.

5 comments    historical sites redwood trees
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Renaissance Fashion - Women's Clothing in Elizabethan England

The Elizabethan era in fashion, from 1558 - 1603, is named after Britain's Queen Elizabeth I. Garments made of wool and linen were heavy and of a striking design and include such fashion icons as the ruff and the farthingale.

113 comments    fashion history costume history
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Fashion History - Ladies' Fashion Designs of the 1930's With Pictures

I found a 1932 fashion magazine featuring design sketches of the latest popular ladies' dresses. The sleek, elegant look was quite a change after the wild fashions of the Roaring 20'. A tubular silhouette continued with lower hemlines and diagonal lines.

63 comments    great depression fashion design
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Rules for Where and What to Look for Gold if You are a Newbie; Gold Prospecting in the Best Places Using Gold Panning

This hub will convey information that I, an amateur prospector, have learned about the location of placer gold. Believe it or not, it took me quite some time to figure out how to increase my odds of finding placer gold. Due to the fact that...

6 comments    gold mining prospecting
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Cleopatra (1963) - Illustrated Reference

A look back at one of Hollywood's biggest epics, with facts, posters, reviews and plenty of photos.

17 comments    movie film egypt
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The Most Beautiful Garden in Europe

I’ll take you traveling to see the beautiful of flower garden in Europe. Personally these gardens are the most beautiful flower garden in Europe.

112 comments    travel garden europe
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Who Were The Celts? Why Historians Can't Agree...

This article looks at the history of the Celts in central Europe, as well as the six Celtic nations of northwestern Europe. Were they all the same Celts? Read this article for an introduction to the historical debate.

1 comment    celts celtic art celts history
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Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes

This article give the history of the great lakes from the earliest exploration to the shipwrecks that plagued the vessels. General information about the lakes and the St. Lawrence is covered. There are videos that tell about the ships lost and the lakes in general. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald story is told.

74 comments    lakes shipping lake michigan
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Religion, Atheism and Crime

God, religion, atheism and crime. What is the relationship between religious belief, or lack thereof, and crime? This article uses data and statistics from the US and around the world to demonstrate a correlation between religiosity and crime. Rates of church attendance, prayer, rates of violent crime, property crime and others are used.

29 comments    religion faith church
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The Denial of the Holocaust

A look at modern day Holocaust denial, how it started, who's responsible and the steps that some are taking to combat it.

7 comments    europe jews genocide
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