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Aretha Franklin93

Influential Female Singers of the 1970's

The 1970s were a great time in music there was a wide variety of genres. Coming out of the 60s brought about different types of music. Growing up in the 1970s I was able to hear music from all aspects and...

37 comments    entertainment women music
This famous map was made and hand colored (unfortunately the web only has a black and white) by order of King Louis XV in 1740. It is accurate down to the windows on the houses. In the 2nd half of the 18th century, Paris underwent a huge construction89

Thomas Jefferson's Paris: 1784 to 1789

Thomas Jefferson in Paris. President Jefferson. Reasons why Jefferson went to Paris. Jefferson's love affair in the Paris of Marie Antoinette.

1 comment    travel france paris
Odd Presidential Coincidences88

Odd Coincidences in American Presidential History

I was a History Major in college. All my life, I have been interested in History and Politics. One aspect of history that has always captured my interest are the strange coincidences that occured over time....

32 comments    politics history constitution
In God We Trust                            88

The United States National Debt -- 233 years in the making

A history of the United States National Debt, from 1788 to 2009, in text and pictures. Ponder the true foundations of this $12 trillion and growing debt, the changes in policy and values along the way, the personalities involved and those major events that precipitated such cost.

16 comments    history government debt
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Prison

There are almost 2 million prisoners in the United States today. Most of the prison population is filled with Black and Hispanic males.The American prison population exceeds every other country in the world...

0 comments    prison rape inmates
James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was also one of the first Supreme Court Justices86

How to change the Constitution without rewriting it

The recent passage of the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Survellience Act) legislation raises important questions about the Constitution and Constitutional law. The law seeks to allow the administration the...

20 comments    politics law legal
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The Best 10 Protest Songs

For eons people have used music to express their emotions and thoughts. Music has a way of conveying information that transcends time and makes the message more potent.Music was a way to inspire and move the...

6 comments    music top 10 ohio
Chuck profile image80

Converting Meters to Feet

HubPages has asked “how many feet in a meter?” and the answer is “there are 3.280839895 feet in a meter.” Normally one would answer the question by saying “a meter contains a little over 3...

4 comments    how feet foot
Grace . . . looking formidable85

Grace Slick: First Lady of Acid Rock

Grace Slick was one of the forerunners of San Francisco's acid rock sound, which became nationally famous during the so-called Summer of Love in 1967. Thereafter, Grace would become the quintessential rock...

7 comments    entertainment music arts
General James Wilkinson, a participant in the Conway Cabal against General Wahington83

The Greatest Traitor in United States History

From a speech delivered to the Society of 1812 in Houston, Texas Who was the greatest traitor in United States history? The first name that often comes to mind is Benedict Arnold. Benedict Arnold was...

19 comments    politics history texas
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