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79A New Years Celebration Where Time Begins in Tonga
The first country in the world to greet the New Year, each and every year, is Tonga in the South Pacific. That is because it lies very close to the 180th parallel (12 hours ahead of Greenwich). It sits...
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75World War 2 The Home Front (The Home Guard)
Britains Last line of defence against a German invasion during World War 2 were the Volunteers who joined the Home Guard, originally called the Local Defence Volunteers. The men who were aged between 41 and...
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77George and Cindy Anthony on Larry King Live
If you missed Larry King Live, with George and Cindy Anthony, here's a brief summary of the show: Essentially, George Anthony said that any "sensible" person would stand behind his daughter, regardless of...
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86Top 10 Novels I've Read
The following is a list of the top 10 novels I've ever read; it is in order from 10 to 1, lowest to highest. I highly recommend you read each and every book on the list if you haven't already. 10. American...
82Veterans Day November 11th
Veteran's Day is a day set aside to honor the veterans of America's wars. It was originally known as Armistice Day to commemorate the official ending of hostilities in World War I - which occurred at the...
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71What Not to Wear in Regency & Georgian England
In the course of writing sixteen novels set in either Regency or Georgian England, I've learned quite a lot about what people wore back then. I thought it might be fun to write a hub modeled around one of...
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94Charles Carroll of Carrollton – Longest Living Signer of Declaration of Independence
When his turn came to sign the document on that hot August day in Philadelphia in 1776, Charles Carroll stepped forward briskly, signed Charles Carroll, started back to his seat and then abruptly returned...
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76Ink-redible - the fountain pen that writes after 70 years on the sea bed
Onoto British-made pens have a long-standing reputation for quality, but a recently discovered example of one of their earliest pens takes the prize for outstanding durability – it writes perfectly after...
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67World War II: German battleship Bismarck
The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. Named after the 19th century German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Bismarck's fame came from the Battle of the Denmark...
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77When Did Men First Start Wearing Ties?
Have you ever wondered where and when the tradition of wearing ties first began? We have grown so accustomed to seeing men wearing ties to work or on special occasions that most of us don't even start to...
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