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This Day in History
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This Day in History
Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.
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Weather of the Day
On this date in 1967, Hurricane Beulah struck south Texas. The storm, which peaked at?
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Birthday of the Day
He was one of the muckrakers, and an interest in social and industrial reform underlies?
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Word of the Day
You are at a paschal feast in a 17th-century village. Family and friends are gathered,?
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A Rwandan court sentences Paul Rusesabagina to 25 years for supporting a terrorist group.
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The most sweltering days ever recorded There's a lot of talk about the record-setting temperatures of the past couple years, and how they relate to climate change.![Languages]()
Africa's urban landscape A melting pot of religions, languages, wildlife, and history make up the expansive continent of Africa. It indeed has small villages, and poverty does exist there as it does in many other parts of the world, but to only?![The Mongol Empire]()
The Mongol Empire was one of the most powerful, and misunderstood, empires in history. They were, certainly, brutal to their enemies. They were also tolerant towards other religions, valued art, gave women rights and effectively created the Silk?![Olympus]()
The question "Is Mount Olympus Real" gets asked more often than you might think on the Internet. The root of this question is that, clearly, Mount Olympus is not the actual physical home of the gods. But it is certainly real, as are many other?![Chrysanthemum Throne]()
The importance of religion around the world
