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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: Introduction

Introduction Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Omar Khayyam was born at Naishapur in Khorassan in the latter half of our Eleventh, and died within the First Quarter of…

Women's Suffrage: The Story of Iowa

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Story of OhioWoman Suffrage by Federal AmendmentThe Story of IowaThe woman suffrage campaign in Iowa is remarkable for what it failed…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 7

by Oscar Wilde Chapter 6Chapter 8Chapter 7 For some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the fat Jew manager who met them at the door was beaming from ear to ear…

Lyndon B. Johnson (January 4, 1965)

On this Hill which was my home, I am stirred by old friendships. Though total agreement between the Executive and the Congress is impossible, total respect is important. I am proud to be among my…

Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens Timon, a lord of Athens, in the enjoyment of a princely fortune, affected a humor of liberality which knew no limits. His almost infinite wealth could not flow in so fast but…

1980 – 1989 World History

Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) The Republican National Committee Sandra Day O'Connor (1930– ) U.S. Supreme Court Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) The Permanent Mission of India…

Mother Jones Speaks to Striking Coal Miners

by MaryHarris This, my friends, marks, in my estimation, the most remarkable move ever made in the State of West Virginia. It is a day that will mark history in the long ages to come.…

Othello

Othello Brabantio, the rich senator of Venice, had a fair daughter, the gentle Desdemona. She was sought to by divers suitors, both on account of her many virtuous qualities and for her rich…