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    The HMS Bounty, Pitcairn Island, and Fletcher Christian's Descendants

    Read about the mutiny on the HMS Bounty and life on Pitcairn Island. This article includes a history of life on the…

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    The Bismarck

    Read this article to learn about Bismarck, a powerful but short-lived Nazi ship that was sunk by the British during…

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    James Bond - Fictional Character Biography & Activities

    Read a biography of the fictional secret agent James Bond – created by Ian Fleming – to learn more about this…

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    Timeline of Boris Yeltsin's Life and Career

    View this timeline to learn about the life and career of political leader Boris Yeltsin, Russia's president from…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte Biography

    Napoleon Bonaparte is best known as a French emperor and military genius of the 1800s. Read this biography to learn more…

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    Marie Antoinette Biography

    Marie Antoinette was the Queen of France during the French Revolution. Read this biography to learn more about her.

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    Algeria

    Algeria declared independence from France in 1962. Read this country profile to learn more about the history, geography,…

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    Sir Thomas More Biography

    Sir Thomas More is a Catholic saint. Read this biography to learn more about the life and death of this British writer…

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    John Calvin Biography

    Learn about John Calvin's life and how he influenced Western Christian thought by reading this biography of the…

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    Bahamas

    The Bahamas gained independence from Great Britain in 1973. Read this country profile of the Bahamas to learn about the…

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    Aviation: Over and on the Sea

    Learn about Louis Blériot, Henri Fabre, and Glenn H. Curtiss, three aviators known for their early 20th-century…

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    Passenger Planes: Boeing 707

    Learn about the origins of commercial jetliners, from the ill-fated British deHavilland Comet to the success of the…

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    Rasputin Biography

    Rasputin was a twentieth century political figure in the court of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Read this biography to…

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    Vanuatu

    Vanuatu, an archipelago of 83 islands in the South Pacific, gained independence from France and Britain in 1980. Read…

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    Cyprus

    Study the ancient and modern history of Cyprus, the third-largest Mediterranean island. Read this country profile to…

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    The Persian Gulf War

    Read about the events of the Persian Gulf War (Jan. 16, 1991-April 6, 1991).

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    Gertrude Ederle Biography

    Read this biography to learn about Gertrude Ederle, an Olympic athlete and the first woman to swim across the English…

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    The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Read about Fat Man and Little Boy, the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Americans during World War II.

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    The Berlin Wall

    Take a look back at the fall of Communism and Soviet influence as you read this article.

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    Genghis Khan (Temujin) Biography

    Learn about the life of Genghis Khan, the thirteenth century Mongolian conqueror, by reading this biography.

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    How Parents Can Help Their Middle or High School Child

    An open house or a parent-teacher conference is the perfect time to distribute this list of suggested ways for parents…

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    Trinidad and Tobago

    Learn about the history, geography, and government of Trinidad and Tobago—Caribbean islands that gained independence…

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    How Parents Can Help Their Seventh Grader

    Help parents understand how they can support their seventh graders, with theses suggestions, including coping with…

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    British Summer Time (BST)

    In 1908, the United Kingdom became the first country to adopt Daylight Saving Time. Read about the history of British…

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