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Seward’s Folly: The Purchase of Alaska

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On March 30, 1867, Alaska was purchased from Russia by the United States for $7.2 million (about 2 cents/acre). Initiated by U.S. Secretary of...
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Name Origins: James Bond

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Author Ian Fleming took the name for his 007 character from American ornithologist James Bond, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the definitive field...
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Luck of the Irish

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The Luck of the Irish may not be what is commonly believed and there is no definitive origin of the well known phrase. Some...
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The First Movie Poster

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The first movie posters were created in 1890 by French painter and lithographer Jules Cheret for a short film called “Projections Artistiques” and the other a...
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