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The African Second Dose Decade

The Africa Second Dose Decade is an important effort to make sure people in Africa get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This initiative is really crucial because the pandemic is still a big problem, especially in places where it's hard to g

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History of Selena Quintanilla

Selnena was a very popular Mexican-American singer back in 1995. That's when everybody knew her. But when she started her career she was just about 9 years old. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, was a singer too. He had his own band before he became a

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Volleyball: An American Classic

Volleyball, originally called mintonette, has evolved from a humble beginning to a global sport. The popular game can be traced back to Massachusetts, USA, where it was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. Morgan introduced volleyball as an alterna

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History Of Soccer

When was is invented? Soccer was invented in England in 1863. There was multiple types and versions of like soccer in Mexico and China and Ancient Greece. The first ever soccer team ever was Sheffeld Its considered the first soccer team ever. The wor

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history of Florida

There are a lot of things that people don't know about florida. They became a state on March, 3rd 1845. When I think about Florida I think about how hot and nice it is but, I learned that Florida has gotten to -2 before.

One thing that you may not kno

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The history of March Madness

     The first ever men's March Madness tournament was in 1939. The March Madness tournament was actually overshadowed by another tournament that was more prestigious at the time. The NIT or also known as the National invitation tournament featured t

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US History of Trapshooting

Trapshooting 

Trapshooting is a sport where you stand 16 yards behind an underground target thrower and the thrower throws out targets. When you walk out on the line you shoot 25 shots at 25 targets. The history of trap shooting dates all the way back

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History of Trapping in the U.S

Trapping has deep roots in American history, starting with the old west pioneer people who used traps for subsistence. Fast forward to European colonization, and trapping became a cornerstone of the frontier economy. The fur trade, with beaver pelts

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The history of makeup

Makeup has been around since 400 BCE (Before Common Era) it started with the Egyptians doing eyeliner to white powders to lighten skin tone and green eye color to represent different gods. Romans used different cosmetics during the 1st century. Kohl

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How Daylight Savings Started

Last Sunday, March 10th, at 2am, we all moved our clocks forward one hour, resulting in more daylight. On October 27, at 2am, the clocks will be moved back, resulting in less daylight. Iowa changes their clocks twice a year, however not all states in

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35 Replies · Reply by Mr. Bruns Mar 22

Titanic Conspiracy Theories

The Titanic was the largest ship to be sailed by the British in 1911-1912. The Titanic was built to be unsinkable. Some people believe that the Titanic hit an iceburg and it killed everyone on board. People also believe that their were survivors, whi

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The Oscars

Can you believe the first Oscars ceremony lasted only 15 minutes? You read that right, just 15 minutes. It took place in 1929 and it has been a star-studded affair ever since. The Oscars, officially known as the Academy Awards, is an annual ceremony

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History of subway

     Subways journey began in 1965 when Fred DeLuca got a $1000 loan from a family friend Dr.Peter.Buck, opened "Pete's Super Submarnies" in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The overall goal of this buisness was to help fund DeLucas's college education throu

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The case of George Floyd

George Floyd

I think we all knew about the case of George Floyd, the innocent man whose life was taken by the police, even though he told them several times that he couldn’t breathe.

Here I will tell you in more detail what happened. (I'm sorry if it's

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Mandela Effect

     Is it “Barenstein Bears” or “Barenstain Bears” - This is one of the most famous examples of The Mandela Effect. What is the Mandela Effect? In simple terms, the Mandela Effect is a shared false memory in a large group of people. Everyone remembe

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History of the Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs have a rich history dating back to 1876, when there name was the Chicago white stockings. As the white stockings they had a quick success by winning 6 of the leugues first 11 NL championships. They later changed the name in 1903, The

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