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5 Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Christopher Columbus
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1972, Richard Nixon declared Columbus Day a time to “celebrate the memorable achievements of the...
Classroom and historical perspectives on Thanksgiving offer food for thought
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs students and teachers closed out the last school day last week before the Thanksgiving break...
Cinema in Spain: a window into 500 years of history
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 1 month agoStill from the film 'The spirit of the beehive', by Victor Erice. FilmAffinity “Who are the Spaniards?” This is the tricky, somewhat perplexing title of...
Are Mermaids Real? A Look Mermaid Myths Across Cultures
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFrom Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" to C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia" series to Alice Hoffman's "Aquamarine," mermaids have been a fixture in literature and pop culture for centuries. But are mermaids real?
Bemidji State brings youth movement into championship-defending campaign
The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoAug. 25—Many have searched for a fountain of youth. Herodotus, a Greek historian in the fifth century BC, had one of the first accounts of the mythical fountain in the land of the Microbioans ...
Best of August: The Bemidji Pioneer's monthly sports rewind
The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoAug. 29—The Bemidji Pioneer sports staff closed out the summer with a number of unique stories. From a pair of transformational athletic directors to the resignation of a beloved baseball coach ...
