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The cathedral in the Spanish city of Salamanca was constructed in 1102, and is therefore one of the oldest such constructions in the world. It features magnificent stone carvings on all its walls, but one of them is a bit more special than the others. It bears the depiction of what appears to be a fully dressed astronaut in a space suit, complete with details such as the sole of his shoes. Nobody knows how he got there, or what a 20th century astronaut is doing on the walls of a 12th c…

Jasmine Hurtado Dr. Vasileiou ENG103 Realities of West Side Story West Side Story, a film set in the late 1950s in New York City, is a modern twist on Romeo and Juliet. It is a love story between a caucasian male and a Puerto Rican immigrant. Maintaining a relationship was difficult because of their differences and the people around them. Violence and gang activities were also a main aspect of the film. Tony, one of the Jets, falls in love with Maria who is Bernardo's sister, the leader of…

The carved surface of this ostrich egg shows what is thought to be the oldest known map of the New World on a globe

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Ms. Esther Jones, known by her stage name, "Baby Esther," was an African-American singer and entertainer of the late 1920s. She performed regularly at The Cotton Club in Harlem. Her singing trademark was..."boop oop a doop, "in a babyish voice. Singer Helen Kane purportedly saw Baby's act in 1928 and "adopted" her style in her hit song "I Wanna Be Loved By You." Ms. Jones' singing style, along with Ms. Kane's hit song, went on to become the inspiration for Max Fleischer's "BETTY BOOP."

This wall is gorgeous. Wonder if there’s any way to use it in a story without having to spend a whole paragraph explaining it. vanimore: “ A Crinkle-Crankle wall, England. (From Wiki) The crinkle...

I have rounded up 13 Free Printable History Board Games. I think there is a great lack of fun history board games.

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Built during the Great Depression, the project took a little more than a year. The dangerous nature of constructing what was then the world's tallest building can be seen in these photos fr

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It's time that we looked at the Holocaust differently. Here are twenty pictures to help us do just that.