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• Thomas Nast Cartoons -- Some Appetizers

  

  Thomas Nast in the early 1870s, about the time of his Tweed cartoons. You can't tell the story of New York's Boss Tweed, who ruled the City with greed and... Read more

  The 05 December 2011 by   Kena
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• Religion in America: The View from Britain

  

  I always find it amusing when our British cousins, being a bit older and often wiser, look at the American scene and feel compelled to give us a gentle... Read more

  The 18 December 2011 by   Cris
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• Boss Tweed: A Few More Cartoons, from People Besides Thomas Nast

  

  Thomas Nast of Harper's Weekly was not the only cartoonist to aim his pencil at William M. Tweed, Boss of Tammany Hall. When the scandal broke in 1871 after... Read more

  The 11 December 2011 by   Kena
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• Lion-Man Or Lioness-Woman?

  

  The Lion-Man figurine from Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in southwestern Germany is one of the oldest and most spectacular Paleolithic figurines. It is approximately... Read more

  The 10 December 2011 by   Cris
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• Own Clyde Tolson's Actual Apartment ! Yes, This is FOR REAL !!

  

  The Marlyn building, 3901 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. -- just a short walk from J. Edgar Hoover's own home on 30th Place, NW.Yes it's true. The actua... Read more

  The 15 December 2011 by   Kena
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• The Strangers and the First Pilgrim Christmas

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoEvery December I hear about a “War on Christmas”, which has something to do with the issue of people using the blasphemous phrase,... Read more

  The 21 December 2011 by   Realizingresonance
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