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• GUEST BLOGGER: James Landers on the History of Customer Coupons

  

  One of the original consumer "coupons," innovated by Coca-Cola's Asa Chandler in 1887. Couponing has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially... Read more

  The 17 January 2012 by   Kena
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• GUEST BLOGGER: Joe Farris on a Soldier's-eye View of World War II

  

  Long before becoming a popular cartoonist for The New Yorker and other top magazines, Joe Farris shipped out to World War II from his home in Danbury,... Read more

  The 19 January 2012 by   Kena
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• Old Photos Of Children Posing With Toys

  

  William Notman was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1826, the same year in which photography was born in France. He moved to Montreal in 1856. An amateur... Read more

  The 17 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Elephant House: U.K., U.S.A., France

  

  Birthplace of Harry Potter, Edinburgh, Scotland Lucy the Elephant, still there in Margate City, New Jersey Did you know that Paris might have had an enormous... Read more

  The 18 January 2012 by   Sedulia
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• Mitt Romney, Part III: The Next "baby Boomer" President?

  

  That's 19-year old Mitt Romney on the right, holding the sign that says "Speak Out! Don't sit in!" Romney was one of about 150 students protesting against an... Read more

  The 12 January 2012 by   Kena
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• Men In Wigs

  

  image credit Perukes or periwigs for men were introduced into the English-speaking world with other French styles when Charles II was restored to the throne in... Read more

  The 16 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• REALITY CHECK: Mitt Romney - Some Relevant Family History. Part I.

  

  It is no secret that Mitt Romney -- this week's Iowa Caucus winner and now clear frontrunner for the Republican 2012 presidential nomination -- is not the... Read more

  The 05 January 2012 by   Kena
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• Searching for a Moderate View of Social Justice

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Liberal and conservative ideologies differ in the degree to which they view government’s proper role in the promotion of social... Read more

  The 12 January 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• Mitt Romney -- Some Relevant Family History. Part II, "Brainwashing."

  

  Yes, Mitt Romney has flip-flopped. In 2002, he ran for governor of Massachusetts as a pro-choice moderate. Today in 2012 he paints himself a dedicated pro-lif... Read more

  The 08 January 2012 by   Kena
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• 7 Things You Didn't Know About Joan Of Arc

  

  image credit Yesterday marked the 600th anniversary of Joan of Arc's birth. Maybe! No official records of the date exist, and Joan herself could only guess she... Read more

  The 07 January 2012 by   Gerard