Pompeii was one of most advanced cities of its time; it had a complex water system, gymnasium, and an amphitheater. Despite it's advancements, there ...

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Dido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. It would be nearly 100 years before slavery was abolished. The date would be of little importance if not for one ...

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Read the story that inspired the classic movie! It seemed that the entire justice system was deaf to his pleas and all too willing to ignore the ...