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Edgar Allan Poe: His Own Worst Enemy
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Date: September 29, 2008
Edgar Allan Poe, writer and editor, was haunted by his past as an orphan and a life alone which led him to alcohol abuse, madness, and self-destru...
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Agatha Christie: A Life of Mystery, Part 2
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Date: September 29, 2008
In 1926 Agatha Christie disappeared for ten days. She was eventually found staying at a hotel in Harrogate, where she claimed to have suffered amn...
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Agatha Christie: The Mousetrap
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Date: September 29, 2008
The Mousetrap, a murder-mystery written by the novelist and playwright Agatha Christie, opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London.
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Vincent van Gogh: Starry Night
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Date: September 29, 2008
Inspired by a dream, Vincent van Gogh paints "The Starry Night." He takes his own life one year later at age 37 in Auvers sur Oise, near Paris.
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Woodrow Wilson: Exits White House
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Date: September 29, 2008
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States (1913-21), tips his hat as he exits the White House on his way to a parade along Pennsylvania...
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Ulysses S. Grant: West Point
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Date: September 29, 2008
As a young, quiet man, Grant loved horses and excelled in equestrian events at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Unfortunately, a clerical ...
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History’s Features: Truman on Religion
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Date: September 29, 2008
History’s Features explores an important post-war speech of President Harry Truman asking for religious unity and tolerance.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Popular, Yet Powerful
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Date: September 29, 2008
Roosevelt’s inexhaustible vitality and enthusiasm, aided by his ability to dramatize himself and to coin vivid phrases, made him a popular president.
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Susan B. Anthony: A Powerful Friend
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Date: September 29, 2008
Alone, Susan B. Anthony was a great force.  But together with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, they were unstoppable.
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Susan B. Anthony: A Legend
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Date: September 29, 2008
By the age of 80, Susan B. Anthony had achieved world wide fame, even meeting the Queen of England. She was invited to the White House many times ...
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This Day in History: Steve Biko Dies
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Date: September 29, 2008
South African Activist, Steve Biko, a member of the ?Black Consciousness Movement?, died in prison on September 12, 1977. His death was reportedly...
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