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White House reportedly seeking corporate sponsor for annual Easter Egg Roll
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History of the Death Penalty
For example, in 1279, two hundred and eighty nine Jews were hanged for clipping coin. Under Edward I ... for supposedly plotting to betray the British to the Spanish. In 1612, Virginia’s ...
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Here are 9 of the most important electrical inventions ever
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John Lennon gets honored on UK coin collection in what would have been his 85th year
John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles legend and peace ...
John Lennon honored on UK ‘imagine’ coin to mark what would have been is 85th birthday
John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace ...
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John Lennon honored on UK ‘imagine’ coin to mark what would have been is 85th birthday
John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday. The coin ...
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John Lennon gets honored on UK coin collection in what would have been his 85th year
LONDON — John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday.