Frederick Douglass & the fight for universal rights

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Frederick Douglass & the fight for universal rights {{8/04/2022}} Legacy of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery to become one of the leading intellectuals of his time. He advised presidents and lectured to audiences numbering in the thousands on a wide range of causes. Douglas...

A brief history of the Ringling Brothers (Bros) and Barnum and Bailey Circus

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A brief history of the Ringling Brothers (Bros) and Barnum and Bailey Circus {{8/04/2022}} Barnum and Bailey Circus lights up the Big Apple and points beyond P.T. Barnum was the consummate showman. Born in Bethel, Connecticut on July 5, 1810, Barnum had a knack for making an exciting show out of jus...

The lumbering legend of Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe

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The lumbering legend of Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe {{8/04/2022}} It is often said that someone is larger than life. This phrase means that the person has such an interesting life or personality that it almost seems unreal. In the case of the legendary figure Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, the p...

Ma Barker and her legendary crime gang

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Ma Barker and her legendary crime gang {{8/04/2022}} Ma Barker’s early years: The search for adventure Ma Barker, whose real name was Arizona Donnie Clark, was born on October 8, 1873 in the town of Ash Grove Missouri. As a child, she was known to be headstrong and to have a short-fused temper. As w...

The legend of Pecos Bill roams the American frontier

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The legend of Pecos Bill roams the American frontier {{8/03/2022}} Pecos Bill is a character of legend, born out of the tales told by ranch hands at the end of a long day of rustling cattle. While Edward O’Reilly first wrote about the character in 1917, Pecos Bill had existed many years before that,...