That the United States has a penchant for meddling in foreign affairs isn’t new. Despite a long history marked by conflict, controversy, and violence, few historical accounts measure up to the disaster that was the Bay of Pigs. The invasion of Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) or Playa Girón (Girón Beach) in Cuba was […]
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The Brooklyn Bridge is an iconic structure that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City. It stands over the East River. It is a combination of a suspension-style bridge and a cable-stayed bridge. Talks of building a bridge across the East River began in the early 1800s. The original construction plans
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The Korean War began with an invasion of South Korea by North Korea in 1950. North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union and China. South Korea was backed by the United Nations Command which was led by the United States. The end of World War II saw the liberation of Korea as a Japanese
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The phenomenon known as the Dust Bowl occurred over several stages, primarily in the 1930s. It was a period where severe dust storms blew through the prairie lands. These storms resulted in significant issues for the people occupying these regions. It especially affected farmers in this area who relied solely on their income from farming
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You watch old movies where the characters go out to dinner and the movies and it only costs a few dollars. You hear stories from parents or grandparents about how they paid a few cents for a piece of candy when they were kids. You hear stories about how a single income could support an
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The Great Depression, which lasted in the United States from 1929 to 1939, was a time of intense scarcity. Jobs, money, and food were in short supply, so people had to reinvent their menus to survive the prolonged economic downturn. Food that people wouldn’t have earlier considered eating was silently gobbled down as they made
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Beach days have been a staple of summer days and family trips for generations. When the weather is warm, the sun is out, and the kids are antsy from being inside, a day at the beach would be the answer. While beach activities such as building sandcastles, looking for seashells, and playing in the waves
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The 1920s, popularly nicknamed the Roaring Twenties, in America was a time of economic prosperity, culture shifts, and technological advances. The 20s experienced significant economic growth. Coming in at the end of a war, the economy transitioned into a peacetime economy and more money was being spent in the states, rather than on war efforts.
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The Golden Gate Bridge, situated in the San Francisco Bay, is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. With its bright red color, and its dazzling height, it’s only of the most iconic symbols of San Francisco. For decades, a ferry service was used to shuttle people from San Francisco across the bay
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Westerns are historically an immensely popular genre that has persisted for the entire history of film production. They were quite popular during the silent film era before reaching their zenith during “the Golden Age of Westerns” between the 1940s and 1960s. Spaghetti Westerns took over in the 1970s and the genre saw a resurrection during
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