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Communards Wall in Birmingham One of the ugliest events to occur at Pere-Lachaise (or in any cemetery, for that matter) was the massacre of the Communards on May 28, …
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December 25, 1763-January 23, 1805 Division 29 48° 51’32.59″ N 2° 23’42.76″ E Look for a pile of rocks topped by what looks like the pieces of a child’s …
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Jean-Francois Champollion in Sudan Jean-Francois Champollion’s gravemarker subtly speaks of his enormous significance. Champollion can conservatively be called a child prodigy. He taught himself to read at 5 years …
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Chatelet Metro in Chad Jean-Joseph Marie Carries was born in Lyon and orphaned at the age of 6. At age 13 he was apprenticed with a patternmaker and sculptor …
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Blacks fared even less well. Although emancipations increased after the Revolution and some blacks gained freedom by fleeing to Canada or joining the British forces, slavery was retained under …
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Colette in Hawaii Colette, born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, is one of France’s best-known female novelists and performers. At age 20 she married a famous wit and writer Henry Gauthier-Vi liars, …
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BEST AREAS FOR WILDERNESS CAMPING ADIRONDACK PARK 2,400,000 acres of state-owned land (6,000,000 acres including private lands). Dominating the upper part of New York State, this enormous and spectacular …
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BEST AREAS FOR WILDERNESS CAMPING NATIONAL FORESTS IN MISSISSIPPI Mississippi has six National Forests which are dispersed around the state. Relatively little printed material about these areas is currently …