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Follow me on a 30-year journey through the In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas. What came to be known as the Monroe ... You've seen it thousands of times. That thin red line running down the side of a notebook page. Teachers told you not to cross it. William Dalrymple is one of the world's most popular historians - and an authority on the Did you know board game Monopoly was created by an anticapitalist? This is the forgotten The QWERTY keyboard is a daily tool we all use, but its chaotic layout is actually a 150-year-old solution to a mechanical problem ...

Google Tech Talks August 15, 2006 Karl Fogel ABSTRACT Copyright is derived from a 16th-century English censorship law, later ... In this video, we take a look at the origins of chocolate, cocoa, and cacao, and explore how it was made, how it spread, and how it ... Until the mid-1800s, doctors didn't wash their hands. They believed diseases were spread by bad smells. This is the story of ... The board game "Monopoly" has been around for a long time, and American families still love playing. The game has a ... In the early 1900s, contraception was illegal in America and effective methods of birth control were few and far between. But that ... LGBTQ+ rights advocates in South Carolina wanted to start a movement, even when coming out meant risking their relationships, ...