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The Gunpowder Plot!

The Gunpowder Plot Was Foiled! In England, the fifth of November, is Bonfire Night, first celebrated in 1607, to commemorate[…]

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James Oglethorpe, born in 1696, was an English general and and founder of the colony of Georgia. When Oglethorpe served as chairman[…]

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Governor William Bradford of Plymouth did not believe in celebrating Christmas, because it was not sanctioned in the Bible. In[…]

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John Bunyan was born in 1628 near Bedford, England. The son of a pot maker, he served in the Army[…]

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Although Christopher Wren is best known for his architectural feats, he was a man of considerable scientific abilities. At the[…]

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