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In the mid-1820s, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced the oldest surviving photograph of a real-life scene. Since then, photography spread across several countries, where other inventors improved upon ...

Driscoll was the child actor who portrayed Jim Hawkins alongside Robert Newton, who played Long John Silver. Driscoll was a popular child actor known for starring in Disney films and was even the ...

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The Medieval period, also called the Middle Ages, spanned from the 5th century through the 15th century. This era became famous for the Bubonic Plague, Crusades, and harsh life. But many peoples’ ...

Although it took place nearly a century ago, the Great Depression still looms large in any discussion of American history. Starting in 1929 and dragging on through most of the 1930s, the Great ...

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