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I have a Dream

Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of his most famous speeches on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Most people only remember the ‘I have a …
transatlantic slave trade

The transatlantic slave trade: An evil chapter in European history

The transatlantic slave trade was a horrifying period in history that lasted from the 16th to the 19th century. It involved the transportation of millions of enslaved Africans across the treacherous …
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On this day in 1847 Liberia declared its independence, becoming the first African colony to gain sovereignty.
On this day in 1953
Fidel Alejandro Castro led approximately 160 poorly armed rebels in an audacious attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba.

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