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In 1521, Martin Luther appears before the Holy Roman Emperor at Worms, Germany, and is cross-examined about his thoughts on religious reform. Luther goes into hiding soon after. To learn more about Martin Luther Click on the highlighted text below: PBS Special on Martin Luther Martin Luther is the epic tale of the great Protestant revolutionary whose belief in his faith would overthrow the

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke, renowed science fiction writer died at age 90."The golden age of space is only just beginning... Space travel and space tourism will one day become almost as commonplace as flying to exotic destinations on our own planet." To listen to a an interview with Sir Arthur click here

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International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look

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A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.For millions of people, Christmas begins when a single choirboy sings the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City" in the candlelit splendour of the Chapel of King's College Cambridge.Follow the link below to the BBC to watch the King's College Choir Celebrate Christmas in Lessons amd Carols:Carols from Kings College

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All Things Considered, July 3, 2007 · Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting words to "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, has died at age 99.Listen to the full story NPR

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Time capsule with revolutionary car to be opened June 15 as Tulsa celebrates centennial of Oklahoma statehood - Car with design 'three full years ahead' was product of famed Chrysler design team - Big-finned '57s thrust Chrysler into styling leadershipTULSA, Okla., June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "Suddenly it's 1960!" That's what the magazine ads proclaimed 50 years ago in announcing the

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Also: researchers celebrate the 300th birthday of Carl Linnaeus, the man who named the natural world. The birth of a shark in the United States has been confirmed as the first case of a female shark reproducing without a male shark. Scientists from Florida, Nebraska and Northern Ireland studied genetic material taken from a baby hammerhead shark. The baby shark was born six years ago at a zoo in

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W.H. Auden Poets Poets.org Article:Wystan Hugh Auden was born in York, England, in 1907. He moved to Birmingham during childhood and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. As a young man he was influenced by the poetry of Thomas Hardy and Robert Frost, as well as William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Old English verse. At Oxford his precocity as a poet was immediately

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Dickens began writing his "Little Carol" in October, 1843 finishing it by the end of November in time to be published for Christmas with illustrations by John Leech. Feuding with his publishers, Dickens financed the publishing of the book himself, ordering lavish binding, gilt edging, and hand-colored illustrations and then setting the price at 5 shillings so that everyone could afford it. This

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The great, great grandson of Charles Dickens, Gerald Charles Dickens, shares with us a reading of A Christmas Carol.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1135265

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Einstein Letters Reveal Inner Thoughts NPR Feature StoryNewly released documents reveal Einstein's most intimate moments and deepest feelings.The more than 3,500 pages of correspondence and photos between Albert Einstein and his two wives and children were released at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The release was made in accordance with the will of Albert Einstein's stepdaughter,

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Nikola TeslaThe creations of Nikola Tesla affect our everyday lives in ways that few other inventors can claim. He invented most of the technology for generating and transmitting electricity, as well as much of the technology behind radio. He invented spark plugs for the internal combustion engine, and a device that's the basis for an important element in picture-tube based TVs.Yet today, his

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The German V-2 rocket, Hitler's "brain child" of World War II, is the grandfather of America's family of large missiles.Based on findings made by America's Dr. Robert H. Goddard following World War I, the Germans hit a peak production of V-2's during 1944 and 1945 at Peenemunde, and terrorized Allied populations of Europe and England until the end of the war.The German program started in early

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Hindenburg DisasterIt was the largest airship ever built; over eight-hundred feet long from its nose to its massive tail fins. It was the height of luxury travel and carried over 2,656 people across the Atlantic from Germany to New York and Rio de Janeiro. It was the Hindenburg. In the space of 37 seconds the mighty zeppelin was destroyed in a fire that killed a third of its crew and passengers

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John Kenneth Galbraith, a Harvard economist and behind-the-scenes political adviser to Democratic presidents, died late Saturday of natural causes. He was 97.Galbraith’s influence was felt far beyond economic circles. He thought across disciplines, Benjamin Freeman, a Harvard economics professor and friend of Galbraith's said, "Not just in the field (of economics), but broadening the discourse to

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Empire State Building Celebrates 75 YearsBy Adam Phillips New York 1 May 2006Human societies have always built great monuments to celebrate their values. The Egyptians had their pyramids. Medieval Europeans had their great cathedrals. For 20th century Americans, it was the skyscraper that best embodied the power and progress that defined their era.Today, the undisputed king of American

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Statements of the Director Generalby IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradeiThe April 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant remains a painful memory in the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people who were most affected by the accident. In addition to the emergency rescue workers who died, thousands of children contracted thyroid cancer, and thousands of other individuals

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One of the fastest growing Christian movements began 100 years ago this week in Los Angeles. Pentecostals from all over the world joined in the Azusa Street Centennial.Billboard:Krista Tippett, host: I'm Krista Tippett. Today, "A Spiritual Tidal Wave." We'll explore the origins and impact of Pentecostal Christianity from Azusa Street in Los Angeles, where this frontier faith was launched by an

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News Released: April 18, 2006American designer for Queen’s 80th Birthday Cover (PRLEAP.COM) Mandy Searles of Massachusetts, USA,has designed a first day cover for HM Queen Elizabeth’s 80th birthday Royal Mail stamp issue. The limited edition cover and its special postmark is being issued by Britain’s secret little post office at Bletchley Park Eight years ago 25-year-old Mandy set up one of the

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April 18 marks the centennial of one of America's greatest catastrophes, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.The economic and cultural hub of the West, San Francisco was forever changed by the massive earthquake and resulting fires that struck early in the morning on April 18, 1906. One hundred years later, the city remembers the disaster and recovery.NPR Feature Story

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On his 150th birthday, the architect of therapeutic culture is an inescapable force. Why Freud—modern history's most debunked doctor—captivates us even now.By Jerry AdlerNewsweekMarch 27, 2006 issue - We stand now at a critical moment in the history of our civilization, which is usually the case: beset by enemies who irrationally embrace their own destruction along with ours, our fate in the

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In Celebration of Samuel Beckett 1906-1989 Novelist, Playwright, Poet, critic, IrishmanMix a powerful imagination with a logic in absurdum, and the result will be either a paradox or an Irishman. If it is an Irishman, you will get the paradox into the bargain..." reads the presentation speech for Beckett's Nobel Prize in Literature. "Paradoxically, this has happened in 1969, a single award being

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William Sloan Coffin in His Own words:"Not to Bring Peace, But a Sword" Let's start by recognizing that there is a fundamental, unacceptability about unpleasant truth. We all shield ourselves against its wounding accuracy. Not only do we do this as individuals, but we do this as a people, as a nation. Twenty-seven hundred years ago, as some of you may remember, not because you were there, but

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