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Twenty-six years after Johnny died, an author wrote an article about him in Harpers New Monthly Magazine. It was called Johnny AppleseedA Pioneer Hero. Readers all over America enjoyed reading about Johnnys unusual life. Imagine a barefoot man roamin
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When President Reagan left office in January 1989, no one could be sure if his policies had succeeded. But before the year was out, the Berlin Wall came down. A three-ton section of the wall was sent to Reagan as a gift. It stands today at his presid
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Despite the great popularity of his operas, Mozart still struggled to make enough money. The fickle members of the court and the nobility were always in search of something new. They began to lose interest in Mozarts work. His reputation suffered. He