Singer/Actor Herb Jeffries Celebrates 100th Birthday 歌手和演员 Herb Jeffries斯庆祝100岁生日 Herb Jeffries earned fame as a singer with Duke Ellington, and as an actor in Hollywood westerns of the 1930s. He turned 100 on September 24. One

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April 22 is a very important holiday. It's National Jelly Bean Day. Anyone who loves these delicious, flavoursome, colourful little sweets should treat themselves on this day. They should also check and make sure their family and friends are jelly be

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AS IT IS 2015-03-17 150-Year-Old US Capitol Dome Under Repairs 美国会大厦圆顶进行翻新修复 The United States Capitol Dome in Washington, DC, is recognized around the world as a symbol of the U.S. government. Since last November, the dome

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Exhibit at Berlin Jewish Museum Stokes Debate The exhibit at Berlins Jewish museum seeks to answer frequently asked questions about Jews. Are all Jews religious? What makes food Kosher? What do Jews wear on their heads and why? And who can become a J

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Ancient Festival Unites Egyptian Muslims, Christians In this time of tension between Muslims and Christians, Egyptians of both faiths are celebrating a spring festival that predates their religions. Celebrating Sham el Nessim is an old pharonic celeb

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Influenza is a common infection of the nose and throat, and sometimes the lungs. It is caused by a virus which passes from one person to another.The flu causes muscle pain, sudden high body temperature, breathing problems and weakness. It is most com

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Next, America's sex pioneers. Stories about how sex help found our nation and shaped our history. Ben Franklin and the French set it up. The puritans get down and dirty. A heavy-weight champ fights for his life. And sex super charges the auto industr

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By 1913, there was something like sixteen thousand separate companies in the city's garment business, many just like the Borgenicht's shop on Sheriff Street. 到1913年为止,在纽约,共有1600家独立的服装公司。大多都类似于路易斯

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Ancient robbers were not the only ones who looted tombs in Egypt. In the 1800s, people from many different countries in Europe began traveling to Egypt. The ancient kingdom was long gone. The old beliefs had all disappeared. The squiggly picture writ

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The more than 50 volumes of photographed archives were made public on Thursday as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences showcased its latest progress in the research about the history of the South China Sea. The documents were collected by Professor

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