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December
December was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February. It gets its name from the Latin word «decem» which means tenth. However, when the Romans added January and February to the calendar, it became the twelfth month. The name remained the same however.
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Quotes by Virginia Woolf
It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly.
— Virginia Woolf
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.
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Traditional English Recipes
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newham College, Cambridge, before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer.
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Speech analysis
John F. Kennedy: the Decision to go the Moon, 1961
Great moments require great speeches. The simplicity of Kennedy’s rhetoric preserves a sense of wonder at going beyond human capabilities, at this great event for science and technology.
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The best pancakes ever!
«There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.»
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Dressed flamboyantly, dressed well.
New Years Eve is the one day of the year when people like to go out dressed to the nines.
Common lore has it that a tailor making a high quality suit uses more fabric.
From Death Valley to Mt.McKinley, North America is a land of extremes.
Count down the 10 weirdest, loneliest, windiest, snowiest, hottest, coldest, driest, wettest, highest and lowest places on the continent.
1. North America’s Weirdest Place
North America fields many candidates for the weird category, but one that will surely make you wonder if you’ve been transported to an alien planet is Fly Geyser located in the westernmost county of Nevada.
Henry VII’s eldest son was Arthur, Prince of Wales. He married Catherine of Aragon, but died shortly thereafter, leaving the throne to his younger brother Henry. History has not proved kind to the memory of Henry VIII (1509-47).
He is often remembered as the strongest and dictatorial king of his later years.