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Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Bosses in charge of the Scottish FA at the time did what would be unthinkable to the modern football fan - They gave up their place at the first World Cup after World War Two.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
If a subway would work anywhere in modern Los Angeles, conventional wisdom said, it was along Wilshire Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
From courtroom standoffs to tense encounters with highway robbers, hats in early modern England carried far more meaning than simple fashion.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Hadn’t he been promoting the diversity of the modern Native experience through his content for the better part of a year now?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Words to Describe a Place
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President Obama's second inaugural address
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