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Billy Idol: A Rebel With An Attitude
In the 80s, Billy was known for his sneer and wearing leather.
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Cross Stitching for Crafty Rebels
Julie Jackson started her own brilliant cross stitch design business creating snarky messages with bunnies,hearts and flowers. Check out some designs or make your own.
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Government Attacks Rebels in Chad
Rebel militia and government forces continue to battle on both sides of the Chad-Sudan border. Each nation has rejected UN peacekeepers to assist AU forces in the region.
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Outlaws
Call them outlaws, gangsters, crooks, gunslingers, desperados, or any other name, they are still famous for the deeds they did that changed the course of history.
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France vs Libya in Chad 1980-1987
Between 1980 and 1987 Libyan forces of Col Muhmar Qadhafi invaded its neighbor Chad three times, ultimately being forced out by France.
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Medieval Outlaw Heroes of Scotland
This week's outlaws, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, come from late 13th and early 14th century Scotland.
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Yeats’ 'Easter, 1916'
William Butler Yeats' poem, "Easter, 1916," focuses on the Irish rebellion known as the Easter Rising, which occurred the week after Easter of 1916 in Dublin, Ireland.
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The Emperor Carausius
The rebel emperor of Britain and Gaul for eight years, Carausius's story is one of piracy, betrayal and political intrigue during the third century AD.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part III
The final piece of the three-part series about the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863.
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Jesse James
Forget all the myths learned about Jesse James. Most aren't true. Learn what really drove the outlaw to rob banks. Jesse James is the last rebel of the Civil War.
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Samuel Fraunces
Renowned for his good food, drink and public house - Samuel Fraunces also a spy and good friend to Washington. Was he also a black man?
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A Look at the Provinces, Part IV: Manitoba
This is the fourth article in the series. Manitoba is the most eastern of the prairie Provinces.
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What You Leave Behind--A Review (Part 1)
Review of Deep Space Nine's finale, "What You Leave Behind."
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Flemish Artist Jan van Eyck
Before he became famous and was lured to Burgundy by Philip the Good, Jan van Eyck, who perfected the new oil painting medium, was hired by John III the Pitiless.
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Doctor Doom Returns in Doomsday!
Doctor Doom returns to the pages of Marvel Comics this November in the "Doomsday" set of specials, featuring the work of Chris Claremont, Mike McKone, Mark McKenna, Joe Casey, Charlie Adlard, Joe Kelly, Matt Haley, Steve Lieber, Michael Ryan, Ethan Van Sciver, Fabian Nicieza, Mark Bagley and Al Vey.
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SWG Pilot Tricks Guide
Jump to Lightspeed gave players the chance to put the star in Star Wars. The expansion has more in common with flight simulators than an mmorpg.
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Three Ways Men Resist Change
Many women unsuccessfully try to change their husband. Here is a guide to why men resist change and how women can cope with their faults.
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William Shaler
Appointed by the Administration of James Madison as an intelligence agent, William Shaler was involved in the 1812 invasion of Spanish Texas.
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Farm Aid! Should You Care?
Do you care what is happening to many of our greatest heroes in America - the American Farmers? Willie Nelson does and he proves it through the Farm Aid Concerts he puts together with some of his friends.


The Evolution of Fairy Tales
People are always trying to say that the violence in today's media is responsible for the decay of society. Well, centuries ago, sans technology, dark, gruesome tales were being told throughout the world.
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Lee's Masterpiece: The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part I
A detailed account of the first day of the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 1, 1863.
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The Young Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill wasnot academically brilliant at school but went on to have a distinguished career as a politician.
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Walt Disney bio by Neal Gabler
Neal Gabler's bio of Walt Disney purports to be about the triumph of the American imagination - yet fails to re-imagine its subject
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The Battle of Chancellorsville, Part II
Part two of a three-part series on the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863.
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The Real Dracula
Yes, Dracula was real. Read the chilling life story of this evil prince.
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160 Years on The Border
The US Army is returning to the guard the southern border of its country. This is a mission that is nearly as old as its country.
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April Fools!
Is April 1st your most mischievous day of the year? If so, you're not alone. Get the scoop on the history behind the day of "All Fools".
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British Bad Boy Joe Orton
Did this lewd scribe take his dead mum's dentures, switching them for props in his black comedy Entertaining Mr.Sloane? Joe Orton: the playwright who "got away with it".
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Modest Mussorgsky
Brief biography of innovative Russian composer and pianist Modest Mussorgsky, famous for 'Pictures at an Exhibition' and opera Boris Godunov.
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The Graduate
The counter-culture sold out long ago but this seminal film from the sixties still plays - even if only as an expertly made romantic comedy
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Top Ten 'Pop' Stats
Our numbers on the most heavily-populated countries in the world may surprise you.
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Fear Strikes Out
It's baseball season! This year, we celebrate by watching Fear Strikes Out, the 1957 story of troubled outfielder Jimmy Piersall.
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Hemingway and Hollywood
A new 5 DVD set reveals the bull-like goring Papa Hemingway's novels and short stories got from Tinsel Town
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Indian-Chinese Cuisine
Tasty shrimp balls, tandoori-spiced pakoras and chili-fried chicken are some of the mouth-watering dishes featured in Hakka-Indian cuisine.
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Opium Production in Burma
After years of suppression, opium production seems to be on the rise in Burma. Why is this happening and what does it mean?
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Origin and Causes of World War One
German principalities united with Prussia by Otto Von Bismarck were a fuse in a powder keg that Balkan volatility ignited when the unwise Kaiser Wilhelm II took control.
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Pyro Everyone's No.1 for Derby Run
Pyro, not by War Pass's defeat alone, has taken over the pollsters' No.1 Derby favorite position. Although War Pass's fall in the Tampa Bay Derby helped, Pyro is proven.
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Temur Oljeitu
The life and times of Temur Oljeitu (Chengzong), the grandson of and successor to Khubilai Khan, the Mongol conqueror of China.
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The Groves of Academe
Mary McCarthy's campus novel The Groves of Academe still retains its satirical and comic bite fifty years on.
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Violence in Kinshasa Kills 120
Forces loyal to ex-warlord, Jean-Pierre Bemba, clashed with government troops in Kinshasa recently in the worst fighting DRC has seen since historic elections in October.
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Dan Daly:Legendary Enlisted Marine
Daly fought the Boxers in China, the Cacos in Haiti, served aboard numerous ships, fought in the "Bananna wars", and fought the Germans in WWI at Belleau Woods.
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Dont Hang up Your Spurs
in the opening battles of world war two cavalry was deemed worthless. However it never faded from use and still has a place.
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Etruscan Romanization
The brief but unimpressive Etruscan recovery in the 4th century B.C. was not quite enough to stave off a future superpower: the Romans.
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The Northwestern White Army 1919
The smallest and shortest-lived of the White Armies; it came closest to capturing the old capital of St Petersburg in a brief campaign in 1919.
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