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Janusz Korczak and his children

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“He told the orphans they were going out into the country, so they ought to be cheerful. At last they would be able to exchange the horrible suffocating c...

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Hazel Lee, WASP pilot during WWII

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Hazel Lee loved to swim, and play handball, and play cards, and cook. And she loved to fly planes. About flying, her sister described the love of aviation for H...

Quotes

The last words of Sophie Scholl

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause? Such a fine, sunny day, an...

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A mini biography of Eleanor Roosevelt

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right — for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be ‘damned if you do, and damned if you don’...

Quotes

Susie King Taylor quote about sympathy during war

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

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WWII hero Hannah Szenes

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

Hannah Szenes once wrote, “There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to...

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Joyce Bryant sings for first time on a dare

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

She was a teenager visiting cousins in Los Angeles. They went to a local club where an impromptu singalong began. On a dare she got up on stage to sing. Soon sh...

Narrative Nonfiction

The Loving Family

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Historical Snapshots

The Loving Family Story: “Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the State…prepare a form whereon the racial composition of any individual, as ...

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Jim Thorpe wins gold at 1912 Olympics

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Historical Snapshots / 0 Comment

It’s the 1912 summer Olympics in Stockholm. Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, represents the U.S. in four track and field events, the most important ...

History

Chuck Taylor and the rise of Converse

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Historical Snapshots / 0 Comment

Chuck Taylor sneakers have been a staple of fashion for years. But how did they become popular? You can say the historical record started in 1908 when 47 year o...

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