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Starting out as a barbed wire fence, the Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War.
Deeds, Not Words: The Suffragettes Who Changed History

In the early 1900s, British Suffragettes relentlessly fought for the right to vote.
IX facts about Roman gladiators

You might know the gladiators, thanks to Russell Crowe. But who exactly were they?
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The “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie, is the best-selling novelist of all time.
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While we know all about her heroes and heroines, what do we know about the author herself?
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