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Alba Marina Escobar: Where did Pablo Escobar’s Money Go?
by Juan Pablo Escobar Juan Pablo Escobar writes, after his father's death, his aunt Alba Marina…
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Jim Lovell: The Eagle Scout That Saved Apollo 13
by Alvin Townley Jim Lovell: Troop 60, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jim Lovell later described the event as…
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Elie Wiesel: Night
Preface to Night by Elie Wiesel If in my lifetime I was to write only one…
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Charles Finney: The Original Billy Graham
by Jack Kelly Charles Finney and the Erie Canal Billy Graham ‘s long career invites comparisons…
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Original War on Terror
by Michael Wolraich Theodore Roosevelt and Terrorism Some years ago, an unstable young man committed one…
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Eddie Sachs: Tragedy 1964 Indy 500
by Art Garner Eddie Sachs: A Curtain of Smoke and Flames “He really embraced it, made…
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Copernicus: The Formula for Genius
by Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna Copernicus: The formula for flourishing genius A flourishing of genius…
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John Humphrey Noyes: Inventing ‘Free Love’
Ellen Wayland-Smith A Minister Is Born: John Humphrey Noyes When John Humphrey Noyes’s mother, Polly Hayes Noyes,…
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Varian Fry: The Artist’s Oskar Schindler
by Kate Lord Brown Varian Fry and The House of Dreams The House of Dreams has…
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Paul Revere: Revolutionary Dissent
by Stephen Solomon Paul Revere: The Silver Smith When John Singleton Copley painted a portrait of…
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