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Their Origins On the 14th June 1947, a farmer called William W. Brazel found debris in a field in Roswell, New Mexico. He recalled seeing wreckage consisting of rubber strips, tin-foil, paper, rubber and sticks. It was about 180 meters in diameter. Brazel heard about others who had seen mysterious ‘flying saucers’, most notably Kenneth
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For a country that claims to be the leader of the free world and a beacon of democracy, the USA does like practising censorship. It especially likes restricting what people read, becoming a nation infamous for the sheer number of books that it bans. The book bans mainly target schools and libraries, usually under the
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60 years ago today, civil rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated while speaking at a OAAU rally in Harlem, New York. His wife and children were in the crowd at the time he was killed, and it is still unknown who was really behind it. Malcom X became a very controversial figure in the Civil
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Lets be honest, when we think of the US, we usually think of fast food. The country has been the birthplace of many famous fast food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Dominos and Subway. However, these giant companies have seen their fair share of scandals over the years, ranging from the weird to the
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As a book lover, I have consumed many different types of literature; from romance to crime, poetry and prose, light-hearted stories to tough, factual reads. I have read books written by authors from many different nations: Britain, Algeria, Ukraine and India. I have also read plenty of fiction and non-fiction books written by Americans. Some
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At 20:45 EST on the 29th January 2025, American Eagle flight 5342 was about to land at Ronald Reagan airport in Washington DC, having originated in Wichita, Kansas. As it prepared to land at runway 33, it collided with a US Army helicopter that was completing a training exercise. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac
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This week, Donald Trump officially began his second term. Many of us felt total despair, wondering how he was able to serve a second term at all. As dark as his swearing in may have been, there was arguably one president whose term started in an even more morbid way. That was Lyndon Johnson, who
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The USA has had its history of heists and bank robberies. In the early 20th century, they were exceptionally common as poverty rates were very high, and the wealth gap was very wide. Banks became targets for people who were down on their luck and wanted to make lots of money quickly. However, a bank
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On the 23rd July 1982, one of the worst accidents to ever occur on a film set took place. Whilst filming a Vietnam War scene, a helicopter crashed and landed on top of actor Vic Morrow and two children: Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Ye Chen. All three were killed instantly. The accident was truly
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On the 17th July 1981, a tea dance was being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City. Tea dances were regular events at the hotel, and were always well-attended. People would participate in the dances and watch them from the walkways on the second and fourth floors. These events were always jolly as
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