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Elián, son of Cuba, among history’s most famous 5-year-olds
May 30, 2017Gonzalez became “a boy caught between two worlds.”
Read moreThe UAW 212 CIO Flying Squad comes back to life one afternoon
May 11, 2017“Ten bucks for the cap,” the young lad answered. With nary a shake or a nod I gave him the ten-spot and scurried away from his booth. That feller had no idea what he just sold.
Read moreNew Bulgarian documentary “Angel Wagenstein: Art is a Weapon”
May 9, 2017The USSR had Sergei Eisenstein, while Bulgaria had Angel Wagenstein.
Read moreThis week in history: World Press Freedom Day
May 2, 2017Facts that contradict Trump’s version of reality are dismissed as ‘fake news.’
Read moreNew stamps honor New Deal
April 27, 2017The U.S. Postal Service has recently released a booklet of 20 stamps of 10 different designs of posters from the Work Projects Administration.
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