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David Kilpatrick-White is Social Studies teacher at Bothell High School and Canyon Park Junior High in Bothell Washington. He teaches 8th grade U.S. History, 9th grade World History, and 11th grade U.S. History. Last year he taught 10th grade World History and 12th grade U.S. Government at
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1899
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Edward Brooke - Birthday
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Alassane Ouattara - Birthday
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Seychelles: In a Bid to Protect Children From Harm, Seychelles Bans Corporal Punishment in the Home
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Lincoln's Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War
Todd Brewster examines the most critical six months in Abraham Lincolns Presidency, when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, fought with his generals, and coped with bouts of depression. a book signing follows the
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Robert Creeley - Birthday
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Martin Luther King "If I had sneezed"
Subscribe to FreeMyPeople channel. On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther Kings last speech Ive been to the Mountaintop includes a story about how if he had sneezed after being stabbed the miracles with the civil rights movement would not have
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James Forten
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A Day of Elections
Edward W. Brooke elected attorney general of Massachusetts. Gerald Lamb elected treasurer of Connecticut. Otis M. Smith elected to a full term on the Michigan Supreme Court. Five Blacks, including one newcomer, were elected to the House of Representatives. The newcomer, Augustus F. Hawkins, was
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John Coltrane - Birthday
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23
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Proclamation on Amnesty and Reconstruction
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Dec
8
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Manhattan Venture Partners Taps Rashaun Williams as General Partner of the MVP All-Star Fund
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1978
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Nov
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