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A Boy’s Heroic Deeds

Posted by Chris Thomas on Sunday, November 9th, 2008
 
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May 31st, 1889, is a day that will long be remembered with horror by the people in the beautiful valley of the Conemaugh, in Pennsylvania. On that date occurred the terrible disaster which is known to the world and will be named in history as the “Johnstown Flood.”

Qin Hui the Stinker

Posted by Chris Thomas on Saturday, September 6th, 2008
 
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There is a shrine dedicated to Yue Fei on the bank of West Lake in Hangzhou City. [General Yue Fei is a much-celebrated hero of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279 A.D.) He is known for his courage and patriotism, and credited with defending China against northern invaders. He died a tragic death at [...]