Why Were the Temples of Abu Simbel Moved?
In 1959, an international donations campaign to save the monuments of Nubia began, the southernmost relics of this ancient human civilization were under threat from the...
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Why Is Jefferson Davis Day Celebrated?
Jefferson Davis was a 19th century U.S. senator best known as the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He was born in Christian County,...
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Where Is Pompeii?
Where Is Pompeii? For nearly 1,700 years Pompeii in southern Italy was a dead and buried city, forgotten by all except historians. But for more than 600 years before...
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