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Below are some excerpts from a speech on the meaning of the Fourth of July delivered by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852. Fellow-citizens, pardon ...

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When Rhonda McEwen received her official royal letter of appointment as an honorary captain of the Canadian navy in Halifax ...

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The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John ...

When it comes to ranking the best Assassin's Creed games, there are a lot of entries to consider. After all, the series is ...