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In 1864, an energetic and ambitious young man sailed from Austria to Veracruz, Mexico in hopes of ruling a foreign land. He arrived with his
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“This season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind, but my body knows
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In May 2018, Professor Neil Gemmell made an announcement. He would be setting out on an expedition to take eDNA samples from Loch Ness. It
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I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world! For many children, the “Barbie world” has provided an outlet to act out and play on their
One day in 1967, twenty-one-year-old Dolly Parton received a surprising message from Porter Wagoner, the popular Country music singer and host of The Porter Wagoner
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Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Gender” Have you heard of EpiPens? Mylan is the
Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Overall Undergraduate Research “I have proved and believe that change is possible even after
Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Political History” “People have got to know whether or
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