The Jewish Movie Moguls who built Hollywood
An exhibition at Los Angeles’ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures charts the remarkable story of how Jewish immigrants established the Hollywood studio system.
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St Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is the feast day of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, celebrated each year on March the 17th on the day of his death more than 1500 years ago.
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Coffee- an American Story
Coffee has played a key role in the American story . From independence to to the civil war , where it was a rationed pick me up for weary soldiers , to the assembly lines of World War 2 where the “coffee break” was introduced, the coffee bean has always been at the centre of American social inter course.
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Blood and Iron: The Building of America’s Transcontinental Railroad
Abraham Lincoln signed the act to build the Transcontinental Railroad in 1862 believing it was crucial to the unification of the country.It also gave the Union forces a distinct advantage over the Confederates of the South slowing them to ship and deploy troops and supplies much faster and more efficiently.
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Top 8 Sites in Memphis, Tennessee
In 1957 the already-famous 22-year old Elvis spent the then staggering amount of $100,000 on this mansion, where he died of heart failure only 20 years later.
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