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  2. Why is it called Black Friday? Here's the real history behind ...

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    Here's the real history behind America's biggest shopping holiday. Dillon Thompson. November 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Holiday names are usually pretty straightforward. New Year's, Thanksgiving and ...

  3. History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia

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    The region today: Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict traces back to the late 19th century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition.

  4. Milestones: A look back at AOL's 35 year history as an ...

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    America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...

  5. We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder - Wikipedia

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    We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder (also known as Jacob's Ladder) is an African American slave spiritual based in part on the Biblical story of Jacob's Ladder.It was developed some time before 1825, and became one of the first slave spirituals to be widely sung by white Christians.

  6. History of antisemitism - Wikipedia

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    Quebec has a "long history of blaring antisemitism, enunciated by French-speaking nationalists steeped in the most extreme forms of Catholic hostility towards Jews." [ 235 ] This is important because other English-speaking parts of Canada were more tolerant of Jews than its non-English speaking parts were, which suggests a correlation between ...

  7. The history behind song ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ - AOL

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    What is the history behind 'Lift Every Voice And Sing'? The song was originally written as a poem in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, the NAACP's executive secretary for 10 years, per the NAACP.

  8. History of the Great Wall of China - Wikipedia

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    Course of the Wall throughout history. The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) [1] and Warring States periods (475–221 BC) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia.

  9. The history behind the controversial ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag

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    The history behind the controversial ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag. AJ Willingham, CNN. May 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM.