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The eighth president, Martin Van Buren, continued the trend of extravagant presidential pets. He was given a pair of pet ...

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In May 1945, nearly 5 years after his capture, Corporal Jack Soden arrived back to his home in High Wycombe. At that time his family were living at 224 Desborough Road. With him he had his “War-time ...

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Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains at an elevation of 3,566 feet, this tiny town (population around 1,300) has been luring travelers away from their everyday lives since the 1800s ... in typical ...

Under that statute, horse-drawn carriages and buggies may not be considered “motor” vehicles because they would fit the definition of “vehicles propelled by muscular power.” However ...