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Check Out Ten Never-Before-Seen Paintings by Winston Churchill
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoNow, an exhibition in California is spotlighting the former British prime minister’s artistic side....
On the Trail of American Women in Paris
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoHow often have recent events in the United States borne out William Faulkner’s famous aphorism “The past isn’t dead, it isn’t even past”? The women...
Meet the American who invented the TV remote control: self-taught Chicago engineer Eugene Polley
AOL· 6 days agoEugene Polley should be ther most popular man on the planet. Polley, a self-taught mechanical engineer from Chicago, invented the television remote control in 1955. Eugene Polley changed our ...
Fareham: Blind veteran honoured for community work
BBC News· 6 days agoA former paratrooper who lost his sight has been given an award by a military charity for inspiring his community. Bob Strickland, 86, was presented with...
The British Open, increase in the prize pool
Tennis World· 6 days agoThe winner of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon (Scotland) will receive $3.1 million in prize money. The R&A has announced that the total endowment for the Open, which will be played from ...
North Augusta featured in a new book on lucrative 20th century dispensaries
The Post and Courier· 7 days ago“It is not simple to write a book and do all of the research associated with creating a book,” North...