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Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem
In 34 lines, James Weldon Johnson told of the pain, anguish, frustration, faith and hope former slaves and their descendants experienced in a land and country they were forced to call home
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'The Simpsons' resurrects Apu after nearly a decade of silence
The Halloween-themed episodes of “The Simpsons” have always been a treat of spooky stand-alone storylines
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A new Beatles attraction is coming to Liverpool as interest in the Fab Four surges
Liverpool is set to get a new visitor attraction dedicated to The Beatles
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A historical society with pilot's help bought Neil Armstrong's boyhood home and will offer tours
A former military pilot has stepped up to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home in Ohio
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Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say
Jackson Ramsay's family ranch in southwest Wyoming is embracing beavers as nature's engineers
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University of Michigan runners blitz campus peony garden, preparing hundreds of plants for winter
Members of the University of Michigan men’s and women’s cross country teams regularly run past the school’s prized peony garden as part of their training
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Barcelona 'grandmas' dish out cooking wisdom. And find nourishment themselves
In Barcelona, a group called Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers visitors a chance to cook and eat traditional Spanish food
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A humble oyster pail turned takeout icon: The American story of the Chinese food carton
It’s an icon, the small white receptacle made from a single piece of cardboard folded into a trapezoid-shaped box
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A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park
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Good grief, Charlie Brown! Giant inflatable pumpkin takes pre-Halloween flight
The Great Pumpkin made an early visit to Cary, North Carolina, this year
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