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1. Thousands of Failures, but Thousands of PatentsBy: Sean North

Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he revolutionized the world by inventing and patenting the incandescent light bulb.


2. Slavery in the USABy: Sam Vaknin

Spanish settlements in the territory of the current-day USA owned slaves as early as 1526.


3. The American RevolutionBy: Sam Vaknin

The American Revolution was a civil war between Loyalists to the British crown (aka Tories, about one fifth of the population), supported by British expeditionary forces, and Patriots (or Whigs) in the 13 colonies that constituted British North America.


4. Terrorists and Freedom FightersBy: Sam Vaknin

"'Unbounded' morality ultimately becomes counterproductive even in terms of the same moral principles being sought.


5. Chavez's Inspiration - Simon BolivarBy: Sam Vaknin

Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) is a Latin American folk hero, revered for having been a revolutionary freedom fighter, a compassionate egalitarian and a successful politician.


6. The Aung San Family in MyanmarBy: Sam Vaknin

Aung San Suu Kyi is a much revered opposition leader in Myanmar (Burma) (born 1945).


7. Myths of the American Civil WarBy: Sam Vaknin

The Civil War (1861-5) has spawned numerous myths and falsities.


8. Dr. Walter Freeman's Frontal Lobotomies at Athens (Ohio) State HospitalBy: Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD

Few chapters in the medical history of Athens County, Ohio, are more notorious or fascinating than that concerning Walter Freeman, M.

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