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Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963

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Ruminant. Deer. Red deer. Cervus elaphus. Buck. Stag. Antlers.

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Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

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Chinese dragon sculpture or statue.

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Thomas Witherings

British merchant

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contribution to postal service

In postal system: Growth of the post as a government monopoly
” Thomas Witherings, a London merchant, was given the task of organizing regular services to run by day and night along the great post roads.
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