The Missing Communist Uncle: Lies, Omissions, Concealments:
Ancestry
"Kids know when they’re not being told the truth by their parents. And they know when double messages come their way that something has gone awry."
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30 Years Later, New York Teacher and Her Student Discover They Are Sisters: 'We've Led Parallel Lives':People
"From her first day in Karen Cometa-Zempel's career preparations class in 1985, Diane DiProspero Cook felt there was something special about her favorite professor."
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One Man's Genealogy Question Unveils Wide Web of Famous Ancestors:
Genealogy Roadshow
"On Genealogy Roadshow, uncovering the truth behind the past means something different to everyone. For some, it merely confirms a family rumor that has been passed on through the generations while for others it offers bragging rights at that next high school reunion. For a select few, however, the knowledge of knowing our ancestors and the role they played in history serves an even greater purpose in a person’s life: significance."
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How to Enable or Disable Your Computer’s Touch Screen in Windows 10:How-to-Geek
"We’re all familiar with touch screen tablets, but some laptops also have touch screens. We think they’re pretty useful, but if you tend to use your laptop with the standard keyboard and mouse combination, you can disable the touch screen on your Windows 10 device pretty easily."
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Emigration to Unexpected Places:
DNAeXplained
"Several destinations gave locations like “to America or Russia” and sometimes “to America and Russia” and others “some to America and some to Russia.” Either the emigrants hadn’t yet made up their mind, or the German authorities really didn’t care which of the two destinations."
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This Day In History: 20 June
1793: Eli Whitney applies for a cotton gin patent.
1819: The paddle-wheel steamship Savannah arrives in Liverpool, England, after a voyage of 27 days and 11 hours–the first steamship to successfully cross the Atlantic.
1863: President Abraham Lincoln admits West Virginia into the Union as the 35th state.
1924 Birthday: Audie Murphy, American soldier during World War II, author and actor.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Florida:
1702: Carolinians pillaged St. Augustine
1752: Hurricane destroyed settlement of Santa Rosa Island & settlers moved to Pensacola.
1763: Spanish ceded area to Britain.
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