Food & Drink > Ethnic & International Foods German food recipes: Spannferkel

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Are you into German Cooking? If you are this is a must taste German main dish and a wonderful Oktober-Fest treat; Spannferkel - Spit Roasted Suckling Pig. Germany cuisines differ depending on the region, not only because of different crops grown on different soil types, but because of traditions and culture differences... More..

Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History The Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Line

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Wild West Stagecoach Trail 150th Anniversary This fall marks the 150th anniversary of the famous Butterfield Overland Mail Company Stagecoach inaugural run across 2,800 miles of rugged American west badlands. It was the longest overland mail route and stagecoach run in America at the time. Immortalized by the John Ford mov... More..

Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History History of decaffeinated coffee

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A Short History of Decaffeinated Coffee Decaffeinated Coffee is a relatively new way to enjoy a cup of hot java. The first commercial process to decaffeinate coffee beans was developed by Ludwig Roselius, a German coffee merchant and his partner Karl Wimmer in 1903. They created a system to steam the unroasted coffee bea... More..

Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History The history of skateboarding

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Many myths and urban legends abound concerning the origin of skateboarding, so what is the real truth'? Sure scooters with a vertical bar and handles have been around since the early 1900's, but skateboards are a different street toy. No one really knows when the first person put wheels (usually roller skate wheels) to a boar... More..

Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama The legacy of Edward Albee's American Dream

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The legacy of Edward Albee's play The American Dream is an interesting glimpse of American theater reflecting American life. It is one of Albee's early works and was first staged in New York at the York Playhouse on January 24, 1961. Noted as being one of the theaters founding playwrights of what is called "The Theater of... More..

Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama Evaluating the Juilliard School

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Juilliard Juilliard has been considered one of the best conservatories of performing arts in the world for decades and young people from around the world strive arduously to gain admittance to its elite halls. Founded in 1905, as The Institute of Musical Art, this year U.S. News and World Report listed it as one America's ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History Origins of aluminum foil

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Origin of Aluminum Foil The origin of the metal aluminum and eventually aluminum foil, comes from the scientific investigation of the element alum. It is believed that somewhere around 1787 scientists learned that a metal substance existed in alum. Although it was not until 1825, that a way to extract it out of raw alum oc... More..

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