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Santa Claus saves three sisters from Slavery
Santa Claus saves three sisters from Slavery Yes, the first Santa did just that and that is why toda…
St Boniface converts Pagans to Christians by cutting down a tree!
This happened in Germany 1300 years ago when St Boniface was trying to convince a group of pagans to…
Where did Aladdin come from?
Originally it comes from the ‘Tales of the Arabian Nights’, but to be different the Pant…
“Tulip Mania” a Dutch financial crisis
Tulip Mania discussed In the 17th century Holland had the highest per capita income in the world. Th…
The 1620s European Financial crisis.
Yes, they even had them in Europe in the 17th Century, they called this one “Tipper and See-Saw Tim…
The story of Anne Bonny & Mary Read
On November 15th 1720 Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack were captured by Capt. Jonathan Barnet …