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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
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poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
World Poetry Day
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
The Apple II
10 Inventions That Changed Your World
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Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. August 28th 1963
Was Martin Luther King, Jr., a Republican or a Democrat?
The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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6 Small Kingdoms of the World
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why We Celebrate MLK Day
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History of Technology Timeline
United States elections portal page linking to each election interactive
A History of U.S. Presidential Elections in Maps

Charles Cros: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Feb 26, 2024
Anniversary information added. Sep 27, 2023
Anniversary information added. Aug 06, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Thomas Edison National Historic Park - Charles Cros: The Paléophone Process. Mar 21, 2018
Article thoroughly revised. Sep 28, 2012
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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