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School Gives France Letter Addressed To Napoleon

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.13.2013 | Chicago
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EVANSTON, Ill. — Special delivery from Northwestern University to France: a letter from Napoleon Bonaparte's brother. The suburban Chicago scho...

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The Importance of Haiti

Pascal Robert | Posted 05.09.2013 | Black Voices
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Pascal Robert

The cataclysmic earthquake that devastated the Island of Haiti caused endless death and suffering to a nation already steeped in a history of poverty and turmoil.

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Rare Napoleon Artifact Sells For Big Bucks At Auction

Reuters | Posted 02.02.2013 | Home
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PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A rare letter in which French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte vowed to "blow up the Kremlin" fetched 10 times more than expected...

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110 Napoleonic Soldiers Buried

AP | Posted 11.02.2012 | World
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MINSK, Belarus -- Belarus held a burial ceremony Friday for 110 Napoleonic soldiers who died in a major battle in 1812 against the Russian army. Tens...

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Rare Remains Unearthed From Battle Of Waterloo

Posted 06.13.2012 | World
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Napoleon can't catch a break, it seems. Last week, the little general's lackluster English-language skills were lampooned when a rare letter sold at a...

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Rare Napoleon Letter In English Nets Whopping Sum

AP | THOMAS ADAMSON | Posted 08.10.2012 | World
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FONTAINEBLEAU, France — An illuminating letter written by Napoleon in English, sold at auction Sunday for (EURO)325,000 ($405,000), offers a win...

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Napoleon Letter In English Up For Auction

Posted 06.06.2012 | World
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Though one of the most successful military leaders in history, Napoleon Bonaparte encountered a foe no army could help him overcome in his later years...

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Women in Chess: A Few Tales

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 07.06.2012 | Sports
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Lubomir Kavalek

Lurking in the background, hiding their identity, they seem mysterious, magical, beautiful. At first, they observed the game from a distance, but as centuries went by, women were drawn closer to the chessboard.

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What "Liberty/Liberté" Tells Us About Slavery, Black History, and Raw Nerves

Louise Mirrer | Posted 04.09.2012 | Black Voices
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Louise Mirrer

Why has a work by the African-American artist Fred Wilson -- an installation piece that riffs on the topic by assembling authentic slave shackles, slave chains and Revolutionary-era icons -- been such a sore point with critics? We must have struck a raw nerve.

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French Plan Napoleon Theme Park

Posted 01.20.2012 | Travel
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Allons enfants de la Patrie...and head on down to Napoleonland! A Napoleon-themed amusement park is being planned for just south of Paris, and is bein...

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Was Goya A Traitor To The Spanish Cause?

Posted 11.21.2011 | Arts
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A new painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya has been discovered underneath his portrait of Judge Don Ramón Satué at the Rijksmuseum in Amste...

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What Is the Arab Third Estate?

Uriel Abulof | Posted 01.03.2012 | World
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Uriel Abulof

For two long centuries, the Arab Middle East has struggled to meet the challenge of modernity, a task exacerbated by the lingering, and increasing, dissonance between the glorious past and the shameful present.

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The Man With Too Much Chess Talent

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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Lubomir Kavalek

At 68, Dragoljub Velimirovic doesn't seem to slow down. Still teasing and provoking, he took part in the Czech Coal Match last month and was awarded a magnificent glass trophy for his entertaining play.

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French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Magda Abu-Fadil

France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

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