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		<title>Pool of Bethesda and the Red Sea Scrolls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bible mentions in John 5:4 the pool of Bethesda where the sick and dying would gather and wait for an angel to come down and trouble the waters. The first person into the waters would then be healed. Jesus healing the lame man at the pool of Bethesda. In May of 1967, sixty-one manuscripts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=749&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Real George Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent research has exposed that the Father of the United States, General George Washington, oversaw a vast network of spies during the American Revolution, but he was also one of the weakest field generals in American history. Even more startling, he was a master of lies and deceit. (Photo Copyright: The National Geographic Channel) We&#8217;d [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=765&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alexander the Great&#8217;s Undoing: A Flat Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexander the Great, one of the greatest military commanders in history, conquered the majority of civilization after his ascendancy to the throne of Macedon in 336 BC. His men, however, would not continue into the relatively unknown region of present-day India. Historians have often speculated why Alexander&#8217;s men refused to continue. Was the Ganges River [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=751&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Captain Kidd&#8217;s Alliterations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tales of Captain William Kidd often tell of his cruel deeds committed on the high seas during the late 17th century. Few tales, however, acknowledge his uncanny knack for speaking and writing in alliterations and rhymes. Captain Kidd &#8211; as he demanded to be called because of the alliteration &#8211; noticed signs of laziness among [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=726&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Week&#8217;s Caption Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now one of the most visited pages of the TheHistoryBluff.com, the caption contest is back with a picture of President Richard Nixon. The person who submits the winning caption will receive a The History Bluff bookmark. Last week&#8217;s winner, R. Todd, will be receiving his this week. He is to be envied.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=734&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Caption Contest Winner Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fridays should be relaxed, and we honor that. It&#8217;s not often that we show our humorous side here, but we will today with our caption contest. This week&#8217;s winner was R. Todd. Below is his winning caption. Dude, seriously, does this look cancerous?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=721&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Arrest of Helen Keller</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By 1953, Helen Keller had attained nationwide fame as a celebrated author and the first deafblind person to graduate from college. Her celebrity earned her a visit to the White House to speak with President Eisenhower, during which she was arrested. At the outset of her meeting with the President, Helen began a technique of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=711&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>President Harrison and the End of America</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of the tightly-contested 1888 election, Benjamin Harrison was elected President of the United States. Supporters of incumbent President Grover Cleveland were distraught at the selection of Harrison, proclaiming that the nation would soon cease to exist. Americans at the time thought Harrison&#8217;s position on certain issues was far too liberal for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=703&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 1960 Election Day Kidnappings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States saw a record-high voter turnout of 63% in 1960 despite a record-high in kidnappings at polling places. The number of missing is estimated at 92 victims across 11 states. A cautious voter leaves her voting booth after hearing of the kidnappings. Authorities believe that the kidnappers were working together across multiple states, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=688&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Memory: The Derbyshire Massacre of 1867</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of respect for the 83 who died in the Derbyshire Massacre of 1867 on November 4, The History Bluff will refrain (only for today) from exposing history as it really happened. Our thoughts are with those who lost ancestors in the needless bloodshed. The massacre arose from an argument between Englishmen concerning which was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dnewell1.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3747744&amp;post=682&amp;subd=dnewell1&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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