Early on an April morning: if you want to see how the American Revolution really started, you have to get up before dawn

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The beginning of the American Revolution is reenacted every Patriots Day, at the same time it began on Apr 19, 1775: around 4:30 AM. Townspeople and visitors gather before the dawn to see the battle of Lexington and Concord and the alerting rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes.

Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, United States history, Concord, Battle of, 1775, Lexington, Battle of, 1775, Patriots Day

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Do they really fly? Really?

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Many species of reindeer can achieve a type of flight, but the Peary caribou can achieve true flight. The caribou's splayed hooves and the lightweight antlers, which are affected by Bernoulli's principle, help create loft.

Analysis, Behavior, Caribou, Excerpt, Animal flight, Reindeer, Flight of the Reindeer: The True Story of Santa Claus and His Christmas Mission (Book)

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The man who made the Bible

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Artist and book illustrator Barry Moser is discussed with emphasis on his life and work. Moser has produced a remarkable series of engravings to adorn a copy of the Bible for the millennium making the book worth $30 000.

Cover Story, Illustrators, Works, Bible, Moser, Barry

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