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		<title>Man&#8217;s Best (and Oldest) Friend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New studies involving prehistoric dogs are enabling scientists to form important conclusions about the history of humans and their most devoted companions.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/mans-best-and-oldest-friend</link>
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		<title>Why the Founder of Mother&#8217;s Day Turned Against It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anna Jarvis, who founded Mother's Day in 1908, passionately opposed its growing commercialization and eventually campaigned against the holiday. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/why-the-founder-of-mothers-day-turned-against-it</link>
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		<title>Chemist Solves Lincoln Funeral Train Mystery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona chemist has solved a historical mystery by determining the color of the railroad car that transported Abraham Lincoln's body almost 150 years ago.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/chemist-solves-lincoln-funeral-train-mystery</link>
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		<title>Evidence of Cannibalism Found at Jamestown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New evidence supports historical accounts that desperate Jamestown colonists resorted to cannibalism during the harsh winter of 1609-10. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/evidence-of-cannibalism-found-at-jamestown</link>
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		<title>Einstein&#8217;s Relativity Theory Passes Tough Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A rare binary star system has put Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity to its most challenging test to date.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/einsteins-relativity-theory-passes-tough-test</link>
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		<title>Dinosaur Egg Study Suggests New Evolutionary Link With Birds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study of fossilized dinosaur eggs provides evidence of similarities between the nesting behaviors of dinosaurs and their closest living relatives – birds.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/dinosaur-egg-study-suggests-new-evolutionary-link-with-birds</link>
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		<title>Ancient Ritual Bath Unearthed in Jerusalem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old ritual bath during a road excavation project. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/ancient-ritual-bath-unearthed-in-jerusalem</link>
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		<title>What You Need to Know About North Korea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get a primer on the enigmatic nation and why it's causing a global crisis.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-north-korea</link>
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		<title>Asteroid Set For a Close Encounter With Earth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An asteroid measuring about 150 feet across will make a historically close approach to Earth on February 15. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/asteroid-set-for-a-close-encounter-with-earth</link>
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		<title>Parking Lot Remains Confirmed to Belong to Richard III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DNA testing has confirmed that the remains found last fall under a parking lot in the English city of Leicester are those of Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/parking-lot-remains-confirmed-to-belong-to-richard-iii</link>
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		<title>Mali Rebels Burn Historic Manuscripts in Timbuktu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Islamist rebels fleeing the arrival of French troops in Timbuktu set fire to a priceless cache of historic manuscripts, some dating as far back as the 12th century. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/mali-rebels-burn-historic-manuscripts-in-timbuktu</link>
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		<title>U.S. Military Lifts Ban on Women in Combat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the U.S. military ends its policy of excluding women from combat, take a look back at women who have served on the front lines throughout history.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/u-s-military-lifts-ban-on-women-in-combat</link>
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		<title>Prehistoric Beaches Hold Key to Understanding Climate Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists are studying beaches dating to the mid-Pliocene era, some 3 million years ago, in order to predict how high sea levels might rise in the future.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/prehistoric-beaches-hold-key-to-understanding-climate-change</link>
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		<title>U.S. Military Launches Search for Missing WWII Soldiers in Myanmar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A team of U.S. military investigators will soon head to Myanmar in hopes of recovering the remains of American servicemen lost during World War II. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/u-s-military-launches-search-for-missing-wwii-soldiers-in-myanmar</link>
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		<title>Burglar Nabs Gold Rush-Era Treasure from California Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A burglar who struck the Oakland Museum this week is the latest thief to target artifacts relating to California's historic Gold Rush.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/burglar-nabs-gold-rush-era-treasure-from-california-museum</link>
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		<title>Fight for the Falklands: A Primer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long-running tensions between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland Islands have flared again, near the 180th anniversary of a historic clash. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/fight-for-the-falklands-a-primer</link>
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		<title>Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of &#8220;Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seventy-five years ago, Walt Disney made history with the release of the first-ever full-length animated feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/celebrating-the-75th-anniversary-of-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs</link>
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		<title>235 Years Ago, Washington&#8217;s Troops Made Camp at Valley Forge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On December 19, 1777, 11,000 Continental Army regulars marched into Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to set up winter quarters during the Revolutionary War.     ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/235-years-ago-washingtons-troops-made-camp-at-valley-forge</link>
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		<title>Remembering Senator Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, a heroic World War II veteran who represented his home state in Congress for more than 50 years, died on December 17 at the age of 88. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/remembering-senator-daniel-inouye-1924-2012</link>
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		<title>Piltdown Man Hoax, 100 Years Ago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On its 100th anniversary, mystery still lingers over one of history's most spectacular scientific hoaxes. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/piltdown-man-hoax-100-years-ago</link>
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