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Pope John Paul II born, 1920
On May 18, 1920, Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in the Polish town of Wadowice, 35 miles southwest of Krakow. Wojtyla went on to become Pope John Paul II, history…
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The First Great American Road Trip
As millions of Americans hit the road for the holiday, take a look back at the first cross-country road trip in 1903.













