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Mother's Day Founder Anna Jarvis Fought to Have the Holiday Abolished
Years after she founded Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis realized that she had lost control of the holiday she helped create....
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Rejected Designs for the Great Seal of the United States
This month marks the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the Great Seal of the United States, which is most often seen on the back of the $1 bill. But if John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin had their way, the seal would look very different. John Adams'...
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