The Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre:

The Boston Massacre, called the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation.

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Vocabulary - Lexington

Lexington:

A town in northeastern Massachusetts. It was the scene of the first battle in the American Revolution.

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The African-American Civil Rights Movement

The African-American Civil Rights Movement:

The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the social movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against black Americans and restoring voting rights to them. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1955 and 1968, particularly in the South. The emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, economic and political self-sufficiency, and freedom from oppression by white Americans.

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Now I lay me down to sleep

Now I lay me down to sleep:

Now I lay me down to sleep is a classic children's bedtime prayer from the 18th century.

Thank you Lord for another day,
The chance to learn, the chance to play.
Now as I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Please, guard me, Jesus, through the night,
And keep me safe till morning's light.
But should I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
And should I live for other days,
I pray that God will guide my ways.
Amen

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Iranians - Sarah Shahi

Sarah Shahi:

Aahoo Jahansouz "Sarah" Shahi, born January 10, 1980, is an American actress. Sarah Shahi was born and grew up in Euless, Texas. She has an Iranian father, Abbas Shahi, and a Spanish mother, known as Mahmonir, who was an interior designer. Her father's family left their homeland two years before the Iranian Revolution. Her birthname is Ahoo.

Shahi adopted Sarah as her name in second grade after hearing the song "Sarah" because she was "tormented" by other children. At her father's behest she grew up speaking Persian, as well as English. She's the great-great-granddaughter of Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar of the Qajar Dynasty, who ruled Iran from 1797-1834.

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Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi:

Wow! I didn't know this beautiful lady staring in HIMYM as Nora was an Iranian. Nazanin, born 22 May, 1980, is currently living in the U.S. Below is a picture of Nazanin Boniadi. She is really Nazanin (meaning beautiful).

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Vocabulary - Illuminati

Illuminati:

The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name given to several groups, both real (historical) and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776. In more modern contexts the name refers to a purported conspiratorial organization which is alleged to mastermind events and control world affairs through governments and corporations to establish a New World Order. In this context the Illuminati are usually represented as a modern version or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati.

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