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The history of golf balls
Fore! The history of golf balls

What’s the history of golf balls? The first ones were made of leather of untanned bull’s hide – but golf balls have changed a lot over the years. Here’s a look!

How the railroads first crossed America, from Atlantic to Pacific

The most dramatic and best-known story of railroading in the United States is the connecting of the Atlantic and the Pacific by railroad in 1869, tying of the oceans together by rail across the heart of the United States

Gold Rush in California - Currier and Ives
How the California Gold Rush of 1849 began, and what life was really like for the miners

How did the great Gold Rush of 1849 get started? Find out its history, how it made people rich and poor – and helped make California what it is today.

 
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