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100 Years of Brazilian History in Pictures

From an article by Sérgio Dávila published in the Google Blog: Over 10,000 photographs showing landmark moments in history, culture and society by Folha de S.Paulo, the iconic Brazilian newspaper, now online for the first time. For almost three decades, I have been working at Folha de S.Paulo, a São Paulo-based newspaper founded in 1921 that …

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Great Chicago Fire of 1871

One dark night, when people were in bed, Mrs. O’ Leary lit a lantern in her shed, The cow kicked it over, winked its eye, and said, There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. 152 years ago, a great fire roared through the city of Chicago. No one knows for sure whether …

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Great Chicago Fire of 1871

One dark night, when people were in bed, Mrs. O’ Leary lit a lantern in her shed, The cow kicked it over, winked its eye, and said, There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight. 152 years ago, a great fire roared through the city of Chicago. No one knows for sure whether …

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