Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
History & Genealogy |
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| Ferdinand & World War I |
| World War I was started by an almost insignificant event -- if such an event can be called insignificant. But the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the ignition of the tinder that surrounded the dynamite which turned into World War I. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Blarney! American Misconceptions About St. Patrick’s Day |
| Americans have a long tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day each March 17th with plenty of green beer and pinches to go around. But where did these traditions come from? Did our Irish ancestors bring them to America when they immigrated? |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| The Dukes of Hazzard – What Do You Remember? |
| Just the good ole’ boys, never meanin’ no harm. Beats all ya ever saw, been in trouble with the law since they day they were born. Did you know that Waylon Jennings not only wrote this theme song for the Dukes of Hazzard, but he actually narrated the show throughout it’s entire duration? |
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| The Computer Is Born: A Factual Timeline |
| In the last 30 years, the world has experienced an infusion of technology all stemming from the inception of the computer. Where were you when all this was happening? 1965 The first network experiment was directed by Larry Roberts at MIT Lincoln Lab, two computers talked to each other. |
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