Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
Faith & Spirituality |
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| Gilbert Tennent and the Great Awakening |
| Born in Ireland in 1703, it is doubtful that Gilbert Tennent had any idea of where his life would take him, or that his future would be in the United States, for that matter. |
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| History & Genealogy |
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| Gold Rush |
| "Gold! Gold! Gold in the American River!" James Marshall, an American carpenter and sawmill operator, discovered gold on January 24, 1848 in the American River at Sutter's Mill in Northern California. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| Intriguing Mysteries of History |
| * On February 17, 1920, a young woman was pulled out of a canal in Berlin. She spent several months in a mental hospital and over a year after her suicide attempt, she identified herself as Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas of Russia. |
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| When Does Paranormal Become Normal? |
| We use the word "paranormal" in reference to things that are outside the range of normal experience or scientific explanation. Its prefix (para) is derived from the Latin for "outside" or "against," so a paranormal experience is one that is outside the realm of scientific understanding. |
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