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8,000 Year Old Shoes Discovered

Ancient, 8,000-year-old shoes found in a Missouri cave show that fashion in footwear is nothing new and, in fact, is much older than anyone thought. Scientists said Thursday that high-tech dating procedures indicate that the shoes are at least 2,000 years older than previously believed.

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Montezuma’s Gold

February 1519 a fleet of eleven Spanish ships landed on the coast of Mexico near the modern day port of Vera Cruz. Onboard was a force of nearly six hundred Conquistadors; led by the infamous Hernán Cortés, they had come to Mexico to conquer the land and convert its people to Christianity in the name [...]

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