Villanova wins NCAA basketball title in stunning upset On April 1, 1985, in one of the most shocking upsets in college basketball history, Villanova beats heavily favored, Patrick Ewing-led Georgetown, 66-64, to win the NCAA basketball title. The Wildcats, led by Dwayne McClain’s 17 points, execute a perfect game plan and shoot 79 percent from the ...
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6 Inventions That Transformed Housework Electric appliances large and small promised reduced drudgery.
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What Was Flight 93's Target? When the plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field on September 11, it was 20 minutes flying time from the nation's capital.
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8 Spies Who Leaked Atomic Bomb Intelligence to the Soviets These eight men and women (among others) shared atomic secrets that enabled the Soviet Union to successfully detonate its first nuclear weapon by 1949.
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How Ancient Rome Thrived During Pax Romana During 200 years of relative peace and prosperity, the Roman Empire reached the peak of its political and economic power.
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