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    • The Resolute Desk

      It began as a mighty oak tree that was called into service by the British Navy. The timbers from the oak tree were used to construct the HMS Resolute. When two British ships were lost in search of a northwest passage through the Arctic Circle, the HMS Resolute was...

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    • Judo

      Kanō Jigorō was born in 1860 in Japan. His father was a major influence on his life after his mother died when he was 9 years old. With income from a sake business, Kanō’s father ensured that he had a good education. Kanō was enrolled in private schools and had a...

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    • Ragtime Music

      Charles (Buddy) Bolden was born in 1877 in New Orleans. Not much is known about his early youth and much is unconfirmed myths. One thing that is known is that his father died when he was six. Buddy played the cornet. One of the stories told about his life was that he...

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    • Tap Dancing (and more)

      His name was believed to be William Lane, but he went by his stage name of Master Juba. He was thought to be born in Rhode Island around 1825 to free parents. As a young man, he lived in slums in New York that was the home to African Americans and Irish immigrants....

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