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Flushing Remonstrance (Historic Document) - On This Day

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Historical Context In 1657 the areas we now know as New York, New Jersey, Delaware and some surrounding places were controlled by the Dutch, as a colony known as New Netherland. The Director-General of this province was Peter Stuyvesant, who in 1656 outlawed all religious gatherings that were not a part of the Dutch Reformed Church. This earned the ire of local Quaker settlements which had among English settlers in various towns. Read More...

Gavana Nanok amtupia Raila maneno makali mbele ya umma

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- Nanok alisema Raila ni mtu ambaye huwazawadi viongozi wa Nyanza pekee - Alisema tangu handshake ifanywe, ni Mbadi, Orengo na Junet wamefaidika - Vile vile alimlaumu Raila akisema aliagiza atimuliwe kutoka wadhifa wake ndani ya ODM Gavana wa Turkana Josephat Nanok Ijumaa, Agosti 16, alimkabili kiongozi wa ODM Raila Odinga kwa maneno makali walipokutana kwenye sherehe za jamii ya Waturkana. Nanok alimwambia Raila kuwa, licha ya jamii ya Waturkana haswa kwenye kaunti hiyo, kumuunga mkono asilimia mia kwa mia kwenye uchaguzi wa urais wa 2017, aliisahau alipoingia kwenye serikali kupitia kwa makubaliano yake na Rais Uhuru Kenyatta, maarufu kama handshake. Read More...

History Suggests the Memes Might Actually Help Harris Win

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Memes of Kamala Harris talking about falling out of a coconut tree, featuring clips of her laughing and dancing, are all over social media. Set to songs by this summer’s pop stars, from Charli XCX and Chappell Roan to Taylor Swift, the videos include Harris’ now-famous lines. With a laugh, she says: “You think you fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you. Read More...