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Lincoln's Integrity | 正直的林肯
The article highlights Abraham Lincoln's unwavering integrity as a lawyer through two anecdotes: ...
Historian Seeks Napoleon DNA Test | 历史学家寻求拿破仑DNA测试
A French historian, Bruno Roy-Henry, is challenging the French government to allow a DNA test on ...
Confucius: The Sage and His Legacy | 孔子：圣人与他的遗产
Confucius (551 B.C.), China's great sage and teacher, founded a philosophy centered on innate hum...
Nancy Wake: The White Mouse | 南希·韦克：代号“白鼠”
Nancy Wake, known as the "White Mouse," evolved from a journalist witnessing Nazi brutality to a ...
Confucius: Life and Legacy | 孔子：生平与哲学遗产
Confucius, born a peasant, developed a philosophy centered on moral cultivation, social harmony, ...
A Great Friendship | 伟大的友谊
This article recounts the profound 50-year friendship between American Founding Fathers Thomas Je...
Obama's Landslide Victory and the U.S. Electoral System | 奥巴马压倒性胜利与美国选举制度
This article explains key English vocabulary and concepts from the 2008 U.S. presidential electio...
Churchill's Wartime Bunker to Open to Public | 丘吉尔战时密室重见天日
Winston Churchill's secret WWII underground bunker, the nerve center of British war planning, is ...
Alfred Nobel: A Man of Contrasts | 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔：一个充满矛盾的人
Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prizes, was a paradoxical...
Winston Churchill: His Other Life | 温斯顿·丘吉尔：生活的另一面
This article, written by Churchill's child, reveals how the statesman discovered painting as a pr...
Benjamin Franklin and His Modern Impersonator | 本杰明·富兰克林与现代扮演者
This article explores the multifaceted legacy of Benjamin Franklin—inventor, statesman, and wit—a...
Andrew Carnegie | 安德鲁·卡内基
Andrew Carnegie built the U.S. steel industry and amassed great wealth through savvy business str...
Newton's Scientific Legacy | 牛顿的科学遗产
This article details Isaac Newton's pivotal scientific contributions after 1669, including his de...
Benjamin Franklin: A Self-Made Legend | 本杰明·富兰克林：自力更生的传奇
The article chronicles Benjamin Franklin's remarkable journey from humble beginnings as a poor, u...
Betsy Ross: First Flag Maker? | 贝琪·罗斯：第一面国旗的制作者？
The article explores the debated legend of Betsy Ross sewing the first U.S. flag. It presents her...
Bin Laden: A Shy and Courteous Boy | 本·拉登：一个害羞而谦逊的男孩
A former British teacher described the young Osama bin Laden as a shy, courteous, and outstanding...
Genius at Work | 天才在工作
This article recounts two childhood anecdotes of Henry Ford that foreshadowed his mechanical geni...
Solo Balloon Quest: Fossett's Sixth Attempt | 孤胆追梦：福塞特的第六次热气球环球之旅
In August 2001, American adventurer Steve Fossett embarked on his sixth solo balloon attempt to c...
The Mystery of the Famous Word Collector | 著名词汇收集者的谜团
The first Oxford English Dictionary's most prolific contributor, William Chester Minor, was revea...
Henry Ford and the Assembly Line | 亨利·福特与流水线
The article explores Henry Ford's revolutionary introduction of the assembly line, inspired by sl...