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Today in history: John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” is published
April 14, 2015Millions who have never read the book have seen the film version starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford.
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Today in history: A step forward for disability rights movement
April 13, 2015On this date in 1990, exactly 25 years ago, a graphic designer named Dan Wilkins founded a firm called The Nth Degree.
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The Americans: “One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov”
April 10, 2015"As we near the end of the season, many of the pieces that have been laid out are coming together."
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Erwin Marquit, 89: a lifelong communist
April 9, 2015Marquit was in the audience listening at the 30th Convention of the CPUSA when John Bachtell paid tribute to Party members who had died since the previous convention.
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Today in history: The Civil War ends
April 9, 2015The death toll is estimated at perhaps as many as 750,000, out of a total U.S. population of only 30 million at the time.
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