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William Walker: The American Mercenary Who Named Himself President of Nicaragua
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Before being executed in 1860 for his misadventures, William Walker, known as a 'filibuster,' raised a private army and briefly installed himself as the president of Nicaragua.
Can You Pass This High School Vocabulary Quiz?
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Do you remember what a hypotenuse is? Do you know what emojis were called in the year 3000 BC? Can you remember how to spell pharaoh, and what photosynthesis does? If all those questions sound easy to you, put your skills to the test in this high school vocab quiz.
H.R. 8 Mandates Gun Background Checks. Why Is It Stuck in the Senate?
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H.R. 8, which passed the House last year, would eliminate private gun sale loopholes and require nearly universal background checks. But it faces difficult odds of passage in the Senate.