Jack Hawkins articles

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Few figures in modern history embody resilience, forgiveness, and vision as profoundly as Nelson Mandela. Emerging from nearly three decades of imprisonment, he chose not anger, but reconciliation. His life story is one of extraordinary courage and unwavering dedication to justice.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn’t just a Supreme Court justice—she was a force of nature. She went toe-to-toe with cancer, worked from her hospital bed, and still managed to become a cultural icon nicknamed “The Notorious RBG.” Her life is proof that one woman with grit, brains, and a killer workout routine can shake up the world and rewrite the rules.

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Winning a medal at the Olympics is the pinnacle of sport, but what happened when these athletes had their medals stripped from them?

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What does "Back in the day" mean to you? If you're older than 30, you likely have a very different recollection of your childhood than those born after the 2000s. Remember not having to waste 5 minutes choosing from options on customer service lines? Appliances that lasted forever? Then you'll probably find many other things that were better back in the day on our list.

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Luka Dončić's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Dallas Mavericks for Lakers' center, Anthony Davis rocked the NBA world on February 4th, 2025. In a trade that nobody saw coming, least of all Dončić, it got us thinking about some of the other big trades in NBA history. Let's go over some of the most historic ones.

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Whether you can speak a rare language in the U.S. or speak English as your first language and are also a speaker of one of these rare languages, they're an important insight into American history. Let's examine some of America's rarest languages, whether they're considered vulnerable, endangered, or safe, and how many still speak these lost mother tongues.

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The Super Bowl is one of America's greatest sporting events of the year, as the best football teams in the country face off to be crowned Super Bowl champions. But, perhaps more appealing than the game itself is the Half Time Show. The musical performance, usually headlined by one of the year's top performers in the previous year, draws an average of 110 and 120 million viewers. Let's examine some of the best and worst Super Bowl Half Time Shows ever.

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One of America's greatest sporting events of the year is just around the corner. The Super Bowl occurs on February 9th annually, drawing an average viewership of 123 million people. But what were some of the greatest moments of the past Super Bowls?

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We have already seen the disastrous consequences of climate change in 2025, with the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and California more broadly, in what was supposed to be the wet season on the west coast. But how else will climate change affect us in 2025? Let's examine the predictions that top scientists are making for this year.



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