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"When good Americans die, they go to Paris.”Oscar Wilde.Wilde may not have been American, but he was good ( and his words and work are still a source of inspiration) and he died penniless at  Hôtel d'Alsace , Paris, 30th  November 1900, three years  after being exiled from England, 
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A Brief History of Greenwich Village
The area which is now Greenwich Village was once marshland and 16th century Native Americans referred to it as Sapokanikan ("tobacco field"). After the Dutch settlers drove the Indians off the land they cleared it and turned it into pasture

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The Legendary Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Part One of Two

On the 25th December 1977 over 28 million people tuned in to a television show that had become a national institution. As much a part of Christmas as the Queen's Speech, Turkey and Plum Pudding, Morecambe and Wise's Christmas Day Special was an event not to be missed
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Sicilian Coastal Islands ( It’s So Nice to Get Away)
There are a number of islands around Sicily which offer great holiday getaways and great beaches. The Aeolians (or "Lipari Islands") and Malta (a sovereign nation but part of the Kingdom of Sicily under the Knights of Malta until 1797) are described on dedicated pages, while information on tiny Mozia will be found on the Marsala page.
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