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Nylon Stocking Day (May 15, 1940)
Christa Mackey, BellaOnline's Today in History Editor
Prior to 1940, women's hosiery consisted of wool, cotton, or silk stockings. But, with an important discovery made by Julian Hill and Wallace Carothers, the legs of American women were changed and the developments have not slowed down.
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Amputee Veterans and Segways = Mobility
Severely wounded Veterans are now able to dramatically increase mobility with donated Segways. Check out how it works and how you can help.
Know Your Foe - Anti-Contraception Activists
Think that anti-choice activists are only out to stop abortion? Think again. There is a new issue they are tackling now - your right to use the birth control pill.
Why “Three/Fifths”?
The “three/fifths” ratio, used in the Constitution to apportion the slave population, was not new to the Founding Fathers as they framed that document; it had been suggested earlier when trying to decide taxation under the Articles of Confederation.

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