1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Item # 55283 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Department 56 Classic Cars Item # 55283 This beautiful collectible from Department 56 makes a memorable collectible gift or a great addition to your own Department 56 collection. More info...

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In its pure form, Glass is a transparent, relatively strong, hard-wear
These desirable properties lead to the very many uses of glass. Can be made in several layers, engraved, enameled, gilded, or painted. Alongside the preference for items decorated in the style of the High Renaissance, there emerged a demand for reproduction objects of other periods... Oct 09 2004 11:00 GMT

Today in History September 15 Rosh Hashanah, 5765 begins at sunset ht
A day like today in History September 15: Rosh Hashanah, 5765 begins at sunset1821 - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador proclaimed independence from Spain 1916 - Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during World War I, were first used in combat at the Battle of the Somme. 1935 - Nazi Germany adopted the Nuremberg Laws, which deprived German Jews of citizenship, and a new national flag with the Swastika. 1950 - Incheon Landing: United States forces landed at Incheon, Korea 1952 - United Nations gave Eritrea to Ethiopia 1963 - A bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church, an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing several children. http://vialin.com Daily Press. Sep 15 2004 14:05 GMT

The History of the 1943 Steel Cent
From 1909 to 1942, the Lincoln Cent was composed of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. That all changed in 1943, as for the first and only time, a coin was made out of steel, which was quite a contradict

 

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