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BY J. MARK POWELL InsideSources.com Technology has eliminated many jobs over the years. Buggy whip makers have been out of business since William McKinley was… Login to continue reading Login…

The yellow taxi pulled up to a sidewalk in downtown Milwaukee.

An out-of-wedlock pregnancy …Palace intrigue and backstabbing …A headstrong monarch scorched by public fury …It may sound like business as usual at Buckingham Palace, but you won’t find this story in Fleet Street tabloids.

It’s an indelible icon of America’s early 20th century: A bowler hat and a toothbrush mustache, baggy trousers with worn-out shoes, a cheap cane, and a funny walk, all garnished with an impishly shy smile.For over a century, we’ve recognized them as the trademarks of Charlie Chaplin’s beloved Little Tramp character.

Certain chores in life aren’t fun, but they are necessary.

Back in the 1940s, comedian W.C.

Babies can be stubborn.

Inspiration is unfair.

The words once echoed through countless classrooms.“Up from the meadows rich with corn,clear in the cool September morn;The clustered spires of Frederick stand,green-walled by the hills of Maryland.”It’s John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Barbara Fritchie,” an American classic.

The U-boat skipper stared through his periscope through the murky September waters of the North Atlantic.