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The Civil War Begins, Animals Caught on Camera, Mozart's Sister and More...
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Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins 
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Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter 

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Maria Anna Mozart: The Family's First Prodigy
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(Think Fast Answer: Parliament)A group of owls is referred to as a parliament of owls. They are mostly solitary however and can be found on every continent except Antarctica