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The Salt
2:24 am
Wed April 24, 2013

How Coffee Influenced The Course Of History

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An overseer sits in the shade while workers collect coffee beans on a Brazilian plantation, circa 1750.
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Originally published on Wed April 24, 2013 11:32 am

Coffee is a powerful beverage. On a personal level, it helps keep us awake and active. On a much broader level, it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our culture.

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Arts and Entertainment
12:46 pm
Fri March 1, 2013

Why ''Advancing American Art'' Was Interrupted

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On March 2, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art opened a recently-reassembled exhibit of modern American art the U.S. State Department recalled from an overseas tour in the 1940’s.

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