Randal A. Burd, Jr.

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  American Folklore: Did Betsy Ross Really Create the First American Flag?

  Almost every nation has a Flag Day, and for the United States of America, the 14th of...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. June 13, 2015
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  I Loathe Lucy: Statue of Late Actress Causes Distress for Fans and Locals

  Celeron, New York, may indeed love Lucille Ball, the late actress and comedian who starred in the...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. April 26, 2015
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  Medieval Medicine: Will a 9th Century Eye Ointment Finally Kill MRSA?

  Miles Freeman was an outstanding student and a physically healthy, talented athlete. But an illness which began...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. April 14, 2015
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  Locks of Love Redux: Addressing Reader Concerns Regarding Hair Donation

  In a previous article, “Disadvantaged Donors: Untangling the Truth Behind Locks of Love,” I revealed how a...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. April 2, 2015
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  The Final Frontier: Facebook Would Bring the Internet to the Third World

  The Internet has drastically changed the daily lives of countless people around the world. It is not...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. March 31, 2015
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  Artists Gone Wild: Controversies in Commissioned Artwork

  In an interview with the A.V. Club posted on 16 September 1999, Yoko Ono said, “Controversy is part...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. March 30, 2015
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  Digging Up Bones: The Discovery of King Richard III

  In a place called Bosworth Field on the 22nd of August 1485, Richard III, King of England,...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. March 6, 2015
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  The Italian Bride of Chicago: The Exhumation of Julia Buccola-Petta

  The topic of a well-preserved corpse known as the “Italian Bride” which became a tourist attraction is...

  Randal A. Burd, Jr. February 6, 2015