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|\n| 5) A text book describing the civil war. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) Neil Armstrong giving an interview about being the first man to walk on the moon. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) An interview with Ray Croc (founder of McDonalds) describing his time at McDonalds. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) A Vietnam veteran talking about the war in Vietnam. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) A website describing what the first World's Fair was like. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.  \u003Cbr>15. |  |  |  |\n| 12) The diary of the Caleb Bradham (creator of 'Pepsi') describing his early life. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) A newspaper article from 1941 describing the 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