History
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Transcontinental Railroad Created National Market, Spurred Western Industry
WASHINGTON, July 10 — The transcontinental railroad, that great steel sinew binding the American continent, did not merely…
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Apollo Program History: How the US Won the First Moon Race
ISLAMABAD, July 6 — The Apollo 11 moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, remains one…
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Myanmar’s Ancient Monastery Destroyed, Cultural Loss Confirmed Officially
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Scientists Discover Jurassic Theropod in Kyrgyzstan
A groundbreaking discovery is set to redefine our understanding of the ancient world, as scientists confirm the finding…
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The Victoria Comes Home: Magellan’s Voyage First Circles the Globe
LISBON, July 8 — Against this backdrop of a world still charting its own uncertain seas, the legacy…
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Copper’s Natural Availability Sparks Major Technological Advancement in Human History
Copper stands out among metals because it can be found in nature in a form that requires no…
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Rudolf Diesel’s Engine: A Century of Innovation and Mystery
PARIS, July 6 — On a late summer evening in 1913, Rudolf Diesel boarded the steamship Dresden in…
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Portuguese Discovery Sparks Longest Gold Rush in Amazon History
The arrival of Portuguese explorers in the Amazon during the 1690s brought an unexpected discovery: gold. This find…
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Brazil’s Gold Rush Legacy Dates Back to 17th Century Discovery
The saga of gold mining in Brazil stretches back to the 1690s, when Portuguese explorers unearthed the rich…
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Antigone And Creon: When Divine Duty Collides With A King’s Law
LONDON, July 16 — Civil disobedience, the active and professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws,…
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Stone Age Wall in Baltic Sea May Be Oldest Man-Made Structure
Archaeologists have identified a kilometer-long stone wall submerged in the Bay of Mecklenburg, a discovery that may represent…
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Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on Supreme Court, Dies at 93
She was 93 years old. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme…
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The Mountain That Ruined Summer: How Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Changed the World
The record opens on April 5, 1815, when Mount Tambora, a giant volcano on the Indonesian island of…
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Historic Cotton Tree Falls in Devastating Freetown Rainstorm Disaster
A powerful rainstorm that struck Freetown, Sierra Leone, on the night of May 24, 2023, caused the collapse…
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Freetown Rainstorm Fells Historic Cotton Tree
A powerful rainstorm swept through Freetown, Sierra Leone on May 24, 2023, leaving a trail of destruction in…
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Manila’s Historic Post Office Gutted by Fire, Mail System in Jeopardy
A fire that swept through the Manila Central Post Office on May 21, 2023, has severely damaged the…
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Fire Damages Historic Manila Central Post Office
A massive fire broke out at the Manila Central Post Office in Manila, Philippines, on May 21, 2023,…
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First Full Scroll Read: Vesuvius Challenge Recovers Lost Herculaneum Text
Two thousand years ago, Mount Vesuvius erupted. It buried Pompeii in ash and Herculaneum in superheated gas. The…
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TVA Transformed Depression-Era South With Dams and Power
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The Tennessee Valley Authority was created by an act of the U.S. Congress on…
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Spanish Allies and Local Enmities Toppled the Aztec Empire
MEXICO CITY, July 8 — A new assessment of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire has drawn…
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The Secret Chief Designer Behind Every Soviet First
MOSCOW, July 8 — The shift is finally complete. For decades, the man who made the Soviet Union…
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The Money Behind Columbus and the 2,300-Mile Mistake
GENOA, July 8 — Five centuries after his death, the mechanics of Christopher Columbus’s enterprise still reward scrutiny.…
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How the Indus Valley Civilization Built Its Drains, Grids and Great Bath
ISLAMABAD, July 19 — The Indus Valley Civilisation, which flourished from 3300 to 1300 BCE, is increasingly drawing…
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Scissors Evolution Traced Back to 1500 BC Egypt
On December 23, 2019, a review of the history and development of scissors highlighted their importance as one…
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