The Year 1900
The year 1900 was a pivotal year in world history. It was the end of the 19th century and on the cusp of the 20th century. Many of the technical advances that would come to define the next 100 years...
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The Black Dahlia
On January 15, 1947, a young woman was found dead in Los Angeles, California. She was found naked, cut in half, and drained of blood. When the crime was reported in the newspaper, the woman receiv...
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Dendrochronology
One of the most essential aspects of archeology is dating objects found in the past, and one of the most critical tools in dating historic objects is dendochronology. Dendrochronology, also called t...
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Star Wars
A long time ago in a city far, far away…. A young director with several films under his belt had an idea for a movie. His idea was to create a modern version of an old space adventure film like Flash...
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The Arctic and the North Pole
Located above 66°33? Latitude North is the region we call the Arctic. The Arctic is unlike any other environment on Earth, even the Antarctic. It is sparsely populated and has unique wildlife and a ...
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Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War
In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal Barca, led an army into the Italian peninsula and terrorized Rome for over a decade, despite hav...
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The Never Ending Voyager Missions
In 1977, NASA took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime alignment of the planets to send two probes to the outermost reaches of the solar system. They sent back the best images and data yet available a...
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Leonardo da Vinci
On April 15, 1452, a child was born, the illegitimate son of a peasant woman and a local notary in the village of Vinci, which was then part of the Republic of Florence. Given his illegitimate statu...
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