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In 1867, United States Secretary of State William Seward signed a treaty with the Empire of Russia t
On April 30, 1943, a Spanish fisherman came across the floating body of Major William Martin of the
On May 28, 1828, a 16-year-old boy mysteriously appeared in Nuremberg, Bavaria. He had a letter in h
It the one of the world’s most commonly used condiments. Even though it is most often associated wit
History remembers the rulers and the leaders. We know of Napoleon, Caesar, Elizabeth, Ghengis Khan,
Every so often you need to step back and take an assessment of where you’ve been and where you are g
Earth is a big place. Really big. And on it are mountains, deserts, rivers, and swamps. Some of thos
The Lockheed SR-71, nicknamed the Blackbird, holds the record for the fastest airplane ever. A recor
The US one-cent coin has been a part of American currency since the country started issuing money in
In the late 50s and early 60s, the US space program wasn’t doing great. The Soviets had beaten the U
Sometimes the best way to win is simply not to lose. This strategy is called the Fabian Strategy and
Sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest impact. There is no better example of this in the
Here is a question I’m pretty sure no one listening to this has ever bothered to ask: Who is the cur
On March 23, 1989, two electrochemists from the University of Utah, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley P
In most sports, there are always debates about who is the greatest of all-time. Baseball can argue a
If you are from Hungary, you have probably heard the story of Károly Takács. If you aren’t from Hung
On May 8, 1980, officials from the World Health Organization announced that smallpox, the disease wh
In 1908, in the middle of the Siberian wilderness, near the Tunguska River, an explosion took place
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest, oldest, and most significant buildings i
The Electoral College is a lot like figure skating. People only care about it every four years. Unli
