The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
The international scientific community rebuffed this hypothesis. They were looking outside Africa for human origins and ...
The Doctor and the Pilot Who Saved the Eyesight of Millions
Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.
The Ultrarich Weren’t Always This Selfish
A fragile, irreplaceable object of significance to the shared cultural history of all humanity was being kept in a hot, humid ...
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Snakes, Birds, and Dragons: Decoding Niki de Saint Phalle’s Glittering Pop Bestiary
Throughout her practice, Niki Saint Phalle repeatedly referenced a personal and mythical bestiary that she brought to life in ...
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On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
In 1969, Jordan receives flag that flew over Washington, D.C.
Nov. 12, 1896 The New Era Band will give a grand ball at Concordia Hall on Thanksgiving evening, music by the Ideal Orchestra. Tickets are 50 cents a couple. Plant to attend. Wm. H.