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At the close of the American Civil War, many southerners were left in ruins.  For the most loyal of [...]

Twenty-nine year old Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima, Japan, about to return home from a business trip, [...]

The Eastern Emerald Elysia is a green sea slug.  Pictured above, one may mistake it for a leaf.   In doing [...]

On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty, an informal group of would-be American revolutionaries, dumped 342 [...]

Sometimes, a picture is worth 1,000 words.  Other times, like now, they require more explanation. What you [...]

The first major land battle of the United States Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run.  In July of [...]

Lithuania, 1893. Charles Wainman did what many have done, before and since — he didn’t finish his [...]

On December 1, 1948, a man’s body was found on a beach in Australia.  He carried no identification.  [...]

Jeopardy!, the television game show, has been on air continuously since September 10, 1984.    It is a [...]

Over this past summer, Russia experienced a series of wildfires.  The first one broke out in July 29th; [...]