Today in History – March 29 (To stay on page right-click on links to open in a new tab/window) Please note that Today in History is not archived and contents are updated daily. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons […]
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Today in History – March 6
Today in History – March 6 (To stay on page right-click on links to open in a new tab/window) Please note that Today in History is not archived and contents are updated daily. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons […]
Expired: Today in History – February 17
Today in History – February 17 (To stay on page right-click on links to open in a new tab/window) Please note that Today in History is not archived and contents are updated daily. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons […]
Expired: Today in History – February 15
Today in History – February 15 (To stay on page right-click on links to open in a new tab/window) Please note that Today in History is not archived and contents are updated daily. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons […]
Neanderthals: More knowable now than ever
2023-12-01 . . Neanderthals: More knowable now than ever They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains. Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fast. By Tim Vernimmen Neanderthals are Homo sapiens’s closest-known relative, and today we know we rubbed shoulders […]
Quick Genetic Test Offers Hope for Sick, Undiagnosed Kids. But Few Insurers Offer to Pay
2023-10-30 Quick Genetic Test Offers Hope for Sick, Undiagnosed Kids. But Few Insurers Offer to Pay. Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Just 48 hours after her birth in a Seattle-area hospital in 2021, Layla Babayev was undergoing surgery for a bowel obstruction. Two weeks later, she had another emergency surgery, and then developed […]
Happy Fourth of July 2023
Happy Fourth of July 2023 By Editorial Team Source Wikimedia Commons The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a significant holiday in the United States, celebrated annually on the 4th of July. It commemorates the day when the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from British rule […]
From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life
2022-10-20 From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life Death waits for no man – and pandemics drive the point home. Pieter Brueghel the Elder: ‘The Triumph of Death’, CC BY Nükhet Varlik, Rutgers University – Newark After the last couple of Halloweens were plagued by doubt and […]
The tale of the domesticated horse
The tale of the domesticated horse The beloved animal has shaped human history over millennia, just as people have influenced its evolution — but only recently have scientists discovered exactly when and where it went from wild to tame By Amber Dance They say dogs are man’s best friend, but horses could also claim […]
The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America’s origin story – but what happened in Virginia four months later mattered much more
The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America’s origin story – but what happened in Virginia four months later mattered much more In the 19th century, there was a campaign to link the Thanksgiving holiday to the Pilgrims. Bettman/Getty Images Peter C. Mancall, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences This year marks the […]