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Love history? Explore this interactive collection of old maps.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI love trying to figure out the age of old maps. If there’s a globe in someone’s house, or if I find...
China Prepares to Bring Rocks From Moon’s Far Side to Earth
New York Times· 15 hours agoThe sample, which might hold clues about the origins of the moon and Earth, will be another win for...
See inside a secret Navy museum on an active base where visitors require an official escort at all...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis twin-mount 38-caliber gun turret was once used to shoot down planes on the USS Reno. A weapon...
Death and destruction in a Russian city
The Economist· 1 day agoFOR MOST people in Belgorod, a once quiet and comfortable Russian city 40km from the Ukrainian border, the war started on December 30th, 2023, almost two...
Euro 2024 takeaways: Fast starts and slow trains, old and young stars, great goals and strong views
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoAll 24 teams have now played and all 10 host cities have now staged games at the European...
What Kind of Conservative Will Trump II Be?
The American Conservative· 7 days agoIf the former President Donald Trump returns to the White House, a big question will be what kind of conservative he will be in a second term. Many of...
A Great Value Luxury Break In Vilnius, Now With Michelin-Star Dining
Forbes· 6 days agoIf you are looking for a good value city break in Europe, with history, fine dining, and fantastic...
Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoPutin and President To Lam agreed to further cooperate in education, science and technology, oil and...
The History Behind Pic Allegedly Showing a Palestinian Beach Before Israel Was Founded
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBecause some of its members had ties to the Soviet Union or to communists, others were Jewish." This...
Myanmar: The Assimilation Wars
Strategy Page· 11 hours agoOctober 21, 2019: Despite two years of effort fewer than a thousand of the million ethnic Rohingya Burmese pushed into neighboring Bangladesh have returned. This has caused a diplomatic problem ...
