
Fall of Maximilien Robespierre
The fall of Maximilien Robespierre, or the Coup of 9 Thermidor, was a series of events that resulted in the arrests and executions of Robespierre and …
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Nope, Stonehenge Isn't an Ancient Calendar After All, Scientists Say
Rising from the flat expanse of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, the monoliths at the center of ancient wonder that is Stonehenge echo an era …
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Thanks, Ron DeSantis: Florida School District Pulls ‘Ruby Bridges’ Movie After 1 White Parent Complains
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Ten Painful Stories of the Dutch Colonial Slave Trade
In 1646, João Mina, an enslaved sugar plantation worker from West Africa in what was then Portuguese Brazil, fled to Dutch Brazil, where the Dutch …
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Listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh Being Read in its Original Ancient Language, Akkadian
Long ago, in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, Akkadian was the dominant language. And, for centuries, it remained the lingua franca in the …
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Thanks, Ron DeSantis: Florida School District Pulls ‘Ruby Bridges’ Movie After 1 White Parent Complains
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People are raving about how much easier it is to read with 'bionic reading' font
This viral tool could be a game-changer for some. Reading is a fundamental tool of learning for most people, which is why it's one of the first things …