While most of the coinage one encounters in everyday life is worth only face value, some truly rare nickels from the past ...

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Sixty-two years ago today, on October 5, 1962, a single song marked the start of the most influential band in modern music history. “Love Me Do” introduced The Beatles to the world and launched a ...

Today we look at panoramic maps that are in the Library of Congress’s archives. The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late 19th ...

Howard Carter opens the innermost shrine of King Tutankhamun's tomb near Luxor, Egypt which one of carter's water boy found the steps down to. Photo by New York Times, Wikimedia Commons The month of ...

Baylor University has been named by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption as one of the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces of 2025, an annual list that recognizes the organizations who strive to ...

Newly discovered prehistoric artwork suggests how a pioneering sect of desert nomads, unknown to history until now, carved out an existence about 12,000 years ago in the harsh environment of northern ...

When it comes to severe weather events, disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires tend worry people the most. They’re the ones you know are coming, after all, so you have time to worry.

The ‘‘Our towns’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries have been copied from the October 1925 issues of the New Paltz Independent.

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Thanks to the surge in demand and excitement surrounding AI technologies, Nvidia has seen massive sales and earnings growth over the last five years. In turn, these performance wins have helped power ...

The world map is ever-evolving, with new countries emerging from historical shifts and political transformations. These newly formed nations often carry vibrant stories of struggle, resilience, and ...