Heart-wrenching story of little dog Laika who was sent into space but never returned from mission
Laika was a Russian dog who was sent on a one-way trip into space and has become a symbol for the use of animals in ...
Smithsonian caught in the crosshairs of Trump’s history wars
Trump singled out a few museums, including the Smithsonian, dedicating a whole section of an executive order on 'saving' the ...
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my interest in the subject was sparked by visits ...
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Karnataka BJP slams Siddaramaiah govt for price hike, to conduct statewide 'Janaakrosh Yatra' from April 7
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra accuses Siddaramaiah government of Muslim appeasement. Union Minister Prahalad Joshi ...
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In the crosshairs: Trump opens up a new front in the history wars | Opinion
I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my interest in the subject was sparked by visits ...
Scholar calls for restoration of Canada’s historic figures in response to US aggressive actions
Recently the Bay Observer published an article by Paul W. Bennett, for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in which he decried ...
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Dublin's Molly Malone statue to get stewards to stop 'groping'
Stewards are to be stationed next to a statue of Molly Malone in Dublin to discourage people from touching it. Dublin City Council is running a pilot scheme for a week in May after complaints of ...
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Life-sized statue of Roman priestess discovered in Pompeii
A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility cult. The statue decorated the façade of a monumental tomb dedicated ...