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“#NY Times’ latest bid to double down on rewriting US history” Some people just don’t take correction well. The New York Times Magazine was rebuked two summers ago for the 1619 Project, an essay collection that proposed, as the Times itself announced, “to reframe American history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery…
“#Canadians paid the price for British mistakes in Dieppe, says British historian” In his book Operation Jubilee, military historian Patrick Bishop offers a retelling of the raid during the war in 1942 and its cost to Canadian lives The failure of the Second World War raid on Dieppe on Aug. 19, 1942—which saw 3,367 Canadians…
“#World’s largest ‘treasure hoard’ worth over $20 billion may soon be found” A team of treasure hunters could be on the verge of unearthing the “world’s largest treasure hoard” said to be worth over $20 billion. The team, known as the “Temple Twelve,” have been searching in Finland for the “Lemminkainen Hoard” which consists of…
“#What Halloween candy came out the decade you were born?” While far older than today’s youngest trick or treaters, many popular American candies were created just a few decades ago. Knowing what candy debuted the decade of your birth may not have astrological significance, but it is a fun way to get a better sense…
“#Scientists in China find preserved fossil that may contain healthy dinosaur DNA” Jurassic Park could become reality after experts unearthed a fossil that may contain dinosaur DNA. Scientists believe it may have the first prehistoric genetic code yet discovered. If experts can extract the information, it raises the prospect of cloning a dinosaur — just…
“#Our ancient ancestors may have been more civilized than we are” A new book offers a version of history in which we lived for thousands of years in large and complex societies without kings or cops We like to think of ourselves as living in scientific times, but what if the familiar story of “civilization”…
27 years ago—on September 26, 1996—IBM launched OS/2 Warp Version 4, its last major attempt to compete with Microsoft Windows in desktop operating systems. While a competent and highly regarded OS, it didn’t take the OS crown. Here’s a look at why Warp 4 was special—and how it lives on in unexpected ways. OS/2: IBM’s…
“#Jacob Riis’ reporting may have made life harder for today’s poor” Some crises never seem to change, and in New York, it’s our housing crisis. For those of low income, there simply isn’t enough that’s affordable. We declared a housing emergency after World War II — that’s when rent control started — and, as a…
“#Squaw Valley Ski Resort renamed ‘Palisades Tahoe’ after dropping offensive term” SAN FRANCISCO — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native American women changed its name to Palisades Tahoe Monday. Resort officials had begun searching for a new name last year amid a reckoning over racial injustice. The renaming…
“#Fossil of previously unknown four-legged whale found in Egypt” CAIRO, Aug 25 – Scientists said on Wednesday they had discovered the 43 million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown amphibious four-legged whale species in Egypt that helps trace the transition of whales from land to sea. The newly discovered whale belongs to the Protocetidae, a group…