> But by the 1740s, the first signs could be seen of a spectacular change.… more
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> Stallman [...] was well versed in the copyright nuances. He asked the other… more
> One of my family's favorite children's book characters is Curious George, the… more
> In this article, we'll examine the history of ATMs—by IBM. IBM was just one… more
> N95s are made from meltblown polypropylene, produced from plastic pellets… more
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> What I want to note here is that these actions were not disconnected or… more
> Given that mindset – the assumption that ‘superior races’ must dominate,… more
> On a Depression-era dinner table sat a can of milk that wasn’t quite milk. It… more
> For 600 years, the waters off Copenhagen have hidden an exceptional secret.… more
> What every South Korean man agrees on is that serving in the military is a… more
> Denmark has effectively eliminated infections with the two biggest… more
> The story of Swiss watchmaking began in Geneva in the 1540s. At the behest of… more
> Parody is protected by “fair use” copyright doctrine when it’s used for the… more
> Shortly after the end of the Second World War, a German man visited his eye… more
> The clearest tragedy during the early desegregation process was the… more
> By the age of 27, he was appointed the Photographic Director for the… more
> In The Land Trap, Mike Bird writes that land holdings remain the single… more
> Before 2006, the Takeover Panel had no statutory authority at all, but… more
> [R]efrigerators are not only appliances: they are also a key component in the… more
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> For more than 400 years, historians, myself included, have accepted the… more
> A man named Sean, who works as a military contractor—one of several Green… more
> I am, strictly speaking, an “attender” and not a “member” of my Quaker… more
> I didn't realize that the more popular texts didn't cover the details of… more
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> Bowditch: [...] A spy there under our very roof was our babysitter, Klaus… more
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> After sustained campaigning in Britain, the Slavery Abolition Act came into… more
> Starting as individual traveling traders, the Hansa built up coalitions for… more
> In the 1930s, the Los Angeles Welfare Department began deporting hospital… more
In Bret Devereaux's Fourth of July post, he starts with a bit of history just… more