Events
An 11-year-old child discovered a fossilised turtle that was 48 million years old.
A virtually complete turtle shell from around 48 million years ago was found by an 11-year-old rock hunter. Before the elements could destroy it, the unbroken shell preserved a unique window into a lost river world. Near Rock Springs, Wyoming, the dark shell was half-exposed in a layer of crumbling rock, waiting at the surface.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in History
The Oregon Trail - The Road That Pulled a Nation West
Long before interstates sliced across the plains. Long before Route 66 flickered neon into desert skies. And long before motels, hotels, or even the idea of a weekend road trip... There was a trail.
By The Iron Lighthouseabout a month ago in History
Oscar 1973: Marlon Brando refused the statuette, Sasheen Littlefeather spoke and John Wayne was furious
Marlon Brando, who won the Oscar for Best Actor in the film The Godfather, refused to accept the award. Instead, 26-year-old aspiring actress and Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather took the stage, dressed in traditional Native American deerskin attire and moccasins. Her short speech sparked a storm of emotions: boos, applause, and fury from legendary actor John Wayne. However, this act of protest was far from just a Hollywood bid for attention.
By Elvira Diggory2 months ago in History
Iran hails ‘encouraging signals’ from US ahead of nuclear talks in Geneva
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that nuclear talks with the United States have produced “encouraging signals”, but warned that Tehran is prepared for any scenario ahead of another round of negotiations set for Thursday.
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in History
Iranians prefer 'precise' Israeli strike over US attack as protests resume at universities
Iranians, while "waiting every minute and second" for a US strike against the Islamic Regime, would prefer an Israeli strike due to the precise nature of the Air Force's strikes in June, while there is a perception that US strikes would "bring terrible destruction, like in Iraq and Afghanistan," a local, identified as Ali told KAN Reshet Bet on Sunday.
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in History
Why Attacking Iran Could Be Riskier Than Capturing Maduro
When President Trump said in January that a U.S. “armada” was heading to Iran, he compared it with the kind of force used in the military’s recent lightning operation in Venezuela, saying it was “able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence.”
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in History
Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn
A new billboard in Tehran this month. The uncertainty surrounding possible threats from Iran’s proxy groups further complicates the Trump administration’s war planning. Credit...Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
By Wings of Time 2 months ago in History
The Cristero War (1926–1929): Faith, State, and Conflict in Post-Revolutionary Mexico (Part 1)
The Cristero War (1926–1929) was one of the most intense and complex conflicts in post-revolutionary Mexico. It pitted the Mexican state, determined to strictly enforce the anticlerical provisions of the 1917 Constitution, against thousands of Catholics—peasants, workers, organized women, and some members of the clergy—who took up arms shouting “Long live Christ the King!” Although for decades it was a silenced episode in textbooks, today it is recognized as a key event for understanding the relationship between Church and State, as well as the political and social configuration of 20th-century Mexico.
By diego michel2 months ago in History
The earliest fossilised vomit in the world with intact remains is found by scientists.
The oldest known vomit from a terrestrial mammal is a lump of fossilised vomit that is around 290 million years old. An early land food chain can be redrawn thanks to 41 bone fragments that freeze a single meal from long before dinosaurs.
By Francis Dami2 months ago in History
The Christmas Day Massacre
Imagine it’s Christmas Eve, 1926. New York City is glowing under a light dusting of snow, the air is thick with the sound of upbeat jazz, and behind a few nondescript basement doors, the party of the century is in full swing. This was the height of Prohibition, a time when being a "dry" nation only seemed to make everyone thirstier. But while the flapper girls were dancing and the champagne was flowing, something dark was creeping into the glasses of unsuspecting revelers.
By KWAO LEARNER WINFRED2 months ago in History
Angry Writer Misinterprets Trump’s Immigration Ban: A Look Back
Everybody Knew What it Meant Nobody should have been fooled. The intentions for the executive order, which placed a temporary ban on immigration to the United States, targeted Muslims. Even its legal jargon couldn’t hide its intentions.
By Dean Traylor2 months ago in History
