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Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture
November 2011
| By Charles C. Mann
The historian discusses the ecological impact of Columbus’ landing in 1492 on both the Old World and the New World
October 05, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
By merging old photographs with new mapping technology, this site fuses new connections between the generations
August 31, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
Momentous or Merely Memorable
October 2011
| By Alison McLean
Momentous or Merely Memorable
September 2011
| By Alison McLean
From Barbie to cereal to a tattoo, a copyright lawsuit can get contentious; some have even reached the Supreme Court
June 22, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
Momentous or Merely Memorable
August 2011
| By Alison McLean
Momentous or Merely Memorable
June 2011
| By Alison McLean
The powerful quake and ensuing tsunami that struck Yokohama and Tokyo traumatized a nation and unleashed historic consequences
May 2011
| By Joshua Hammer
May 2011 | By Alison McLean
Momentous or Merely Memorable
April 2011
| By Alison McLean
The label now has many meanings, but when the group protested 200 years ago, technology wasn't really the enemy
March 2011
| By Richard Conniff
Momentous or Merely Memorable
March 2011
| By Alison McLean
Momentous or Merely Memorable
February 2011
| By Alison McLean
Momentous or Merely Memorable
January 2011
| By Alison McLean
Momentous or Merely Memorable
December 2010
| By Alison McLean
As German bombs began falling on Poland in 1939, an American photographer made a fateful decision
November 2010
| By Mike Edwards
Momentous or Merely Memorable
November 2010
| By Alison McLean
Some of the most pivotal battlefield innovations throughout history began as peacetime inventions
September 19, 2010
| By Mark Strauss
Momentous or Merely Memorable
October 2010
| By Alison McLean
Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history
October 2010
| By David Keys
Momentous or Merely Memorable
September 2010
| By Alison McLean
Established to banish dissidents and criminals, these islands are known for their one-time prisoners, from Napoleon to Nelson Mandela
July 23, 2010
| By Karen Larkins
The geopolitical scientist predicts which nations will be fighting for world power in 2050
August 2010
| By Terence Monmaney
A 1959 failed coup of the Panamanian government had a shocking participant – the world-famous dancer Dame Margot Fonteyn
June 18, 2010
| By Gregory Katz
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