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Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history
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Ten Inventions That Inadvertently Transformed Warfare
Some of the most pivotal battlefield innovations throughout history began as peacetime inventions
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Maturing populations may mean a less violent future for many societies torn by internal conflict
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George Friedman on World War III
The geopolitical scientist predicts which nations will be fighting for world power in 2050
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We salute the basic human urge to remember the future
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Established to banish dissidents and criminals, these islands are known for their one-time prisoners, from Napoleon to Nelson Mandela
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The Great Ballerina Was Not the Greatest Revolutionary
A 1959 failed coup of the Panamanian government had a shocking participant – the world-famous dancer Dame Margot Fonteyn
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To Be…Or Not: The Greatest Shakespeare Forgery
William-Henry Ireland committed a scheme so grand that he fooled even himself into believing he was William Shakespeare’s true literary heir
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Top Five U.S. Events of the Last 40 Years
What events, ideas or developments have had the most significant impact in our lives since 1970?
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An American Who Died Fighting for Indonesia’s Freedom
Bobby Freeberg, a 27-year-old pilot from Kansas, disappeared while flying a supply-filled cargo plane over the Indonesian jungle
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Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process
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Top Ten Reasons to Beware the Ides of March
March 15 will live in infamy beyond the murder of Julius Caesar. Here are 10 events that occurred on that date
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The first memoir by a White House slave recreates the events of August 23, 1814
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A vital stop on China’s ancient Silk Road, the Uighur city of Kashgar may lose its old quarter to plans for “progress”
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