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Total Solar Eclipses Through The Decades



The complete shrouding of our sun by the moon has mesmerized humanity for millennia – a moment in time when skies darken and stillness creeps in. It’s spellbinding not only for the lucky ones in the path of total darkness, but also those on the fringes of the moon’s shadow getting a partial glimpse. The cosmic curtain is about to […]

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Albert Einstein Born In 1879

Today is Thursday, March 14, the 75th day of 2024. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was born in Ulm, Germany. On this date: In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention […]

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“Bloody Sunday” In Selma For Civil Rights Movement In 1965

Today is Thursday, March 7, the 67th day of 2024. There are 299 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” On this […]

Japan’s Space Agency May Have Clues To Finding Out The Moon’s Origin



TOKYO (AP) — An unmanned lunar spacecraft has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon, a Japan space agency official said Wednesday. For four days, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM — which landed on the moon last month — has used its […]

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U.S. Hockey Team Beats Ussr In “Miracle On Ice” In 1980

Today is Thursday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2024. There are 313 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.) On this […]

Hot Seawater Killed Most Of Cultivated Coral In Florida Keys In Setback For Restoration Effort



Record hot seawater killed more than three-quarters of human-cultivated coral that scientists had placed in the Florida Keys in recent years in an effort to prop up a threatened species that’s highly vulnerable to climate change, researchers discovered. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week returned to five reefs where they planted staghorn and elkhorn coral, both […]

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Singer Nat King Cole Dies At 45 In 1965

Today is Thursday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2024. There are 320 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1965, singer Nat King Cole, who despite facing extreme racism throughout his short career sold more than 50 million records that included massive hits such as “Mona Lisa” and “Route 66,” died in Santa Monica, […]

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Mary, Queen Of Scots Beheaded In 1587

Today is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2024. There are 327 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. On this date: In 1693, a charter was granted […]

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Space Shuttle Columbia Destroyed In 2003

Today is Thursday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2024. There are 334 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and Laurel Clark; […]

Scores Of N.C. Sea Turtles Have Died After Being Stunned By Frigid Temperatures


Scores of sea turtles stunned by cold temperatures along the North Carolina coast have died, officials said. The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology took in 109 cold-stunned sea turtles from Cape Lookout on Sunday, but only 36 survived, the center said in a social media post this week. After the surviving turtles are treated at […]


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