LEARNING FROM TRAGEDY: THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE TITANIC DISASTER


The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This artificial satellite became the primary unmanned spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to endeavor their own space progr

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year marked by 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an insatiable urge to dance. European History Days turned into months, and her relentless gyrations became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to yield to this strange affliction. Men

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