SPUTNIK 1

Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created sphere became the first first artificial earth satellite unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in launching Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to strive for their ow

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A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart amidst Strasbourg in a year that 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an unquenchable urge to twirl. Days turned into months, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- al

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