Science and Nature
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54.4K9Margaret Hamilton, the Woman Who Put the Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong owed his moon walk on July 20, 1969 to a former high school teacher named Margaret Hamilton. It took more...
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7.5K3Albert Einstein Summers in Rhode Island, Connecticut
Even the greatest minds need a rest now and then, and in the 1930s Albert Einstein rested his in New England, spending...
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18.1K6The Great Salem Fire of 1914 Burns Half the City Out of Their Homes
The Great Salem Fire of 1914 was one of the last great urban fires of the era. It followed the Portland, Maine,...
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3.7K3The 1799 Tornado in Newbury – Panic and Renewal
It was a still September night, about 1799; some Newbury residents were dancing at a late party, others were sleeping soundly and...
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4.2K7Henry David Thoreau Studies Climate Change (Without Realizing It)
Henry David Thoreau helped today’s climate scientists when he recorded in his journal the exact dates that plants, shrubs and trees blossomed...
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4.7K3Arthur Walden and a Dog’s Life of Adventure
In 1922, Arthur Walden checked into a New Hampshire hotel in Colebrook with Chinook, his dog, at his side. He informed the...
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