LEARNING FROM TRAGEDY: THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE TITANIC DISASTER


Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of this pioneering sphere. This man-created satellite became the initial manned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to pursue their own space explor

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A Macabre Waltz: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year of 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an feverish urge to dance. Days turned into months, and her relentless gyrations became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction

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