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 object became the primary manned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet first artificial earth satellite Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to pu

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart of Strasbourg in the year that 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an unquenchable urge to twirl. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless gyrations became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were overwh

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