In a groundbreaking discovery described in Current Biology, scientists have unearthed the world’s oldest amniote skin fossil in a cave …
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The Great Seal of the United States of America, fashioned from brass and measuring 2 1/16 inches in diameter, made …
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Ginsburg was an extra in two Washington National Opera productions – once in full costume with powdered wig and once …
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The first scheduled passenger flight was in 1914 from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa – a distance of just 17 …
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In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to …
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What do Annie Oakley, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Neil Armstrong and pop singer Kesha have in common? They’ve all rested their …
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Roy Rogers, n Leonard Franklin Slye, dropped out of school because he was bullied and nearly turned down his first …
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Dayton’s Paul Dunbar achieved international acclaim as a 19th century Black poet
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), Ohio’s most celebrated poet, was first published in the Dayton Herald at age 14.
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N ée Phoebe Ann Moses, Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in rural Darke County, Ohio, and her sharpshooting skills …
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Phoebe Ann Moses is known better by the stage name she took on as an award-winning markswoman.