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    Phillis Wheatley: A Black and enslaved poet who helped shape Revolutionary America
    Dana Rovang
    • Feb 3
    • 8 min
    Africa

    Phillis Wheatley: A Black and enslaved poet who helped shape Revolutionary America

    Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), was a Black and enslaved poet who lived in the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Through her...
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    A War by Any Other Name
    Brendan Wolfe
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 7 min
    War History

    A War by Any Other Name

    CONFLICT IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES When the English landed at Jamestown, Virginia was in the middle of a seven-year drought and the worst...
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    PAQUIQUINEO (DON LUIS)
    Brendan Wolfe
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 4 min
    Indigenous People's History

    PAQUIQUINEO (DON LUIS)

    Virginia Indian Traveled throughout Early Modern World Paquiquineo was a Virginia Indian who for nine years traveled throughout the...
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    THE PILGRIMS' BAN ON CHRISTMAS
    Julia Chen
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 3 min
    Cultural History

    THE PILGRIMS' BAN ON CHRISTMAS

    Christmas Festivities Forbidden in17th Century American Colonies Christmas was once outlawed in Boston, and festive cheer was greeted...
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    NIELS STENSEN: MEDICI PHYSICIAN AND FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY
    Michael Gott
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 4 min
    History of Science

    NIELS STENSEN: MEDICI PHYSICIAN AND FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY

    Used Shark Teeth to Argue for Sedimentation in Rock Creation Niels Stensen (or, Nicolas Steno, 1638-1686) was a Danish anatomist who...
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    JAPANESE TEMPLE GEOMETRY
    Michael Gott
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 3 min
    History of Science

    JAPANESE TEMPLE GEOMETRY

    Japanese temple geometry refers to the practice of carving verbal geometrical problems, theorems, and shapes into wooden tablets and...
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    Hanaoka Seishu
    Michael Gott
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 3 min
    History of Medicine

    Hanaoka Seishu

    Surgeon Developed General Anesthesia in Edo, Japan Hanaoka Seishu is the first person on record to have performed a successful surgery...
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    Dr. Gustavus Katterfelto and his "Live Insects"
    Dana Rovang
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 2 min
    Magicians

    Dr. Gustavus Katterfelto and his "Live Insects"

    In 1781-82, an influenza pandemic swept through Europe. A scientific lecturer and magician, Gustavus Katterfelto, had recently arrived to...
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    The Mary Rose
    Herbert Wignall
    • Jun 10, 2015
    • 4 min
    War History

    The Mary Rose

    A CAUTIONARY TALE: The Story Behind the Stamp In April 1509, Henry VIII became king. He was just 17. With a foresight perhaps belying...
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    LITTLE ICE AGE
    Brendan Wolfe
    • Mar 13, 2015
    • 3 min
    Environmental History

    LITTLE ICE AGE

    Climate Change was Important Even at Jamestown The Little Ice Age is what scientists call a period that lasted from about 1300 to 1750....
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