Two fossil skeletons of early humans appear to mark a halfway stage between primitive “ape-men” and our direct ancestors. A…
Year: 2011
Sep 7, 1940: The Blitz begins
The Blitz begins. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 7:49, September 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blitz-begins. On this day in 1940, 300…
Saving Scrapbooks From the Scrapheap
A version of this article appeared in print on August 5, 2011, on page C27 of the New York edition…
Aug 31, 1888: Jack the Ripper claims first victim
Today in History Jack the Ripper claims first victim. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 8:43, August 31, 2011, from…
Hurricane Irene: Ghosts (technically, video) of hurricanes past
August 26, 2011 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/ Looking for something hurricane-ish to watch — but perhaps something that doesn’t suggest actual threat to…
Jobs’s Legacy: Changing How We Live
By WALT MOSSBERG The Wall Street Journal Thursday, August 25, 2011 As of 12:00 AM Steve Jobs’s resignation as Chief Executive…
Mobile Phones Then and Now
By Miral Sattar Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 Then: In 1983, Motorola’s DynaTAC (Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) 8000X was the world’s first commercially-released…
The Suffrage Movement
By Megan Gibson Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 Timing is everything, especially when it comes to a rally. One of the largest protests…
What happened to America’s economic growth after big ten-day falls in the Dow?
US stockmarket crashes and GDP After the crash (part 2) Aug 17th 2011, 12:54 by The Economist online What happened…
Aug 16, 1896: Gold discovered in the Yukon
Gold discovered in the Yukon. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:48, August 16, 2011, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gold-discovered-in-the-yukon. While salmon fishing near…
