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John Yang: This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in the history of Philadelphia. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed the black revolutionary organization called MOVE. The bomb in the ensuing fire, killed 11 members of the group, including […]
Key Points and Summary – This analysis explores the common reasons why two of America’s most famous prototype aircraft, the YF-23 and the X-32, ultimately lost their respective fighter competitions. -While the YF-23 was faster and arguably stealthier than its rival, it lost to what became the F-22 due to being less maneuverable and perceived […]
On Thursday, June 19th, Science Magazine shared the results of a groundbreaking study first published in the summer of 2023, titled “The Genetic Legacy of African Americans from Catoctin Furnace.” This study revealed the findings of a genetic analysis of historical individuals and demonstrated the value of combining DNA from these individuals with massive […]
The Ethiopian famine of the early 1980s was one of the defining news stories of the decade, an exposure of the stark divide between developed and developing nations, still referred to at the time as the Third World. It is a received wisdom that the general public in Britain learned about the crisis when shocking images of […]
My husband knows masses more about US politics than me, so do imagine how much he enjoyed me spending the best part of the past two years telling him “Trump’s going to win”, simply because I felt it in my vibes. However, earlier this year, he started to agree with me, which I had to […]
Around a month before the US elections, in the Kharkiv region, I sat down with a group of Ukrainian infantry soldiers together with the American historian Timothy Snyder. I suggested they ask questions of him not only as an American historian, but also as an American citizen. The servicemen were curious about the upcoming election, […]
In the North Philadelphia neighbourhood of Fairhill, signs of Puerto Rico are never far off. The US island territory’s red, white and blue flag adorns homes and businesses, and the sounds of salsa and reggaetón boom from passing cars and restaurants selling fried plantains and spit-roasted pork. The area is the beating heart of Philadelphia’s […]
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It seems as though a lot of people have forgotten how to be tourists. As a travel writer, I can’t quite believe some of the behaviour we’re seeing on display around the world. Summer might be a time to throw away inhibitions, but we don’t need to throw away all of them. Let’s start with […]
The United States has forgotten its founders included Black men and women The Japan Times Source link