WEIRD FACTS
If the Senate acquits former President Donald Trump in the upcoming impeachment trial , there’s an obscure other way to punish him. iStock /Getty Images Plus – Author: Gerard Magliocca, Professor of Law, IUPUI 2021 Jan 29, Updated 2021 Feb 11 – …
Traders likely transported the small spheres from Italy to northern Alaska in the mid-15th century. Crafted in Venice, these blue beads traveled all the way to northern Alaska in the mid-15th century. (M. L. Kunz et al. / American Antiquity) – By Nora …
Take a peek at the mysterious black briefcase that has accompanied every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy. From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the nuclear “Football.” (Jamie Chung) – By Michael Dobbs Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe 2014 Oct – It …
The newly announced funding will help universities make decades-old interviews widely available The Covid-19 pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on Native American communities. In this May 2020 image, Navajo elder Emerson Gorman (R) sits with his (L-R) daughter Naiyahnikai, wife Beverly and …
Daniel Zender – By Martha Crenshaw SOURCE: New York Times 2021 Feb 10 – Dr. Crenshaw, the author of Countering Terrorism, has been teaching and writing about political science and terrorism since 1972. She is a senior fellow emerita at the Center for …
Kamaro Products’ stainless steel compost bin keeps your kitchen looking and smelling great. – 2021 Feb 11 – By now we should all know how important composting is for the environment, but many people are put off by the smell of rotting food …
The TIGER looks pretty zippy on a smooth piece of road, but when the legs come out it can get over, around or through just about anything. Hyundai View 7 Images – By Loz Blain 2021 Feb 09 – Hyundai dropped a lot of …
JohnTyler – Image 179070 – By Stan M. Haynes 2021 Feb 07 – Stan M. Haynes, a Baltimore attorney and historian, is currently working on a book of historical fiction set during the Tyler presidency. – An angry mob marches up Pennsylvania Avenue …
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri speaks at a press conference on Monday, February 8, about the attempted hacking of the city of Oldsmar’s water treatment system. – By Amir Vera, Jamiel Lynch and Christina Carrega, CNN Updated 2021 Feb 08 – A hacker …
Anglican Rev. James Blair secured Willam and Mary’s royal charter in 1693. – By Tom McSweeney, Katharine Ello and Elsbeth O’Brien 2021 Feb 07 – Thomas J. McSweeney is the Robert and Elizabeth Scott Research Professor of Law at William & Mary Law …
