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An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · These five skulls, which range from an approximately 2.5-million-year-old Australopithecus africanus on the left to an approximately 4,800-year-old Homo sapiens on the right, show changes in the ...
The True Story of Pocahontas Is More Complicated Than You …
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · Smithsonian Channel. Pocahontas might be a household name, but the true story of her short, powerful life is buried in myths that have persisted since the 17th century. First, Pocahontas wasn’t ...
What’s the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?
WEBJun 24, 2016 · Three islands within the British Isles retain special status as “Crown Dependencies.”. Though the U.K. is technically responsible for them, they are independently administered and self ...
These Are the 100 Greatest Films of All Time, According to 1,600 ...
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Every addition to this year’s list means a subtraction from the previous list. Films that have been knocked out of the top 100 include D.W. Griffith ’s Intolerance (1916), David Lean ’s ...
The Real Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner, the Flag That …
WEBJul 1, 2024 · On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the American fort for 25 hours.
NASA Releases First Breathtaking Images Taken by James Webb …
WEBJul 12, 2022 · After the shot revealed last night by President Biden, scientists released four more amazing images today, the first of many incredible visuals to come. Webb’s first-ever image is a stunner. The ...
Who Invented the Alphabet? | Smithsonian
WEBGoldwasser calls the sphinx discovered at Serabit “the Rosetta stone of the alphabet.”. British Museum. In 1905, a couple of Egyptologists, Sir William and Hilda Flinders Petrie, who were ...
117 Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2023 | Smithsonian
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The year’s most exciting discoveries included a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, a hidden medieval crypt and a gold-covered mummy. Fascinating finds unveiled in 2023 ranged from a 12-sided ...
A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World
WEBChauvet Cave, Ardèche, France. Dated to: 30,000 to 28,000 B.C. | Once thought to house the oldest representational art, the more than 1,000 paintings of predators like lions and mammoths are ...