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Women and Sexual Assault in the United States, 1900–1940
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In the United States, the history of sexual assault in the first half of the 20th century involves multiple contradictions between the ordinary, almost invisible accounts of women of all colors who were raped by fathers, husbands, neighbors, boarders, bosses, hired hands, and other known individuals versus the sensational myths…
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MASS SHOOTINGS AT BABYN YAR (BABI YAR)
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On September 19, 1941, German forces entered the city of Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine. Along with a large part of German-occupied Ukraine, the city was incorporated into the Reichskommissariat Ukraine which had been established on September 1 with Erich Koch as administrator (Reichskommissar). Before the German invasion, some 160,000 Jews…
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Sgt. 1st Class Mark DWayne Jenkins: A tribute for a soldier I will miss
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By Col. Donald P. Laucirica Colorado National Guard I first got to know Sergeant Jenkins when, as the new Special Operations Detachment commander, we conducted a commander’s inventory, required as part of taking command. He was outgoing, loud, and entirely unconcerned about what impression he was making on me, the incoming…
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The New Yorkers who Died in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
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Credit to Jarrett Murphy Colleagues remember Cpl. Aaron M. Allen, 24, who was killed while conducting combat operations in Fallujah in 2008. New York State has lost 295 soldiers, sailors, Air Force members or Marines in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, according to Department of Defense records. More of the dead…
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In Honor Of Rafael Peralta
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Rafael Peralta (April 7, 1979 – November 15, 2004) was a United States Marine killed in combat during the Second Battle of Fallujah during the Iraq War. In September 2008 his family was notified that he was awarded the Navy Cross, the second-highest award a United States Marine can receive. In February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that…
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A Chimpanzee who suffers from alopecia shows how muscular these primates actually are underneath their usual coat of hair.
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Chimpanzees are considered to be humans’ closest living relative, according to evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing and share between 95 – 98 % of the same DNA. However, in relation to muscular strength, the two species cannot be compared. As per wildlife experts, chimps are incredibly strong and fast,…
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Emily Swann and John Gallagher – “The Wombwell Murder”.
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It is amazing what a glass of brandy will do! A few minutes before 9 o’clock on the morning of Tuesday, December 29th, 1903, Emily Swann was in a state of virtual collapse, moaning pitifully on the floor of her cell and yet, after a drink of brandy, she was…
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125,000 years ago, Neanderthals elevated elephants to a near-divine status.
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The now-extinct straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) stood up to 4 meters tall, almost twice the size of modern African elephants.Researchers estimate that a single elephant at that time could provide up to 4 tons of meat, enough to feed an entire community. To ensure a steady supply of food, Neanderthals…
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This Small Fish is Louder Than an Airplane Taking Off:
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Meet Danionella cerebrum, a tiny translucent fish from Myanmar’s mountain streams that packs an auditory punch far beyond its size. Though only about an inch long, this fish can produce sounds exceeding 140 decibels from just 0.4 inches away, according to a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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Researchers have reconstructed the face of a man from 1361, revealing how he died:
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The Battle of Gotland, a brutal conflict between Swedish farmers and the Danish army in 1361, has left researchers with numerous skeletal remains. Among them, a warrior’s skull tells a particularly gruesome tale of his final moments. Brazilian graphic designer and forensic artist Cícero Moraes used advanced 3D facial reconstruction…