The Nova Scotian Settlers, or Sierra Leone Settlers (also known as the Nova Scotians or more commonly as the Settlers) were Black Americans who…
Racism deprived WWI hero Serna of Honor
In vintage photos, Marcelino Serna wears his World War I Army uniforms that are festooned with several of his battle…
The Moon is “Rusting”
A newly published study notes that the moon is “rusting,” leaving experts perplexed by the discovery. The research, published in Science…
Belarusian opposition figure snatched off street
Unidentified masked men kidnapped Maria Kolesnikova, the leading Belarusian opposition figure, in broad daylight from a street in the center of…
The Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and…
The three tramps
The three tramps are three men photographed by several Dallas-area newspapers under police escort near the Texas School Book Depository shortly after the assassination of United States…
Umbrella man
The “umbrella man“, identified by the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978 as Louie Steven Witt, is a name given to…
Badge Man
Badge Man is a name given to an unknown figure that is reputedly visible within the famous Mary Moorman photograph of the assassination of…
Curtailed investigation into Trump’s Russia ties
The US Justice Department in 2017 took secret steps to curtail the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference and possible coordination…
“Head of Wisdom” – a brazen, brass head
A brazen head, brass, or bronze head was a legendary automaton in the early modern period whose ownership was ascribed to late medieval scholars such as Roger Bacon who had developed a…
Pope Sylvester I
Sylvester I (also Silvester, died 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 314 until his death. He was the 33rd Pope of the Catholic Church. He…
Charles Young – the first African-American colonel
Charles Young (March 12, 1864 – January 8, 1922) was an American soldier. He was the third African-American graduate of…
Golem – a highly mutable metaphor
In Jewish folklore, a golem is an animated anthropomorphic being that is created entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). The word was used to mean an…
Mike Pompeo absolutely violates the Hatch Act
Politics in the age of Trump (and Twitter) being what they are, there’s a natural tendency to have a very…
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT)
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by…
Nan Madol
Nan Madol is an archaeological site adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei, now part of the Madolenihmw district of Pohnpei…
Ella Josephine Baker – “Godmother of SNCC”
Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career…
Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the DNC
Good evening. Ella Baker, a giant of the civil rights movement, left us with this wisdom: Give people light and…
Salar de Uyuni – the flattest place on Earth
Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world’s largest salt flat, or playa, at over 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) in area. It is in…
US approves leasing for Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration gave final approval Monday for a contentious oil and gas leasing plan on the coastal plain of…
