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Monday, August 21, 2023

11 Ways People Beat the Heat Before Air Conditioning

 
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11 Ways People Beat the Heat Before Air Conditioning
From sleeping outside to installing windows designed for airflow, find out how people tried to stay cool during heat waves before AC.
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Hawaii’s Long Road to Becoming America’s 50th State
Hawaii became part of the Union on August 21, 1959—more than six decades after an illegal coup ousted the Native Hawaiian monarchy.
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Video: The Mysterious Origins of the Hawaiian Islands
The origins of the Hawaiian islands have remained a geological puzzle for generations. But investigations uncovered that volcanoes hold the key to their formation.
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How Althea Gibson Faced Racial Barriers—Even as a Tennis Champion
On August 22, 1950, Gibson became the first African American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition. By 1959, she had become the first Black player to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.
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The Heist that Made the Mona Lisa Famous
On August 21, 1911, a former Louvre employee perpetrated one of the greatest art heists in history: the theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s immortal painting “Mona Lisa.”
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The Trailblazing Althea Gibson
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THE WASHINGTON POST
How a 1933 Photo (Maybe of a Dog) Sparked the Loch Ness Monster Craze
 
THE NEW YORKER
The Invention of a Neighborhood
 
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
The Little-Known Shipwreck That Inspired Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'
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