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Returning to the Moon: The Apollo 14 Mission
In the wake of the disastrous Apollo 13, the revolutionary space program that had landed humans on the Moon was under threat of cancellation. To the politicians, the program’s high costs outweighed the potential for further scientific study. To the public, the Space Race had been won, and any further trips to the Moon seemed a mere postscript to Apollo 11’s triumph. To guarantee the program’s survival, Apollo 14 would not only have to be an unambiguous success, its scientific discoveries woul...

Crossing the Thames: the Many London Bridges
The London Bridge has been an iconic structure in film, literature, and nursery rhyme, but the br...

The Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana
Oftentimes weddings are tight-knit affairs, a bride and groom surrounded by friends and family, b...

To the Moon and Back: The Story of Apollo 11
On this day, July 20, fifty-four years ago, human beings first walked on the surface of the moon....

The Greatest: Muhammad Ali In and Out of the Ring
In 1964, a loud, handsome boxer from Louisville, Kentucky shocked the sports world by beating the...

Inventing the Future: Steve Jobs and Apple
Beginning life as the adopted son of working-class parents, Steven Paul Jobs rose to the height o...

Creating Tatooine: Filming Star Wars in Tunisia
When George Lucas sought out a location to stand in for a “galaxy far, far away,” he settled on T...