SOVIET SPUTNIK

Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created object became the primary crewed spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to strive for their own space programs. This

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A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year that 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was seized with an insatiable urge to move. Days turned into months, and her relentless spinning became a phenomenon that could not be ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to succumb to this strange affliction

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