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How U.S. abortion laws went from nonexistent to acrimonious
18 May 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
United States
Law and Legislation
Sexual Health
Women
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History
How Queen Victoria remade the British monarchy
10 May 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
England
United Kingdom
Women
Royalty
Imperialism
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History
How genocide is defined—and why it’s so difficult to prove
23 April 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
War
Genocide
Law and Legislation
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In Yemen’s war, a photographer finds points of light in the darkness
19 April 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Yemen
Picture Stories
War
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History
Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb—but here’s what he did do
14 April 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Innovation
Light
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History
What were the Troubles that ravaged Northern Ireland?
12 April 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Ireland
Religion
War
Governments
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History
This ‘archaeologist’s wife’ was a pioneering scholar in her own right
1 April 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
North America
Archaeology
Women
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History
This ancient festival is a celebration of springtime—and a brand new year
16 March 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Iran
Religion
Traditions
Festivals
Holidays
Spring
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History
The roots of International Women’s Day are more radical than you think
8 March 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Civil Rights
Gender
Holidays
Women
International Women's Day 2022
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History
Where Valentine’s Day is unloved—and forbidden
14 February 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Holidays
Love
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History
Why Lunar New Year typically prompts the world’s largest annual migration
31 January 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Holidays
Human Migration
Imperial China
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History
Who was Anne Frank? Why her legacy is still fought over today
27 January 2022. By
Erin Blakemore
Amsterdam
Genocide
Nazi Germany
World War II
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HISTORY
How a peaceful protest at Tiananmen Square turned into a massacre
30 December 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
History
Violence
Imperial China
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Democracy
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History
The new year once started in March—here's why
22 December 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
Julius Caesar
Ancient Rome
Time
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How Christmas has evolved over centuries
13 December 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
Christmas
Jesus
Christianity
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History
80 years after Pearl Harbour, here's how the attack changed history
7 December 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
World War II
Military
World War II
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History
Advent is a season of candlelight, reflection, and expectation
30 November 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
Christmas
Jesus
Christianity
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Science
5 ways Jacques Cousteau pushed to protect the planet
2 November 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
Oceans
Environment and Conservation
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Science
How a pyramid rose from the ashes of a colossal volcanic eruption
21 September 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
Volcanoes
Maya
Pyramids
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History
Why Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year
15 September 2021. By
Erin Blakemore
Traditions
Holidays
Judaism
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