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'It could have been a very different history': Researchers are finally starting to pin down how many Indigenous people were living in the Americas when Columbus arrived
25+ min ago (1311+ words) Want more Life's Little Mysteries? Archaeologists and geographers have been trying to estimate the pre-1492 population of the Americas for decades. But it's difficult. When Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492, he encountered Indigenous Lucayans living on…...
The History of the Excavator: Dead 9 Months After His Patent
14+ hour, 47+ min ago (954+ words) So why does the world remember one Otis and forget the other? The forgotten one is generally credited with building the first working steam shovel. Every excavator on a building site today still does the two things his machine did: it…...
Key Biscayne’s first doctor
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (208+ words) Dr. John Handwerker, Key Biscayne's first doctor. When Dr. John Handwerker and his wife Dr. Alma Trappolini announced their plans to move to Key Biscayne in 1951, their medical colleagues thought they were crazy. Only 350 families lived on the island at…...
'A Victorian woman living ahead of her time'
1+ day, 57+ min ago (968+ words) Harriet Martineau was one of the first people to write about economics in a popular way One of the world's first professional female journalists deserves far greater recognition, especially in her home town of Norwich, according to a historian. Harriet…...
Bomber Carney’s legacy takes pride of place at airport
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (376+ words) A piece of Dubbo history has found a fitting home, with a framed tribute to Thomas “Bomber” Carney now proudly displayed at Dubbo Regional Airport – a place where Bomber spent a significant part of his remarkable 42-year career with Dubbo…...
The US Counties Where Nobody Was Born Last Year
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (522+ words) WorldAtlas Just about all American counties are estimated to record at least one birth each year, but the latest Census Bureau population estimates identify two exceptions. Harding County, New Mexico, and Kalawao County, Hawaii, were the only county-level jurisdictions estimated…...
Founders & Guardians: Clara Barton, American Red Cross founder
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (217+ words) Clarissa Harlowe Barton was born on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1821, in Oxford, Mass. She was the fifth of five children born to Stephen and Sarah Barton. Clara Barton founded the first chapter of the American Red Cross in Dansville. She developed her…...
Opinion | An early history of hydroelectric power in Niagara Falls
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (638+ words) Provincial rules ensured ownership of this natural resources remained public, Talon Jarry writes. Niagara Falls isn’t just about pretty scenery and a wild barrel ride — its power serves as a valuable means of energy generation and economic advantage for many…...
Untold History: How care of WA ‘Sister Nightingale’ helped wounded Diggers in World War I
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1081+ words) World War I was a brutal conflict. Australia, at the time of the 1914-1918 war, had a population of fewer than 5 million. More than 416,000 men put on the nation’s uniform. More than 60,000 were killed and 156,000 were wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner....