Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three […]
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American lawyer and consumer activist Ralph Nader, whose book ‘Unsafe at Any Speed’, led to the passage of improved car safety regulations. He is at a Senate hearing at Washington triggered by his publication. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
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Naga tribesmen, circa 1905. The agreement reached in 1975 became a flashpoint for division and militarization within the Naga National Movement. Key leaders rejected the Accord outright, arguing that accepting the Indian Constitution and laying down arms amounted to surrendering
Over the past year, after suffering a devastating surprise and brutal losses, Israel has achieved remarkable military successes. Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the greatest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, is dead. So, too, are most of his senior subordinates
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In today’s newsletter, Trump’s shocking pick for Attorney General. Plus: Matt Gaetz. Photograph by Mark Peterson / Redux for The New Yorker Dexter FilkinsStaff writer When I met Matt Gaetz earlier this year after a Republican campaign event in Little
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Japanese forces sank the USS Edsall on March 1, 1942, in the Indian Ocean. Naval History and Heritage Command On March 1, 1942, three months after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sank an American warship called the USS Edsall. The
Archaeologists in England have discovered a rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle in the shape of a gladiator, proving that these iconic fighters’ acclaim reached as far as the outer limits of the Roman Empire. The find comes just in time
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Pocket gophers are a type of burrowing rodent known for their extensive tunnels. Jerry Kirkhart via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 In May 1980, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake accompanied by an avalanche flipped the switch on a volcano in Washington state.
