Author: Ms. R.

On November 22, 2014, a 911 caller reported a child playing with a gun, allegedly pointing it at others in the park at Cudell Commons on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. Within seconds of officers arriving on the scene at 3:30 pm., one officer unloaded his weapon and shot Tamir Rice in the stomach. Rice was transported by ambulance to MetroHealth Hospital, where the 12-year-old died several hours later. After the shooting, it was revealed that Rice had……

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Visitors may think the fossilized sea creatures seem a bit fishy when first visiting the land-locked Fick Fossil and History Museum. That is until they learn they are actually the remains of strange and unique creatures that populated the oceans millions of years ago. Western Kansas was located at the bottom of the ancient Western Interior Seaway. The huge sea creatures that lived and died in that waterway left their remains in the chalky, rock formations of the high……

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Considered the first railway bridge in the world, the Causey Arch and the Tanfield Railway is an important part of England‘s industrial past. By the 1720s, coal mining in northeast England had spread inland, and coal from the collieries had to be transported to keelboats and colliers on the River Tyne. A network of horse-drawn railways called wagonways were designed to link collieries with the main wagonway on the River Tyne. The Tanfield Railway route from Tanfield Colliery in……

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As the story goes, a giant was hiking through Scotland when a stone became stuck in his shoe. He plucked the stone out and left it behind. That massive rock came to be known as the Clochoderick Stone. This is just one of many legends surrounding the stone that measures 12 feet high and 17 feet across.  The first documented account of the Clochodrick Stone dates back to 1204, where it was believed to be the final resting place……

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The lonely limestone mountain of Mount Soratte (ancient Soracte) looms on the horizon north of Rome and although its height is modest (just under 700 meters), its peculiar isolation and history enhance its mysterious aura. Goethe in his Italian Journey, described the mountain in these terms: “Soracte stands out by itself in magnificent solitude. Probably this mountain is made of limestone and belongs to the Apennines.” On its southern ridge lies the town of Sant’Oreste, named after a Christian……

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There were days when even four-wheel-drive was no match for the water. It was November 2020, and Julie Schablitsky, chief archaeologist at the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, was trying to navigate swampy terrain in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Some days, it was impossible: After a rain, water pooled on the roads. Even when the crew could get through, the murky liquid breached their boots. When Herschel Johnson, a……

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