SOVIET SPUTNIK

Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This human-made satellite became the primary manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The achievement of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the dawn of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to strive for their own space exp

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A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart amidst Strasbourg in a year of 1518, something most peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an unquenchable urge to move. Days turned into months, and her relentless frolicking became a spectacle that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction. Men, women, children-

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