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Month: August 2023

photographs of the Moon's surface

India’s Landmark Lunar Success

August 31, 2023 btwadmin 0

India now has a place in lunar history with its August 23, 2023, landing of a spacecraft on the Moon. This was the country’s second […]

Marchers with signs at the March on Washington, 1963

The March on Washington’s 60th Anniversary

August 31, 2023 btwadmin 0

Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. D.C., on Sunday, August 27, 2023, for the 60th anniversary of the March […]

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Maui Wildfire Relief Efforts

August 31, 2023 btwadmin 0

The wildfires on Maui that began on August 8, 2023, have caused extensive damage on this Hawaiian island. Severe drought and high winds from Hurricane […]

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Investing in Community

August 24, 2023 btwadmin 0

Banks help people save money for things they might want in the future. They also provide loans to help people get money to buy a […]

Approaching schoolgirls and teachers wearing a mix of burkas and headscarves in rural Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan Being Erased from Public Life

August 23, 2023 btwadmin 0

Women in Afghanistan no longer have a voice or a public presence. In the two years since the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan, women’s rights […]

welcome sign outside of reservation land

Ada Deer: A Woman of Firsts

August 23, 2023 btwadmin 0

Ada Deer, a highly respected Native American leader from northern Wisconsin, died on August 15, 2023, at the age of 88. Deer was a woman […]

putting money in tip jar

YOU DECIDE: Businesses at a Tipping Point

August 18, 2023 btwadmin 0

Imagine you’re buying a cup of coffee at a local cafe. A server brings the coffee to you.  When you pay for it, you give […]

A pathway to Maya ruins in Chiapas, Mexico.

Lost Maya City Found Using Laser Technology

August 17, 2023 btwadmin 0

It may seem unusual to look for a lost city from the sky, but that’s how scientists first detected clues that uncovered an ancient Maya […]

George Rogers Clark leading American forces on the Wabash River during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone of an F. C. Yohn illustration

Help Wanted: Citizen Transcribers

August 17, 2023 btwadmin 0

The 250th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain is approaching in 2026. The National Park Service and the National Archives and Record Administration are […]

Main frieze of the US Supreme Court Building

Supreme Court Eliminates Race as College Admissions Consideration

August 14, 2023 btwadmin 0

In two important decisions issued on June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the use of race-conscious admissions at Harvard […]

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