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Young girl with red hair watching the annular solar eclipse with special viewing glasses.

The 2024 Solar Eclipse

April 3, 2024 btwadmin 0

A total solar eclipse will occur across a large part of the United States on April 8, 2024. Although solar eclipses happen every year or […]

General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets with U.S. paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe, the Normandy Invasion. 5 June 1944.

World War II’s American “Ghost Army”

April 3, 2024 btwadmin 0

During World War II (1939-1945), a top-secret U.S. Army unit had a unique mission: to confuse and trick German soldiers. The men were sworn to […]

Fujiyoshida, Japan Beautiful view of mountain Fuji and Chureito pagoda at sunset

Warmer Weather Brings Cherry Blossoms

April 3, 2024 btwadmin 0

The flowering cherry tree grows throughout the world in mild climates. In Japan, the tree is called sakura. It is planted as an ornamental tree […]

black and white illustration of Nellie Bly's trip around the world

Women’s History Month: Nellie Bly

March 29, 2024 btwadmin 0

In the late 1800s, women reporters were rare. Even if a newspaper had a female reporter on staff, she would often be given assignments labeled […]

Cryptoclidus eurymerus is an extinct plesiosaur from the Late Jurassic of England.

Discovery of 240-Million-Year-Old Reptile Species

March 29, 2024 btwadmin 0

Two-hundred-forty-million years ago, a serpent-like creature swam the seas near southern China. Based on newly discovered fossils, scientists say the creature looked like a mythical […]

black and white photo of Mount Fujiyama, Japan as seen from the USS SOUTH DAKOTA in Tokyo Bay. August 1945

Stolen Art Returned to Japan

March 28, 2024 btwadmin 0

A surprising discovery was made in 2023 in the attic of a Massachusetts home. While sorting through their late father’s belongings, the children of a […]

basketball arena under lights

Caitlin Clark Smashes the Records on Court and with the Crowd

March 20, 2024 btwadmin 0

Caitlin Clark, a senior with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team, has broken numerous records throughout her four-year career at the school. Not […]

Female Video Editor Works with Footage and Sound on Her Personal Computer.

Women’s History Month: Margaret Booth, Pioneering Film Editor

March 20, 2024 btwadmin 0

Women were firmly established in the film editing industry for more than a century before Jennifer Lame won the 2024 Academy Award for Film Editing […]

many colorful buildings crowded together in Port au Prince, Haiti

Gang Violence in Haiti Leads to Prime Minister’s Resignation

March 20, 2024 btwadmin 0

The country of Haiti is in a state of turmoil. Haiti’s acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, has been searching for solutions to his nation’s many […]

Nancy Harkness Love, 28, director of the U.S. Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron, adjusts her helmet in the cockpit of an Army plane before taking off from an eastern United States base.

Women’s History Month: Women Airforce Service Pilots

March 14, 2024 btwadmin 0

At the height of World War II, more than 1,000 women volunteered for U.S. military jobs that women had never held. They were aviation pioneers […]

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