Ellen BarryBryan Bender, Globe StaffGlobe Correspondent
In America, one of the opening acts of the Revolutionary War was to pull down a gilded lead statue of King George III in Manhattan. A crowd of soldiers and citizens toppled the statue on July 9, 1776 after hearing one of the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence [sourc...
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
Baseball has come a long way since it evolved from a bat-and-ball game called the “rounder.” After being introduced to the United States by English immigrants in the mid-18th century, the sport has spread across six continents to over 100 countries around the world. Since then, profession...
While a first-stage larva is about 2 millimeters long, by the time it exits the third stage and leaves the body as a prepupa, it may be as large as 20 millimeters -- 10 times its initial length. Maggots can consume up to 60 percent of a human body in under seven days [source: ...
EDIT 2024: In 2018,I traveledto Mogadishu, Somalia to make sure I traveledthe ‘real’ Somalia, it was a crazy trip! How Many Countries in the world? Visiting Mogadishu, Somalia I cheated Iraq in Northern Iraq: Next up, Iraq. Similar situation, but with different politics. Northern Iraq,...
A chequered history: In March 2001, a comfortable weekly train called the Trans-Asia Express was introduced between Ankara & Tehran. It was actually two trains, a Turkish one from Ankara to Tatvan pier, then a ferry across Lake Van, then an Iranian train from Van pier to Tehran. However,...
A Japan Rail Pass can save money over point-to-point tickets even for one long-distance round trip. A significant Japan Rail Pass price rise in October 2023 means it's no longer a foregone conclusion, but here are some comparisons after the pass price increase: A 7-day Japan Rail Pass ...
and actually ensured that the aftermath of that war was far from unfortunate for the United States. The chaos which has been ignited in the Sunni world in great part by George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq and the aftereffects of a losing war in Afghanistan might be partially offset in ...
In 1970, the late Jordanian monarch King Hussein ejected armed Palestinian factions from his country in a short round of war. Syria and Iraq could have intervened to tip the scales in favor of the Palestinian militias, and the United States’postureof countering such intervention might have conv...