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Hong Kong in Protest

… Taiping Rebellion, the most destructive civil war in human history, from 1850 to 1864. Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the … to that of the United States. Given the city’s unique history and continued success, many in Hong Kong hoped that … mixed support by locals. Hong Kong merchants who sold books banned in China have disappeared. The PRC has …
Image of Pluto from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft taken on July 13, 2015.

Discovering Pluto

… would be proud. Learn More: Pluto and Lowell Observatory: A History of Discovery at Flagstaff . Kevin Schindler & Will Grundy. 2018. The History Press. 192 pages. Discovering Pluto: Exploration at …

Colonizing Mars: Practicing Other Worlds on Earth

… planets, and wonder what we might do once we get there. In books and films, tales of tragic conquest are as common as … vision in lockstep with imperial programs throughout history. Buzz Aldrin sees permanent colonization as the only …
A 1939 reconstruction of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Treaty of Waitangi

… Other New Zealanders would prefer to remember New Zealand’s history as a triumph of progress, where hardy and …