THE FIRST SPUTNIK

The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created object became the primary manned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to strive for their own space programs. This significant event

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year marked by 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an insatiable urge to move. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless frolicking became a sight that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to yield to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were caught i

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