Four Glasgow students with a burning passion for Scottish nationalism pull off the heist of the century.
It’s almost Christmas 1950, and while most folks are merrily sipping their eggnog at home, four Glasgow students with a burning passion for Scottish nationalism are about to pull off the heist of the century.
To understand how things got to that point, we need to go back a few centuries. Enter the Stone →
A ratings poll showed that only 2% of listeners were tuned into Welles's broadcast.
War of the Worlds
The 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast is a story that has become infamous. But how accurate are the retellings?
According to some first-hand accounts and radio polls, not →
Why scientists raced West to catch a glimpse.
On Monday, April 8, 2024, parts of North America will be veiled in darkness thanks to a total solar eclipse stretching from Mexico to Canada. Lucky folks in the narrow track of the eclipse will experience totality—the moment when the Moon’s disk completely covers the Sun, shrouding the region in pitch blackness. From Oklahoma to Maine, local officials anticipate massive crowds as people from across the United States flock to the band of black.
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