SPUTNIK 1

Sputnik 1

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This man-created sphere became the primary manned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in putting into orbit Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, motivating nations around the globe to pursue their own space exploration. This l

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A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year of 1518, a peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was overcome with an insatiable urge to dance. Days turned into weeks, and her relentless spinning became a spectacle that could not be Dancing Plague ignored. As if driven by an unseen force, others began to yield to this strange affliction.

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