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Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?
So what was the first recorded UFO sighting, and did it predate the mid-20th century, when reports of UFOs became more commonplace? Unfortunately, the answer isn't clear-cut, at least when looking at ...
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What’s the secret to motherhood? How 20th century scientists got it wrong
In “The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom,” Nancy Reddy juxtaposes her own raw story of early motherhood with a tour of 20th century parenting science’s ...
The harsh realities of school life in the early 20th century
Classrooms were teeming with children, not with vibrant energy, but with the lurking threat of contagious diseases.
Big cities have fueled inequality since mid 20th century, according to study
A study combining remote sensing and administrative data finds that since the mid-20th century, large, growing cities have ...
‘Hindi Hindu Histories’: Fascinating accounts of four 20th-century outliers who imagined new futures
Author Charu Gupta’s fine-grained studies of lesser-known vernacular intellectuals and practitioners illuminate a whole range ...