SOVIET SPUTNIK

Soviet Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world observed a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This man-created object became the initial unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the beginning of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to strive for their own space ventures.

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A Dance to Death: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in the year that 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an insatiable urge to twirl. Days turned into months, and her relentless spinning became a sight that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to fall prey to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- all were overwhel

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