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Inventions that Helped Shape How We Interact with Knowledge and Information
Grade school students working at computers in a school library. Study learn girl child class technology
The Future of Information and Education
Normandy Invasion: Omaha Beach. World War II. D-Day. Infographic.
Explore the Facts and Figures About the Landings on Omaha Beach During the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944
United States Electoral College votes by state
How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have? 
The First Atomic Bombs infographic, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Japan, United States, nuclear weapon, atomic bomb, World War II, WWII
Discover More About the First Atomic Bombs Tested and Used During World War II
Apollo program. Apollo command and service modules, Apollo lunar module, Apollo flight path, space exploration, infographic
Spacecraft of the Apollo Program
Chimpanzees sitting on a rock wildlife shot, Gombe/Tanzania
How Other Species Learn
Custom library
A Brief History of Libraries
close up of newspapers
Citizen Journalists
Composite photograph. Group of six young adults in silhouette. Photograph created for use in Britannica's "20 Under 40" article.
The 20 Under 40 Series: Young Shapers of the Future
Galileo Galilei Italian astronomer and mathematician recanting, 1633 (1880). His support for the Copernican model of the Universe brought him into conflict with the Catholic church, and he was tried for heresy by the Inquisition in 1633. (see notes)
Fear of Knowledge
Composite photograph. Young girl with glasses and ponytail in silhouette. Photograph created for use in Britannica's "Teenagers Who Changed the World" article.
Teenagers Who Changed the World in 2020
Scene from a Christmas Carol
Why Dickens Wrote A Christmas Carol
Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, oil on panel by an anonymous artists, 1550-1599; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Queen Elizabeth I
Was Elizabeth I a popular queen?
Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, oil on panel by an anonymous artists, 1550-1599; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Queen Elizabeth I
What was Queen Elizabeth I’s personal life like?
Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, oil on panel by an anonymous artists, 1550-1599; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Queen Elizabeth I
What was Queen Elizabeth I’s relationship to religion in England?
Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, oil on panel by an anonymous artists, 1550-1599; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Queen Elizabeth I
What were the biggest issues facing England during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign?
Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, oil on panel by an anonymous artists, 1550-1599; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Queen Elizabeth I
How did Elizabeth I come to be queen of England?
Prohibition - Whisky is poured down a sewer during Prohibition in the 1920s in the United States.
How was Prohibition enforced?
Prohibition - Whisky is poured down a sewer during Prohibition in the 1920s in the United States.
How did people get around Prohibition?
Prohibition - Whisky is poured down a sewer during Prohibition in the 1920s in the United States.
What were the effects of Prohibition?
Prohibition - Whisky is poured down a sewer during Prohibition in the 1920s in the United States.
How long did Prohibition last?
Prohibition - Whisky is poured down a sewer during Prohibition in the 1920s in the United States.
What led to Prohibition?
The three children, Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia, who saw the vision of Fatima in Portugal. Our lady of Fatima, saint, Christianity.
Our Lady of Fátima
Men's Giant Slalom Italy's Alberto Tomba on the way to retaining his gold medal at Val d'Isere France 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics
The Origin of the Winter Olympics
Olympic Torch Tower of the Los Angeles Coliseum on the day of the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics. 28 July 1984
Olympics: Boon or Curse?
Marathon running in the light of evening
Olympics: The Genetics of Success
January 21, 2017. Protesters holding signs in crowd at the Women's March in Washington DC. feminism
Feminism: From Ancient Rome to the Women’s March
Image of jewish holiday Hanukkah with drawing menorah candles (traditional Candelabra), donuts and dreidels (spinning top) over chalkboard background. Chanukah.
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights
Scottish fold, cat, feline
Dwarfism in Cats: It’s Only Cute ‘til Someone Gets Hurt
poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
World Poetry Day
A scary old jack-o-lantern on black. Halloween pumpkin, trick or treat. Halloween holiday
Happy Halloween
Image of Antenna galaxy
The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All the Aliens?
Amelia Earhart sitting in the cockpit of an Electra airplane.
The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Coloured powders are flung onto revellers during Huranga at the Dauji temple near the northern Indian city of Mathura, March 28, 2013.
Holi: Festival of Colors
Albert Einstein smoking pipe
The Bizarre Posthumous Journey of Einstein's Brain
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