THE FIRST SPUTNIK

The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world saw a momentous event: the launch of the Soviet satellite. This man-created sphere became the first crewed spacecraft to revolve the Earth. The triumph of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the start of the Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to endeavor their own space programs. This historic

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The Spectral Jig: The Strasbourg Plague of 1518

In the heart within Strasbourg in a year marked by 1518, an peculiar began to unfold. {A{ a woman, Frau Troffea, was struck with an feverish urge to dance. Days turned into stretches of time, and her relentless frolicking became a spectacle that could not be ignored. Soon, others began to succumb to this strange affliction. Men, women, children- a

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