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In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

Attack on Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor infographic. World War II. Hawaii. United States. Japan. SPOTLIGHT VERSION

Attack on Pearl Harbor Timeline

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Data analysis of the Super Bowl's "winningest" teams, game locations, MVP winners by position, teams with the most game losses. football, sports, infographic

From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Horses. Equus caballus. Horse stable. A brown horse looks out from his stall through the window.

Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History

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‘I have a lot to contribute’: Whitehall whistleblower wants her job back • Feb. 20, 2025, 3:55 AM ET (The Guardian)

‘Diversity hiring cost me job at FAA, a crash was inevitable’, claims whistleblower after accident • Jan. 30, 2025, 7:55 PM ET (The Telegraph)

People’s Watch urges govt. to protect activist Jagaber Ali’s family • Jan. 25, 2025, 4:12 AM ET (The Hindu)

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social movement monkeywrenching dissent civil disobedience satyagraha democracy anarchism socialism liberalism communism libertarianism

Key People

Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden

American intelligence contractor

Karen Silkwood

American laboratory technician and activist