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BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Nanette Byrnes |
Globalization, 1825 In Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation, Peter L. Bernstein's writing shines in passages on finance. Somewhat less inspired are lengthy sections devoted to political battles that supporters had to win before the canal could be built.   |
Home Toys
February 2005
Damon Bruccoleri |
The 100th Anniversary of Electronics November 16th can be said to have been the 100th anniversary of electronics. On that day in 1904 Sir John Fleming patented the oscillation valve, later known as the Fleming tube. |
Science News
January 29, 2005 |
From the January 26, 1935, Issue Rolling Supplants Casting in Making Giant Flywheel... Long-Distance Plane Flights Will go to High Altitudes... 600-Billion-Volt Cosmic Rays Predicted... |
Smithsonian
February 2005
Alison McLean |
This Month in History February anniversaries--momentous or merely memorable. 25 Years Ago: Miracle Team... 60 Years Ago: Best-Laid Plans... 140 Years Ago: Free Speech... 100 Years ago: They Also Serve... etc. |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
Tsunamis: Waves Of Destruction Understanding the tsunami: definition, origins, history, warning signs, etc. |
Science News
January 22, 2005 |
From the January 19, 1935, Issue Girl Twins Repeat Famous Experiment of Jimmy-Johnny... Electric Currents Picked up From Head Show Brain Action... Triple-Weight Hydrogen Made From Lithium Atoms... |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 17, 2005
Peter Miskell |
How Crest Made Business History In the 1950s, the Holy Grail of toothpaste was to create a product with therapeutic as well as cosmetic benefits. Crest got there first and dominated for decades. This excerpt from Harvard Business School's Business History Review looks at toothpaste innovation and marketing from 1955 to 1985. |
Science News
January 15, 2005 |
From the January 12, 1935, Issue Relic of the Past... Star Eclipse Reveals Iron, Nickel, and Aluminum... Genes' Exact Locations Demonstrated to Public... |
America's Civil War
January 12, 2005
Michael C. Hardy |
April 2, 1865: 'A Day of Carnage and Blood' Sixth Corps Yankees stumbled out of their earthworks and toward the muddy pits of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was the beginning of the end. |
Aviation History
January 12, 2005
Gerald A. Schiller |
Squadron of Death: Flying and Dying for Hollywood A daring group of former barnstormers introduced American film fans to flying thrills and chills in the 1920s. |
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