The Black scientists behind the Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb program that inspired the movie 'Oppenheimer'

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William Jacob Knox, Jr., Samuel Proctor Massie, and Carolyn Parker were among the handful of Black scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project.
William Jacob Knox, Jr., Samuel Proctor Massie, and Carolyn Parker were among the handful of Black scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project.

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13 of the most famous last words in history

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"The quiet Beatle" George Harrison passed on one last message of love in his final breaths.

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Cleopatra wasn't a Black woman, Egypt tells Netflix in a feud over new drama-documentary

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The Netflix series "African Queens: Queen Cleopatra" streams in May 2023.

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The world's largest passenger jet took flight for the first time 18 years ago. See the full history of the Airbus A380 superjumbo from marvel to reject.

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Emirates Airbus A380

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151 years before Trump was indicted, Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding on a horse-drawn carriage

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President Ulysses S. Grant.

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Here's every key spacesuit NASA astronauts have worn since the 1960s — and the new moon suit it just unveiled

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NASA astronauts have donned a lot of different spacesuits over the decades.

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Striking photos show just how much cruise ships have evolved during the last century

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1950s Buffet Lunch Serving Crew Staff Assembled Aboard The Aft Deck By Swimming Pool On The Cruise Ship Independence At Sea.
Buffet lunch by the swimming pool on the 1950s cruise ship "Independence At Sea."

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A solid gold swastika disc is the oldest-known reference to Odin of Valhalla, the Norse god of war and death, say archaeologists

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Ancient gold disc showing the worlds oldest inscription referring to Norse god Odin
Ancient gold disc showing the worlds oldest inscription referring to Norse god Odin

National Museum of Denmark

Hitler's nephew fought in the US Navy in WWII, but he had to get special permission from the president and FBI to do it

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William Patrick Hitler, 34-year-old nephew of the late unlamented Nazi dictator, is shown (left), as he received his discharge from the U. S. Navy in the Fargo building Separation Center at Boston.
William Patrick Hitler, 34-year-old nephew of the late unlamented Nazi dictator, is shown (left), as he received his discharge from the U. S. Navy in the Fargo building Separation Center at Boston.

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The evolution of Motorola phones, from the bag phone to the iconic Razr flip phone that's making a comeback this year

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The Motorola Razr became one of the most iconic mobile phones when it was released in 2004.

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