Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
San Diego breaks ground on Pride Promenade in Hillcrest
San Diego leaders broke ground Sunday on an open space oasis in Hillcrest that city officials call a model for future neighborhood parks in San Diego and a crucial welcoming space for the ...
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California Holds A Grim Record For Animal Species In The United States
California is a beautiful state with no shortage of diverse plant and animal species. Unfortunately, the fates facing those ...
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How & Why Did the Yuan Dynasty Restore Christianity in China?
The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...
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The Front On The Volga
As alert Wings readers will know, we’re fond of a WW2 analogy from time to time. The conflict is so extensively documented, ...
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Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons
Only Donald Trump can make the call to launch U.S. nuclear-armed ICBMs. Our reporter visits the subterranean world of the ...
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Flag Day
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
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Discover the Largest Black Bear Ever Taken in Wisconsin
In 1887, with growing concerns over the possibility of losing hunting privileges and wildlife populations such as bison and elk being hunted to the brink of extinction, Theodore Roosevelt and others ...