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10 Inventions From China's Han Dynasty That Changed the World The 400-year rule of the Han Dynasty generated a slew of innovations in everything from agriculture to metallurgy to seismology.

10 Ways the Transcontinental Railroad Changed America The country, from its commerce to the environment to even its concept of time, was profoundly altered after the completion of the railroad's 1,776 miles of track.

How a Deadly Railroad Strike Led to the Labor Day Holiday The dramatic origin story behind a favorite end-of-summer long weekend.

Scientists Are Trying To Solve The Mystery Of A Medieval Warrior Skeleton Used For N**i Propaganda When the Ukrainian who discovered the body in 1928 opted not to reveal his findings, the N**is accused him of a cover-up. The Soviets later accused him, too.

Nepal bans single-use plastics in Everest region

How the Immigration Act of 1965 Changed the Face of America The act put an end to long-standing national-origin quotas that had favored those from northern and western Europe.

Viking 'Drinking Hall' Uncovered in Scotland Archaeologists in the Orkney Islands, off the northeastern coast of Scotland, have uncovered the ruins of what they think is a Viking drinking hall used by

WWII submarine found off Alaskan islands almost 80 years after it vanished