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In 1929, a twenty-five-year-old German surgeon named Werner Forssmann was convinced that a thin tube could be safely guided into the chambers of a living...
In 1984, an Australian physician named Barry Marshall did something his colleagues considered reckless, perhaps absurd. He believed stomach ulcers — long blamed on stress,...
In 1984, Australian gastroenterologist Barry Marshall had a theory no one would believe. He was convinced that most stomach ulcers were caused by a spiral-shaped...
On Easter Sunday, 1939, Marian Anderson stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and opened her mouth to sing. Seventy-five thousand people stretched across...
In 2010, neuroscientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel made a remarkable discovery about the human brain. Dr. Yadin Dudai and his team...
In 1984, an Australian physician named Barry Marshall was certain he had discovered the true cause of most stomach ulcers — not stress or spicy...
In 1984, Australian physician Barry Marshall had a theory that nearly every gastroenterologist in the world rejected: stomach ulcers weren't caused by stress or spicy...
In Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, the children despise old Mrs. Dubose. She is bitter, sharp-tongued, and shouts insults from her porch every time...
In Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, there is a scene that stops the neighborhood cold. A rabid dog staggers down a quiet Alabama street,...
In Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, young Jem Finch believes his father Atticus is the bravest man in Maycomb County after watching him drop...
In George MacDonald's beloved fantasy *The Princess and the Goblin*, a young princess named Irene receives an extraordinary gift from her mysterious great-great-grandmother: a nearly...
In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, there is a moment that still haunts readers over a century later. Jean Valjean, the former convict, has rebuilt his...