Babe Ruth was one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and in his heyday, he was one of the highest paid athletes and most famous people in the world. Nowadays, he’s the subject of Portable Press’s Show Me History: Babe Ruth, the stor...
April 2020
5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Spanish Flu
This year, the world has dealt with a pandemic — an epidemic of an illness, but on a global scale — the likes of which most of us haven’t seen in our lifetimes. The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 has changed daily life (and terrified) billions...
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It's a harder question than it sounds. Does the present refer to right this second? Today? This year? The past few years? Fortunately, science has the answer. Different scientific disciplines, cultures, and religions base their calendars on different...
These far-flung locales are going to the dogs…that is if they haven’t already. Snoopy Island Nishinoshima lies off Japan’s Pacific coastline and is best known for its active volcano, which last erupted in November. The ensuing lava flow create...
Earlier this year, we told you about some communities around the country aiming to separate from their states to create brand new U.S. states. Add another candidate to the mix—this one's in northern California. In September 2013, citizens and offi...
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