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What happened to the world's first billionaire's fortune?
LoveMONEY via Yahoo Finance UK· 3 weeks agoJohn D. Rockefeller, the oil dynasty founder, had an estimated fortune equivalent to around $400...
It Is Claimed that Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait in the American South. The Evidence Is...
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoGetty Images A lurid tidbit of historical trivia making the social media rounds since the late 2000s...
At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance UK· 2 weeks agoHigh school freshman Alexandra Bui constructed a jumbo mail-order catalog replica from wooden sheets...
What is pasteurization? A dairy expert explains how it protects against foodborne illness, including...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoShoppers in a Montebello, Calif., grocery store on Aug. 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty...
Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
Business Insider via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoMarie Tharp at her drafting table in Lamont Hall, circa 1961.Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and...
Tackling racial justice with the voice of experience
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoPatrice Willoughby was always destined for service. Born in Ohio, her parents were heavily involved in politics and social justice. They were members of...
Here's when all 8 Ivy Leagues began admitting minorities — and how they're responding to the Supreme...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 12 months agoStudents take part in commencement at Harvard University in 2023.Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe...
Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoDonald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the...
“Shirley” star Christina Jackson calls playing Rep. Barbara Lee the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoChristina Jackson talks about meeting the iconic politician and bringing her friendship with fellow...
Opinion: The real lesson of Claudine Gay’s resignation
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoThe resignation of Harvard University president Claudine Gay (and her counterpart at the University...