Middle: Maude Hedley is the switchboard operator in this 1899 scene at McLaren’s store in Fortuna. Right: Ted Jennings and ...

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A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

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The use of "anno domini" and "before Christ" to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, and they're still used to track calendar years today.

William “Bill” Marcus, of Syracuse and Sarasota, FL died peacefully on Friday, November 1. He did so surrounded by his ...