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As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, those who first enforced it reflect on its mixed legacy
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoThe powerful new law charged the federal government with saving every endangered plant and animal in...
Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoOn Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1814, during the War of 1812 ...