What happened on this day in history: Founding Father John Hancock is born, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti, and more.1737: John Hancock Is Born Boston Museum of Fine Arts John Hancock, oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, 1765.
John Hancock is born in Braintree, Massachusetts. One of America’s Founding Fathers, Hancock presided over the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777 and was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Read More...
By analyzing DNA found in Canadian soil samples from thousands of years ago, scientists have adjusted the timeline of the woolly mammoths’ extinction by 8,000 years.Wikimedia CommonsAnimals like the woolly mammoth left trace amounts of DNA in frozen soil.
When did the woolly mammoth go extinct? Scientists have long believed that woolly mammoths died out some 13,000 years ago. But a new study suggests that they survived much longer. In a study published in Nature, researchers from McMaster University, the University of Alberta, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Yukon government combed through ancient soil samples for clues about the mammoth’s decline. Read More...
The sword dates back to between 850 and 975 C.E. and is in remarkably good condition.Trevor PennyMagnet fisher Trevor Penny with the Viking sword that he found in November 2023.
Trevor Penny went to the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire last November with plans to go fishing — but not for fish. Penny, a magnet fisher, cast a powerful magnet into the river’s waters in hopes of luring in metal objects. He soon pulled up a remarkable item: a 1,100-year-old Viking sword. Read More...
