Bill Comstock
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From the Library of Congress, Today in History - January 11
Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States, was born on January 11 in either 1755 or 1757, on the Caribbean island of Nevis in the British West Indies.
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Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States, was born on January 11 in either 1755 or 1757, on the Caribbean island of Nevis in the British West Indies.
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Today in History - January 11
Alexander Hamilton | Alice Paul
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January 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
From the Library of Congress, Today in History - January 11
Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States, was born on January 11 in either 1755 or 1757, on the Caribbean island of Nevis in the British West Indies.
www.loc.gov/item/today-i...
Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States, was born on January 11 in either 1755 or 1757, on the Caribbean island of Nevis in the British West Indies.
www.loc.gov/item/today-i...
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Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
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December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
"Making a Scene" is an exploration of the Boston-area rock scene in social and musical context, through the lens of the Arthur Freedman Collection, which is held at the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library and the Harvard Film Archive.
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curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/making-a-scene
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December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Making a Scene" is an exploration of the Boston-area rock scene in social and musical context, through the lens of the Arthur Freedman Collection, which is held at the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library and the Harvard Film Archive.
curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/making-a-scene
curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/making-a-scene
October 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This Twighlight Zone episode from the 60s is ripped from today’s headlines. Free on Prime.
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"The Twilight Zone" He's Alive (TV Episode 1963) ⭐ 7.5 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
51m | TV-PG
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September 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This Twighlight Zone episode from the 60s is ripped from today’s headlines. Free on Prime.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0734...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0734...
The 2 Beliefs Driving Conservative Health Care Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/h...
The 2 Beliefs Driving Conservative Health Care Policy
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August 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The 2 Beliefs Driving Conservative Health Care Policy www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/h...
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Obviously, we need to shut down these satellites to get this problem to go away.
The continents are rapidly drying out and the earth’s vast freshwater resources are under threat, according to a recently released study based on 20+ years of NASA satellite data.
Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.
Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.
8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater
Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.
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August 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Obviously, we need to shut down these satellites to get this problem to go away.
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Maybe Summers read the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter on "Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America," which notes all the daily outrages from Trump distract from the grand master plan of MAGA to transform American society. The big-picture story of Trumpism isn't being told. Check it out.
August 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Maybe Summers read the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter on "Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America," which notes all the daily outrages from Trump distract from the grand master plan of MAGA to transform American society. The big-picture story of Trumpism isn't being told. Check it out.
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President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of US manufacturing and the American Rust Belt
Trump’s Tariffs Aimed at Reviving Manufacturing Are Doing the Opposite
President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of US manufacturing and the American Rust Belt.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of US manufacturing and the American Rust Belt
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PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
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PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
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PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude | Harvard University
Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
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June 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
FREE self-paced one-week Harvard course:
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
pll.harvard.edu/course/predi...
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites.
pll.harvard.edu/course/predi...
Today in History - May 16
The Andrew Johnson Impeachment | The Kindergarten
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May 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social and Canada are aspirational examples for the US. Dignity, expertise, integrity and grit. I wonder how the Canadians educate their children.
May 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social and Canada are aspirational examples for the US. Dignity, expertise, integrity and grit. I wonder how the Canadians educate their children.
Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple.
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Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple. | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard’s endowment is not a $53.2 billion pile of cash. But as the University sits on the precipice of historic financial losses, it has increasingly faced calls to draw from endowment funds to make ...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple.
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