May 2013
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“When flappers ruled the Earth: how dance helped women’s liberation
The...”
– When flappers ruled the Earth: how dance helped women’s liberation | Stage | The Guardian
April 2013
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A Sipsmith Gin Tasting at Dartmouth House (by The English-Speaking Union)
Heute vor 90 Jahren - Der Todesstrahl im Einsatz
In 1923 Matthews claimed that he had invented an electric ray that would put magnetos out of action.[3] In a demonstration to some select journalist he stopped a motorcycle engine from a distance. He also claimed that with enough power he could shoot down aeroplanes, explode gunpowder, stop ships and incapacitate infantry from the distance of four miles. Newspapers obliged by publishing...
“Einem Roboter ist im Tempel der Gefiederten Schlange in Mexiko eine spektakuläre...”
– Tempel in Teotihuacán: Geheimkammern in mexikanischer Pyramide - SPIEGEL ONLINE
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“Amanda McKittrick Ros, who died in 1939, abused (some would say, tortured) the...”
– Words to Remember | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
