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China seeks to bring archaeology closer to public

Beijing, Nov 4. (Xinhua/GNA) – China is seeking to bring archaeology closer to the public, with a new five-year plan setting out priorities for research, international cooperation and the wider presentation of archaeological findings. China now has 65 national archaeological site parks,…

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The Soviet War on Smoking

Cigarettes were a threat to both health and communism, but despite the regime’s best efforts, they flourished in the Soviet Union. Register for more free History Today articles. In 1920 the Soviet Union became the first country to embark on a…

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Why does 0 degrees longitude pass through Greenwich?

Unlike latitude, which has a clear reference point in the equator when indicating positions on Earth, longitude, which represents east-west positions, has no naturally determined starting point. The equator is a natural boundary that divides the northern and southern hemispheres,…

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