For 2000 years, the great scientific authority in the West was Aristotle. But by the time the Pilgrims were landing at Plymouth Rock, a new age of science was in bud, and Newton would be an example of the new scientist.
Vietnam Voices
An American operation to airlift displaced children out of South Vietnam.
Environment Report
The Callery pear tree is among six species added to Michigan’s official list of invasive plants and World Otter Day was celebrated this week.
Lifelines
At a time when everyone read the paper, Barney Kilgore was probably the most significant newspaperman.
Revolutionary Moment
For Revolutionary War soldiers, disease could be even more devastating than battlefield injuries.
