Haley A. Lovett

Most Recent Articles by Haley A. Lovett

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  Make Search Engines Work for You: Tips for Better Searches
  No search engine is perfect, but armed with a few tips for better searching you can get great results out of (almost) any search engine.
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  Wangari Muta Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  In 2004, Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African Woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai is known as the founder of the “Green Belt Movement” to reforest Africa.
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  On This Day: “The Great Train Robbery” Is Carried Out by 15 Thieves
  On Aug. 8, 1963, robbers boarded the Royal Mail train and made off with 2.6 million pounds (equivalent to $50 million today). The crime took only 15 minutes and led to a nearly 40-year manhunt.
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  On This Day: Tunguska Event Flattens 800 Square Miles of Trees in Siberia
  On June 30, 1908, a bit of space debris entered the Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over the Tunguska River in Siberia, becoming the largest natural explosion in modern history.
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  On This Day: Thousands Die in Shelter During Japanese Bombing of Chongqing
  On June 5, 1941, bombing in China’s former capital sent thousands of residents fleeing to a bomb shelter, where they suffocated. The Chongqing massacre and other Japanese attacks would sour Sino-Japanese relations for decades.