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September 10, 2004

Arthur Holly Compton (left) with his assistant Richard L. Doan, 1936.

Arthur Holly Compton
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Charles XII, detail of an oil painting by David von Krafft after J.D. Swartz, 1706; in Gripsholm …

Great Northern War concluded by Peace of Nystad
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Beijing is one of the few cities in the world to have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural centre of an area as immense as China. The city has been an integral part of China's history over the past eight centuries.

The National Football League kicks off a new season of professional gridiron football in the United States this week. Thirty-two teams will compete for a trip to the Super Bowl in hopes of claiming the trophy named after legendary coach Vince Lombardi.