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NPR’s Scott Simon: Troops in Afghanistan Keep Nightmare At Bay

I really can’t add anything to Scott Simon’s essay from today’s Weekend Edition entitled “Troops in Afghanistan Keep Nightmare At Bay.”

Posted on September 26, 2009March 15, 2017Categories Defense, HistoryTags Afghanistan, Defense, History1 Comment on NPR’s Scott Simon: Troops in Afghanistan Keep Nightmare At Bay

Wired.com’s This Day in Tech: Helium Discovered During Total Solar Eclipse

From Wired.com’s This Day in Tech: “Aug. 18, 1868: Helium Discovered During Total Solar Eclipse,” http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/08/dayintech_0818/

Posted on August 19, 2009March 15, 2017Categories History, Information Overload, TechnologyTags History, Information Overload, Technology
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