Written sometime between 200 B.C. and 100 A.D., the Seikilos epitaph is the oldest complete musical composition in existence — hear it for yourself.Wikimedia CommonsThe marble stele on which the Seikilos epitaph was first found.
It’s all but impossible to know just how long music has been around, since humans only started writing music down around the 14th century B.C. Archaeologists have discovered fragments of an ancient Sumerian hymn dating back to that period in the Syrian city of Ugarit.
As a founding member of the National Women's Political Caucus, the fearless Jill Ruckelshaus joined Gloria Steinem and other feminists to fight for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.Jill Ruckelshaus rose to prominence in 1970s American politics as a socially-progressive Republican in a time when conservativism was gaining momentum. Her support for the women’s rights movement earned her the nickname “Gloria Steinem of the Republican Party,” which worked as either a compliment or an insult, depending on the party member who uttered it.
Stick People: The Dangerous Forest Spirits PinterestThough descriptions of Stick People vary, all agree that these spirits are aggressive and vengeful.
Like skinwalkers, Stick People are so feared that most Native Americans who believe in them won’t even speak their names. Out of fear of conjuring or insulting them, these forest spirits are instead referred to as Stick People, or sometimes “Stick Indians.”
Numerous tribes have stories about Stick People.
After Phineas P. Gage took an iron tamping rod through his skull in 1848, his personality changed drastically in a baffling case that helped give birth to modern neuroscience.Wikimedia Commons Phineas Gage after his accident.
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage was working on the side of a railroad, outside Cavendish, Vermont. He was part of a crew blasting rock out of the way for new tracks to be laid down.
During the early 1960s, President Kennedy lived a life of glamour and power that was unprecedented in American politics — a brief moment in time now remembered as "Camelot." John F. Kennedy with his daughter Caroline (center-right), niece Maria Shriver (center-left), and brother-in-law Steve Smith aboard the presidential yacht, Honey Fitz. July 28, 1963. Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum President Kennedy was enamored with the ocean and spent as much of his free time on the water as possible.