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With almost half a century separating the present from the 1980s, it's easy to start thinking of the era of big hair and emerging tech as the distant past. However, it's worth noting that much of the ...

“We won’t be signing off until the world ends,” Ted Turner said in 1980, just before the launch of his latest media venture. “We’ll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will ...

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EXCLUSIVE: BBC Select has ordered a second season of Queens That Changed the World. The history doc series will highlight six formidable historical female rulers, namely Maria Theresa, Mary Queen of ...

The course of American history has been changed by countless inventions, from the tiny things that made everyday life different to huge landmark projects that made history. To compile a list of 100 ...

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Macworld examines seven pivotal Apple products that transformed the company from near-bankruptcy to tech dominance, including the G3 iMac, iPod, iTunes Store, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, AirPods, and ...