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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans, 1873
On this day in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal r…
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Mars and Martian Mania: A Brief History
As NASA’s rover Curiosity continues the quest to find life on Mars, explore five key events that piqued the public interest in the Red Planet.
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As NASA’s GRAIL satellites embark on their lunar mission, explore some of the theories earthlings have entertained about the moon throughout history.
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