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How Lines on a Map Became Nations

Countries weren’t discovered—they were created. Many of today’s borders are the result of conquest, colonial deals, or political convenience, not geography or culture ...
Orient celebrates 75 years with the new World Map from the Revival collection ✓ LE of 1,500 pieces ✓ Check it out! ✓ ...
But for decades, San Dimas — now a suburban foothill community of around 33,000 residents — has been a railroad town without any train service. Southern California’s once expansive Pacific Electric ...
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) —The Utah legislature’s Redistricting Committee released five proposed maps as a part of their court-ordered redistricting process before ...
A Knoxville-based energy company and the United States' largest public power provider marked a new start Sept. 19 for a project that could see commercial nuclear fusion become a reality. The Tennessee ...
Isaac Nader’s unexpected victory featured the closest margin in WC 1500 history, 0.02. That undercut Yusuf Saad Kamel’s 0.08 advantage over Deresse Mekonnen in ’09. (KEVIN MORRIS) IN AN EVENT FULL of ...
Cristiano Ronaldo is in line to play in the United States for the first time in more than a decade, with the U.S. men’s national team in advanced discussions with Portugal to host an exhibition match ...
Gennaro Gattuso makes his Italy debut with Moise Kean and Mateo Retegui leading the attack together against Estonia in what seems to be a 4-2-3-1 formation. It kicks off at the Stadio di Bergamo at 19 ...
The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
Pluto’s Pumpkin Pursuit is back at EPCOT a little earlier than expected for 2025. The activity debuted on the first day of the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, Thursday, August 28. It ...
The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our ...