Genome exhibit at Smithsonian explores DNA and life
Smithsonian inaugurates Genome The Secret of How Life Works at the Arts and Industries Building with a giant orange ball model of a human egg cell. The exhibit marks 50 years since DNA’s discovery, tracing genes, junk DNA, and heredity through interactive displays and oversized models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smithsonian
Arts and Industries
U.S
T.C. Williams High School
Alexandria
Smithsonian Institution
Multiple Disasters Plague Midwest and West in Briefs
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near Blandville Kentucky near Paducah, rattling walls and cracking sidewalks with no injuries reported. In Illinois area counties, two newborn boys were found in a Chicago area trash bin and autopsies were ordered to determine cause. A prisoner convicted of plotting to kill a federal judge in the Oklahoma bombing trials received a 20 year sentence in Amarillo. Nevada’s Elko County declared a state of emergency as crickets swarm roads and property, hindering travel and damaging vegetation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River Valley
Kentucky
Blandville
Paducah
Illinois
Arkansas
U.S. Geological Survey
Chicago
Cook County
Marjorie O'Dea
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Christopher Lee Bennett
Richard Matsch
Bennett
Jannuary
Matsch
Nevada
Elka County
Ralph McMullen
Elko Convention and Visitors Authority
NASA to launch first Mars rover for signs of water and life
Cape Canaveral NASA will send the first of two Mars rovers on Sunday to search for past water and possible life. The mission, costing $800 million, aims to determine how long water persisted and in what amounts as scientists study minerals, rock interiors, and a gray hematite link to water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Mars
Ed Weiler
Space Science
Weiler
Steve Squyres
Rover
Deputy Killed in Small Town Mystery in Florida
In Dade City Florida deputy sheriff Charles Harrison a 57 year old Black veteran was found shot in his patrol car near a roadhouse. Alfredie Steele Jr 19 was arrested for murder after confessing to firing at the cruiser investigators say. The motive remains unclear with speculation tying Steele to a recent fatal chase involving Michael Reed. Community figures describe Harrison as a trusted local leader and friend to many while relatives question the link between the shooting and the earlier crash investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade Crry
Fla
Charles “Bo” Harrison
Harrison
Department
Alfredie Steele Jr
Steele
Michael Anthony Reed
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alex Kamorske
Anne Kinsey
Clear Channel
River Valley
Texas
Associated Press
Mitch Stacy
Tom Hanlon
The
Tampa Tribune
Pasco County
Regina Clemmons
St Petersburg Times
Bo-Bo
Rozalyne Wright
Tigao
Charlion Manley, Inc
Chris Hutchens
Mark Bertrand
Charlton Manley
Rener
Hie
Redit Union
Federal Credit Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!