Ancient tombstone sparks question on early North American settlement
A buried marker in Manassas Park Virginia bears the name Wick Cornish Jr and a date that may read 1507 or 1587. Smithsonian curators audit authenticity with Johns Hopkins expert, noting earlier English voyages by Cabot and possible settlement before 1607 Jamestown May 13 1607.
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Soviets May Have Tested Nuclear Weapon
The Atomic Energy Commission reported seismic signals from the Kazakh Desert south of the Urals matching a low to intermediate yield nuclear blast. The agency pegged the event as equivalent to 20 000 to 200 000 tons of TNT in a brief statement.
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