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A digital representation of the human genome Aug. 15, 2001 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Each color represents one the four chemical compenents of DNA.

How a Real Genetic Disorder Could Have Inspired Fairy Tales

While researching a book on the genetic disorder, a writer learns of possib...

While researching a book on the genetic disorder, a writer learns of possible links between the syndrome and mythological figures

What Margaret Sanger Really Said About Eugenics and Race

Was she the racist that some allege?

Was she the racist that some allege?

American birth control activist Margaret Sanger (1879 - 1966) standing in a train station in Chicago, 1917.

Why Birth Control Pioneer Margaret Sanger Kept Getting Arrested

Oct. 16, 1916: Margaret Sanger opens America’s first family planning clinic

Oct. 16, 1916: Margaret Sanger opens America’s first family planning clinic

Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, circa 1990.

How Margaret Thatcher Won Britain’s Top Office

Oct. 13, 1925: Margaret Thatcher is born

Oct. 13, 1925: Margaret Thatcher is born

'Munich Hofbrau-Haus', c1903. From Penrose's Pictorial Annual 1903-4, edited by William Gamble. [A. W. Penrose & Co., London, 1903-4].

How Oktoberfest Has Weathered Stormy Times

Oct. 12, 1810: Oktoberfest is held for the first time

Oct. 12, 1810: Oktoberfest is held for the first time

The Aug. 8, 1960, cover of TIME

How Che Guevara Didn't Let Asthma Affect His Ambitions

Oct. 9, 1967: Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia for inciting a revolution

Oct. 9, 1967: Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia for inciting a revolution

New buildings are already under construction just a few weeks after the catastrophic fire in Chicago, 1871. The view is from the corner of Randolph and Market streets.

We Still Don't Know How the Great Chicago Fire Started

Oct. 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins

Oct. 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins