Aug. 12, 1883: Quagga’s Extinction a Nasty Surprise
1883: The quagga goes extinct when the last of these South African zebras dies at the Amsterdam Zoo. It was not immediately recognized, as the mare expired, that she was the last of her kind. Although...
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July 25: In science and technology, spheres of society where women are woefully underrepresented, this day in history offers a bountiful exception. Here are the milestones: 1865: “James Barry,” the...
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