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This Happened — October 20: Sydney Opera House Opens

The Sydney Opera House opened on this day in 1973. Who designed the Sydney Opera House? The Sydney Opera House was designed by the renowned Danish architect Jørn Utzon. Its innovative and iconic design is internationally recognized and admired for its distinctive shell-like structures. It is considered one of the most iconic and significant architectural […]

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More Than An Icon: How Elizabeth II Carved A Permanent Place In Posterity

September 10-11 ️  STARTER  More Than An Icon: How Elizabeth II Carved A Permanent Place In Posterity High on the list of words young people overuse — to the point of gutting its true meaning — is “iconic.” It’s not just second-rate actors and reality TV stars, but apparently your high school pal qualifies for […]

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Zelensky, Global Icon: Memes, Magazine Covers And What It Really Means

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has instantly become an international icon of courage in the fight for freedom. This sudden fame is as much a proof of how much is at stake in Ukraine as any one man’s power — and Zelensky is the first to know his limits.

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Watch: OneShot — 50 Years Ago, Earthrise

The Earth also rises … On Dec. 24, 1968, on the first human orbit of the Moon, astronaut Williams Anders looked out the window of Apollo 8. Reaching for his camera, and its color film, Anders would capture an image that would change human perspectives of our planet, ourselves and our place in the universe.

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From Spain, New Evidence That Robert Capa Staged Iconic War Photograph

After seven years of research, a determined academic says he has definitive proof that Capa’s legendary Spanish Civil War photograph ‘Falling Soldierâ’ was a fake.

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For Whom The Bell Tower Leans

My daughter Cécile had climbed the steps all the way up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. She smiled for the camera, but you can tell she didn’t feel so safe close to the tilted edge.

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