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Get Lost in a World of Renaissance-Era Textiles at This All-New Exhibit Image
Get Lost in a World of Renaissance-Era...
During the Renaissance, Italian ports served as important points of trade with the Middle East, and merchants throughout Europe were eager to purchase the latest goods influenced by these exotic wares. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art invites you to learn all about it at their latest exhibit,...
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Come Face-to-Face with the King of Boxing at This New Photography Exhibit Image
Come Face-to-Face with the King of Boxing at...
In 1966, LIFE Magazine assigned famed photographer Gordon Parks to cover Muhammad Ali, the brash young boxing champion. Four years later, in 1970, the two came together again for a second LIFE feature story. Go behind the scenes of this professional pairing during The Image of a Champion, 1966...
Daylight Savings Time Begins
Daylight Saving Time (or summertime as it is called in many countries) is a practice used to get more light out of the day by advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun appears to rise one hour later in the morning, when people are usually asleep anyway, and sets one hour later in the evening, seeming to stretch the day longer. The clock moves ahead (thus, losing one hour) when DST starts, typically in the spring, and falls back one hour (thus, gaining one hour) when DST ends in the fall. To make it easier to remember which way the clock goes, keep...