Children nationwide celebrate National Read Across America Day
The annual reading motivation and awareness day is celebrated on the birthday of beloved children’s author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.
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Tornadoes sweep across Deep South
Severe storms spawned deadly tornadoes across the Gulf Coast, killing at least three.
The threat of more twisters remains as the storm makes its way across the East Coast.
Christians worldwide celebrate Ash Wednesday
Christians worldwide celebrate Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent. Those observing the holy day are blessed with ash, usually drawn as a cross on the forehead.
Mountains of glass in Israeli desert
Phoenicia Glass Works Ltd., Israel’s only glass container factory, runs 24/7 and produces a million bottles and containers every day.
The factory, located in the Negev desert, produces some 300,000 defective bottles a day. The defects are ground up and gathered into piles to be melted into new bottles. The rolling hills of glass shards span a few soccer fields and reach up to 50 feet high.
The factory runs nonstop – the ovens must always run to prevent the molten glass from hardening and clogging the equipment.
Holocaust victims honored on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The international memorial day is held on January 27 every year to mark the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The last newspaper using hot metal typesetting
The Saguache Crescent is the last newspaper in the United States still produced with a Linotype hot metal typesetting machine.
Most newspapers stopped using Linotypes more than 40 years ago and replaced the technology with offset lithography printing and computer typesetting.
Rural miners in Brazil seek diamonds at abandoned mines
Rural miners try their luck in the abandoned mines in Areinha, Brazil, left over by multinational mining corporations that pulled out in recent years.
Lacking any kind of infrastructure, the workers struggle to survive with unstable incomes and basic tools.
Epiphany celebrations around the world
Epiphany, also known as Three Kings’ Day or Theophany, is a Christian celebration of the biblical manifestation of Christ to the world.
Festivities vary widely and often centers around blessings, baptismal rites, gift-giving, nativity scenes and parades.
Rising water levels in Mississippi river causes historic flooding
Missouri and other areas along the Mississippi river are facing major flooding events after intense rainfall and rising river levels. At least 20 people have been killed, and 19 levees along the river are still vulnerable.
Street art campaign brightens Palestinian refugee camp
The “Better Gaza” campaign aims to bring color and cheer to the Al-Shati camp, home to some 82,000 Palestinian refugees.