NBC broadcast the first episode of Star Trek on September 8th 1966. Sold as a spacey version of Wagon Train the series took a cerebral twist. Told through a sixties cultural lens it explored racism, fear of technology, and weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately the five year mission of the… Read more“Map Monday, Happy 50th Birthday to Star Trek”
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Map Monday, Happy 100th to the US National Park Service
The first national park predates the National Park Service (NPS) by more than 40 years. In 1872, President Grant created the first national park, Yellowstone. While inside US territory, the park was not part of an admitted state. As federal land, the national government assumed direct control. Various civilian staff… Read more“Map Monday, Happy 100th to the US National Park Service”
Map Monday, Where to go for sunshine
Sunshine or sunlight is essential to life on Earth. Sure a small subset of organisms thrive in places that sunshine never reaches, but most are at least indirectly dependent on solar energy. Whether they live in ever-dark caves or in the depths of the oceans most food chains can be… Read more“Map Monday, Where to go for sunshine”