When the Cold War grew chillier around 1950, the U.S. military worried about a communist land invasion of the United States. So pilots were employed – many of them veterans of World War II – to photograph the entire country using aircraft. This 70-year-old archive of overlapping photos was taken at different angles, providing topographic …
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American Given Names by George R. Steward
October 20, 2023 Like most genealogists, I’ve often used surnames to learn more about my ancestors. Until recently, I’d never thought about using these names to advance my genealogical searches. My viewpoint changed when I ran across the book American Given Names by George R. Stewart. The book was published in 1979, but it …
Hacker Leaks Millions More 23andMe User Records
The same hacker who leaked a trove of user data stolen from the genetic testing company 23andMe two weeks ago has now leaked millions of new user records. On Tuesday, a hacker who goes by Golem published a new dataset of 23andMe user information containing records of four million users on the known cybercrime forum BreachForums. TechCrunch has found …