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Spanish explorer who became the first European to cross the Mississippi River brought 13 pigs from Cuba to Tampa Bay in 1539. Three years later, his herd had grown to 700, and its spread helped turn America into a pork-producing giantHernando de Soto's arrival in Florida in 1539 marked the beginning of a revolution in agriculture as he brought along thirteen pigs. These ...- It was Alabama's political heart in 1819. Seven years later, a single political decision, apparently based on exaggerated claims, set Old Cahawba on the path to becoming a ghost townOld Cahawba, once the vibrant capital of Alabama, lost its status in 1826 but flourished as a commercial center, fueled by the cotton indus...
- On This Day in History, June 3: Muhammad Ali’s death, Tiananmen Square crackdown, Tagore’s knighthood, Partition plan and first American spacewalkOn This Day in History, June 3 witnessed several landmark events that shaped the modern world. From Muhammad Ali’s death in 2016 and the Ti...
- View: Digitisation and proper mapping of land records could lead to substantial economic prosperityGetting more land security is one of the many goals that world leaders signed up to achieve by 2030 when they set the Sustainable Developme...
- View: The mystery of India's vanishing working capitalA huge source of working capital is slipping out of small firms' reach. It will soon trigger a chain reaction.
- Why monetising gold is a win-win situation for allInstead of investing in physical gold that carries the hassles of safety and purity, investing in ETFs or SGBs is smarter.
- Nobel for Yunus is not a defeat for Adam SmithYunus, the first Nobel Peace laureate from the world of business, is among the more deserving winners in the 105-year-old history of the pr...
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