The timing also lines up with a major turning point in Europe’s history—military and earthwork technologies spread across the ...

1,200 BC: Cowrie Shells The first use of cowries, the shell of a mollusc that was widely available in the shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was in China. Historically, many ...

This year's Holiday Wish haul adds 1,200 toys to the 11,500 donated since 2017, plus more than $40,000 in cash, which is used ...