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Cuneiform – The Script of Ancient Empires

May 19, 2026

The first fully developed writing system appeared in history along with the...

America’s Brewing Inflation Troubles

A wave of inflation figures was just published last week. All of the latest numbers confirmed that price pressures are building across the US economy, driven almost entirely by higher energy prices due to the war in Iran. Whether these risks will be temporary or...

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In Case You Missed It … This Week in News

A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup! Sunday, May ...Read More

Gorillas – One of the Closest Living Relatives to Humans

One of the most famous gorillas of all time is Koko, a female western lowland gorilla who learned more than 1,000 words ...Read More

Sumerian – The First Written Language

What was the first language? The answer to that question is difficult at best and perhaps impossible at worst. But historians have ...Read More

Thomas Edison: A Prolific American Inventor

Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific inventors in American history. Once the world-record holder of 1,093 patents, Edison invented creations ...Read More