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On the spice route
Having landed in India, the Portuguese established a flourishing spice trade far into the east.



GRAND HERITAGE
Crafted grandeur in sandstone and marble
If the Taj Mahal is the culmination of the Mughal tomb architecture, Humayun’s tomb in certain ways is the beginning.

Boston’s tea party
As a protest against the British government, the American colonists threw overboard the tea that had been imported.


WORLD OF SCIENCE
Lunar landscape
The crew of Apollo 8 were the first to see the moon so close.

Maps on stamps
The ‘Map of India’ was the motif of the third definitive stamp series issued by the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department on April 1, 1857. A set of 12 stamps, each in a single distinguishing colour, shows India’s physical ...

More exams — Oh yes!
Nola Ochs found the chance to finish her degree, begun in 1930, was irresistible.
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  • I’ve got wings, but...
  • Sweet and small
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  • Slithery gnomes
  • Dumadi finds a mom

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