The quake, centered in the mountains just outside of Marrakesh, was the strongest to hit that area in a century. “It didn’t last long, but felt like years,” said one woman who lives near the epicenter.
Tag: Historic Buildings and Sites
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How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease
Many old buildings at a New York City hospital are in ruins, but it played a key role in the battle against tuberculosis, which killed 5.6 million people in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century.
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Workers Plow Through Great Wall of China, Leaving a Hole
The pair, a 38-year-old-man and 55-year-old woman, used an excavator to widen an existing gap and make a shortcut, the authorities said.
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Back to New Jersey, Where the Universe Began
A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time — and opened a cosmic window that scientists have been peering through ever since.
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Parisian Pools, Up Close and Personal
Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience, offering intimate views into the French psyche, which is on near-naked display in the swimming lanes, locker rooms and (mostly coed) showers.