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A team of archaeoastronomers suggests the Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacán, Mexico, may have been constructed to align with the movement of the sun. (Gorgo, Public domain)

Ancient Mesoamerican 'Pyramid of the Moon' May Align With Summer and Winter Solstices
New research suggests the monument in Teotihuacán, along with the larger Pyramid of the Sun, were designed based on astronomical movements
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On this day in 1816, General George H. Thomas was born in Southampton County, Virginia. Growing up on a Southern plantation, he taught 15 people enslaved by his family how to read. After graduating from West Point and serving in the Mexican-American War, Thomas remained loyal to the United States when the Civil War began, severing ties with his Confederate family. Read more about the little-known Union general nicknamed “Old Slow Trot.”
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