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...indictment, and in January 1956, he acquitted him on all six counts.In June 1956, the U.S. government dropped charges against Furry, and the Red Scare fizzled out at Harvard.‘TREMOR OF APPREHENSION’Back on campus, students were underneath McCarthy’s radar, and the trials of Kamin and Furry didn’t impact their daily lives.“We were isolated and somewhat naive about the damage that such accusations could cause to not only the poor unfortunates that were hauled up there, but also their colleagues,” says Ells...
Today, Bostonians can turn their radio dials to 95.3 WHRB-FM to hear everything from classical programming to jazz and blues to under-the-radar rock acts. From its radio array atop One Financial Center, the tallest building in downtown Boston, Harvard’s radio station sends its sound out across the greater Boston area. But in 1956, Harvard Radio Broadcasting, Inc. (WHRB) was only available to those plugged in to Harvard’s electric system. Unlike FM/AM radios, which interpret signals received from the air, WHRB’s signals were carried through University electrical wiring. Thus...
When i was a child growing up after World War II, we were taught that, however awful the war may have been, it stimulated the development of new technologies, like radar and jet engines, and led to the mass adoption of many new products. You're holding one in your hands right...
...next month the culture wars will return to Capitol Hill when Senate leaders are expected, for the second time in two years, to consider a measure to amend the Constitution to limit marriage eligibility to "one man and one woman." The battle over gay marriage has been off the radar screens for a while, but, two years after Massachusetts became the first stage to legalize gay marriage, expect the old rhetoric to resurface...
...birders may be in for a disappointment. Radar studies of annual migrations suggest that the number of birds winging along America's flyways may be down by nearly 50% over the past 30 years, and data from the U.S. Geological Survey's annual Breeding Bird Survey and the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count reflect a similar decline. Various reasons for the falloff have been proposed, but climate change caused by global warming is high on the list for many experts...