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The three earliest surviving tarot decks are the stars here, and make for a fascinating history and a sumptuous visual feast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Power is not expected to be restored for everyone until the end of Wednesday at the earliest.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

That’s the year the earliest volatility data for the Magnificent Seven as became available as a separate group.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

One of the earliest known primates was Teilhardina, a tiny tree dweller weighing just 28 grams – similar to the smallest primate alive today, Madame Berthae’s mouse lemur.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Here, then, we seem to be on the verge of that fusion of human and animal identity that distinguishes the earliest historical religions of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson