History & People

The legacy of Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells (癌細胞) were taken without her knowledge or consent (同意) in 1951. Her cells, known as HeLa cells,

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The burning of Yuan Ming Yuan

Located northwest of Beijing, the Old Summer Palace, also known as the Garden of Perfect Brightness or Yuan Ming Yuan (圓明園), was one of the most important imperial gardens

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The Black Death

The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, is one of the most devastating (毀滅性的) pandemics (大流行病) in human history. It swept through Europe

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