The Monday, October 5, 2026 Edition
SCOTUS Climate Case, Georgia Shooting, and Potato Drones
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Science & Technology
1,000 years
How long people in present-day Georgia have been consuming cacao, according to residue found on ancient pottery — the earliest known traces of chocolate east of the Mississippi. The discovery rewrites the map of chocolate in the Americas, suggesting connections that carried cacao far beyond its tropical origins.
Source: Smithsonian
Today: World Teachers' Day is observed, the annual global recognition of educators.
Sunday, Oct. 11: The NFL's next full Sunday slate kicks off across the league.
- 1921The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time
- 1947President Harry Truman delivers the first televised presidential address from the White House
- 1962The Beatles release their debut single, 'Love Me Do,' in the United Kingdom
- 1969'Monty Python's Flying Circus' premieres on the BBC
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