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DNA reveals the identity of a teenager who died in the Revolutionary War, cracking a nearly 250-year-old cold case

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DNA Reveals the Identity of a Teenager Who Died in the Revolutionary War, Cracking a Nearly 250-Year-Old Cold Case

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John Pumphrey was still a boy when he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. After archaeologists discovered his remains, a genetic genealogy analysis identified 20,000 DNA matches for living relatives The boy was around 14 when he joined the Continental Army. He signed his enlistment papers with an “X,” suggesting that he’d never learned to write his name. During his three-and-a-half-year military career, he marched more than 1,000 miles.
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Puzzled by Mark Rothko’s Captivating Color Field Paintings? Look to the Renaissance Masters Who Inspired Him

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During trips to Europe, the American painter developed a fascination with how 15th- and 16th-century artists and architects had designed their work to evoke specific feelings When Mark Rothko traveled to Florence in 1950, he had a lot on his mind. His mother had recently died, and his wife, Mell, was pregnant with their first child. At age 46, he was looking for teaching jobs, and his art was generating only meager profits.
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