On a cold morning in 1950, a truck carrying a stack of oil drums reversed onto a jetty. Soldiers dismounted and rolled the drums into the ocean. Despite their efforts, a handful of drums retained some air and refused to sink. The soldiers opened fire on the drums, allowing the […]
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The Armenian Question
Armenia is located in the Caucasus region and straddles Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Georgia. An ancient nation, it has existed for nearly four thousand years, during which it has seen the rise and fall of countless empires, kingdoms, and dynasties. As the first country in the world to adopt Christianity […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
During this time of thanksgiving, we wanted to take a moment to thank the ones who make clay possible—our wonderful staff who work hard to provide quality content for the TPS community. Columnists: Thank you for the hard work you put into crafting your articles every month. We hope these […]
Vote for the 2023-24 TPS T-shirt Design!
Hello TPSers, We had so much fun looking through all of the submissions for the 2023-24 T-Shirt Design Competition! After careful discussion, we have chosen four final designs and are turning the process over to you to vote for which one you would like to see in the TPS store […]
Libya Floods: Over 11,000 People Killed
On September 11th last month, Storm Daniel dumped torrential rains on Libya. The nearly sixteen inches of rain caused two dams to burst open, causing catastrophic flooding in the nearby town Derna, sweeping thousands into the sea. The dams held back twenty-four million cubic meters of water, and since each […]