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NEW MAPS SHOW THE KEY DEFEAT OF NAZI U-BOATS

Friday, March 31, 2023

In today’s newsletter, we find new maps detailing a decisive victory over the Nazis, learn about the man behind César Chávez Day, trace Allison Lippy’s journey ... and follow the rare owls that inspire a March Madness contender.

U-boat through a periscope

PHOTOGRAPH BY ULLSTEIN BILD, GETTY IMAGES

It was the biggest battle in the Atlantic during World War II. If Germany had won, there would have been no D-Day. Hitler might have triumphed.

Now, for the first time, maps have been able to follow the three-day battle between Nazi U-boats and warships protecting a vital convoy to Britain. (Pictured above, a direct U-boat hit in 1942.)

For a new generation, the maps chart the ebb and flow of U-boat attacks and the horrid wartime losses as Allies desperately tried to keep their grasp on the edge of Europe.

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STORIES WE’RE FOLLOWING

Caterina Sforza

PHOTOGRAPH BY DEA/ALBUM

This Renaissance warrior woman defied powerful popes to defend her lands (Pictured above, Caterina Sforza)

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This is the real Jesus, according to archaeologists

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

Dolphin eating mackerel

VIDEO BY ALLISON LIPPY

Trans Day of Visibility: ”It took 27 years for me to realize I was transgender,“ Allison Lippy (pictured above) writes for Nat Geo. It took less than a month to decide she should document her transformation.

”This is me, as I am.“

Related: How historians are documenting the lives of transgender people

READ LIPPY'S STORY

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Xin Xin, Mexico City's panda, gets brushed

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEJANDRO CEGARRA

The last panda in Mexico City? Xin Xin is her name. She's 33 years old, five years from matching the record for the longest living panda in captivity. She's also the granddaughter of two pandas China gave to Mexico in 1975.

As of now, there’s no plan to replace Xin Xin (pictured above) or to maintain her legacy. These may be the final days of Mexico’s panda love affair.

LAST GLIMPSE

César Chávez

PHOTOGRAPH BY YOUSUF KARSH

Farming icon: A hero, an activist, a man with a federal holiday, César Chávez (pictured above) lived the life he preached. He was influenced by the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and of Martin Luther King, Jr., who sent him a letter of encouragement during a 25-day fast to bring nonviolence back into the negotiations for better farm workers' rights.

Chávez would have been 96 today. Read more about the fight he fought and the rights he won.

WHO WAS CHÁVEZ?

Today’s ‘get moving’ soundtrack: Y Andale, Linda Ronstadt

This newsletter has been curated and edited by Jen Tse, Hannah Farrow, and David Beard. Have feedback, a new calling to exercise? Email [email protected]. Thanks for reading

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