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High honors for Josephine Baker: American-born entertainer and civil rights activist Baker last week entered France’s Parthenon, one of the country’s rarest honors. Baker is only one of six women who’ve received the honor, Variety reports. The 18th-century Parisian monument is dedicated to those who’ve made a lasting imprint on French history, including the writer Voltaire, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, resistance hero Jean Moulin, and scientist Marie Curie. (Pictured above, Baker in 1945.)
25 years: That’s how long it took Ohio to repay the Nez Perce people for a “charge” it demanded from the tribe to buy back its own artifacts, ARTNews reports. The historical pieces were stolen from the Indigenous people over the years, and “owned” by Ohio’s historical society, which made the Nez Perce pay $608,000 in the 1990s for them. The collection has been renamed “Wetxuuwiitin,” which in the Nez Perce language of Nimipuutímt means “returned home after a period of captivity.”
A 3,400-year-old walkway is unveiled: After decades of renovation, the “Avenue of Sphinxes” has opened in southern Europe. The ancient promenade, which connects Luxor and Karnak temples, had been buried in the sand for thousands of years before a team of archaeologists showed up. See Voice of America’s photos from the lavish unveiling, marked by a parade, fireworks, and dancing.
Teenage discovery: On her third day out with a metal detector, 13-year-old Milly Hardwick found a hoard of items dating back 3,000 years in a field in eastern England. Among them: socketed ax heads, winged ax heads, cake ingots, and blade fragments made of bronze. She laughed at the absurdity of stumbling onto the discovery. “The Romans have been there, everyone has been there—and we’re the ones to find it,” she told the New York Times. “It’s crazy.”
Follow-up: Last week, we mentioned that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa was concerned the Philippine government would not allow the veteran journalist to attend next Saturday’s award ceremony in Norway. Following worldwide appeals, a Philippine appeals court ruled on Friday that Ressa, a regime critic who faces politically related charges at home, could leave the country for the ceremony.
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