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Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered an early 9th century manuscript in Rome containing one of the oldest surviving versions of the earliest known poem written in English.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

OpenAI allowed employees to sell up to $30 million worth of shares each in a recent financing, making them some of the earliest financial winners of the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

That contest is expected in mid-June at the earliest, meaning any formal leadership challenge is likely to be triggered afterwards.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

One of Sarah Lilly's earliest memories is pushing her younger sister Vicky's wheelchair aged four.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

One of its earliest battles took place in 1925, with what became known as the Scopes Trial.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler