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History of Yesterday
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- Demystifying LiFePO4 Batteries: An Easy Guide to the Battery of the FutureThe real future of batteries The post Demystifying LiFePO4 Batteries: An Easy Guide to the Battery of the Future first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 22, 2023 - 10:15 am
- Unveiling Hidden History: The Forgotten Heroes of the Harlem RenaissanceA piece of history that is slowly being forgotten The post Unveiling Hidden History: The Forgotten Heroes of the Harlem Renaissance first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 21, 2023 - 1:41 pm
- Selling Gold in Brussels to Diversify Your Portfolio: Bruxelles Achat d’Or’s Strategic TipsGold The post Selling Gold in Brussels to Diversify Your Portfolio: Bruxelles Achat d’Or’s Strategic Tips first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 21, 2023 - 1:33 pm
- Archival Research TechniquesThe best way to do it The post Archival Research Techniques first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 18, 2023 - 10:46 am
- Five of the Best TV Shows to Put You in the Fall MoodWhat is your favourite? The post Five of the Best TV Shows to Put You in the Fall Mood first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 18, 2023 - 10:40 am
- The Existence Of Aliens Has Been Proven, So What?Who cares, the world is facing bigger issues right now The post The Existence Of Aliens Has Been Proven, So What? first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 14, 2023 - 12:05 pm
- How to Stay Ahead: Choosing and Using the Right Tech as a StudentStay up with the Tech The post How to Stay Ahead: Choosing and Using the Right Tech as a Student first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 14, 2023 - 11:37 am
- 3 Things That Changed The Course Of HistoryForever The post 3 Things That Changed The Course Of History first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 14, 2023 - 11:26 am
- How Study Smarter with AI-Powered Tutoring AppsAI can help to protect history through smart learning The post How Study Smarter with AI-Powered Tutoring Apps first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 14, 2023 - 11:18 am
- How Artificial Inteligence Is Used To Create Fake HistoryFake Historical photos produced by Artififical Inteligence are flooding the internet The post How Artificial Inteligence Is Used To Create Fake History first appeared on History of Yesterday.... Read more »Source: History of Yesterday | Published: September 11, 2023 - 10:06 am
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History Today
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- Playwright Ben Jonson Duels to the DeathPlaywright Ben Jonson Duels to the Death j.hoare Fri, 09/22/2023 - 00:00... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 21, 2023 - 11:00 pm
- Will Putin Get His ‘Nuremberg Moment’?Will Putin Get His ‘Nuremberg Moment’? j.hoare Thu, 09/21/2023 - 09:25... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 21, 2023 - 8:25 am
- How Henry II Survived the Great RebellionHow Henry II Survived the Great Rebellion j.hoare Thu, 09/21/2023 - 09:22... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 21, 2023 - 8:22 am
- Diamonds and the HolocaustDiamonds and the Holocaust j.hoare Wed, 09/20/2023 - 09:37... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 20, 2023 - 8:37 am
- ‘A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65’ by David Kynaston review‘A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65’ by David Kynaston review j.hoare Tue, 09/19/2023 - 09:56... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 19, 2023 - 8:56 am
- When Inca Mummies Came to EuropeWhen Inca Mummies Came to Europe j.hoare Tue, 09/19/2023 - 09:55... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 19, 2023 - 8:55 am
- Turkey and the End of the Ottoman EmpireTurkey and the End of the Ottoman Empire j.hoare Mon, 09/18/2023 - 10:54... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 18, 2023 - 9:54 am
- On the Spot: Peter CareyOn the Spot: Peter Carey j.hoare Sun, 09/17/2023 - 00:00... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 16, 2023 - 11:00 pm
- The Meaning of LoreThe Meaning of Lore j.hoare Tue, 09/12/2023 - 10:01... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 12, 2023 - 9:01 am
- John Goffe Rand Invents Paint TubesJohn Goffe Rand Invents Paint Tubes j.hoare Mon, 09/11/2023 - 00:00... Read more »Source: History Today Feed | Published: September 10, 2023 - 11:00 pm
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History Net
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- Requiem for a Forgotten West Texas Cow Town.image-13792440 { max-height: 100%; --left: 36.51%; --top: 50.23%; } Colorado City, which boomed in the 1880s thanks to the railroad and abundant water, was no stranger to violence.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 22, 2023 - 1:12 pm
- In 1943 Britain and Germany Raced to Control Islands in the Southeastern Aegean. But Why?The campaign to seize the Dodecanese Islands mattered little in the long run.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 22, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- Facing Doom At the Battle of the Bulge, This Tank Commander Wouldn’t Back Down.image-13794264 { max-height: 100%; --left: 44.99%; --top: 29.82%; } Learn how to defend against an overwhelming attack from a brilliant U.S. tank commander.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 21, 2023 - 3:56 pm
- Did the Medieval Flail Actually Exist?.image-13794288 { max-height: 100%; --left: 84.02%; --top: 48.53%; } The flail as we know it would probably have knocked out any knight using it. Where did it come from?... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 21, 2023 - 3:44 pm
- When Communist Forces Turned to Tank Warfare to Seize South Vietnam.image-13794380 { max-height: 100%; --left: 36.69%; --top: 50.25%; } After years of guerilla and light infantry tactics, North Vietnam resorted to conventional warfare with heavy emphasis on tanks.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 20, 2023 - 4:12 pm
- Learn How the Romans Wielded the Gladius in Battle.image-13794377 { max-height: 100%; --left: 38.79%; --top: 21.67%; } A new study reveals the fine details of Roman swordplay.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 20, 2023 - 3:51 pm
- Tweet! Jailbird Politicians, An American StapleA short history of men who won elections while they were behind bars.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 20, 2023 - 2:38 pm
- Live Your Wild West Fantasy on the Outlaw Trail with This New Travel Guide.image-13794341 { max-height: 100%; --left: 54.72%; --top: 35.15%; } A new book gives travelers the opportunity to become bandits on the historic Outlaw Trail, minus the time behind bars.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 19, 2023 - 6:56 pm
- Three Days Shy of V-E Day, This Naval Aviator Spotted a German U-Boat Off Rhode Island But Couldn’t Stop It.image-13793897 { max-height: 100%; --left: 50.36%; --top: 29.71%; } John G. Bradley is still haunted by his inability to prevent a lethal attack on a U.S. merchant ship days before war's end.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 19, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- Young Women Were America’s First Industrial WorkforceThe massive textile mills of Lowell, Mass., signaled a change for American labor.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 19, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- What Are the Limits of Firepower? Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Speaks About America’s Way of War in VietnamHamburger Hill veteran and expert on U.S. firepower Maj. Gen. Robert Scales shares his experiences in Vietnam and his views on U.S. strategy.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 18, 2023 - 4:02 pm
- Most POWs Want to Go Home—But After World War II, Some Faced Death on Arrival.image-13794223 { max-height: 100%; --left: 47.44%; --top: 28.69%; } After WWII, questions rose about which nation POWs belonged to or even whether they would be killed upon going home.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 18, 2023 - 3:52 pm
- How Wheat’s Tigers’ Opening Gambit at First Manassas Turned to Legend.image-13793488 { max-height: 100%; --left: 61.06%; --top: 37.57%; } A fresh look at the Louisiana Zouaves' success in the war's opening battle.... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 18, 2023 - 1:05 pm
- A look under the surface of the Battle of Midway.image-13794245 { max-height: 100%; --left: 56.22%; --top: 71.86%; } Mark W. Allen's new book dives into the importance of submarine warfare at Midway... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 15, 2023 - 10:24 pm
- These Guatemalan flyers were inspired by Lindbergh’s goodwill tour.image-13794248 { max-height: 100%; --left: 62.35%; --top: 40.99%; } Miguel Granados was a colonel in Guatemala’s air corps who, accompanied by Lieutenant Carlos […]... Read more »Source: HistoryNet | Published: September 15, 2023 - 10:04 pm
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American History
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- Blessings from the universe: Walter MercadoAs in many Latinx homes across the United States, when Walter Mercado (1932–2019) came on-screen, my mother would tell my sisters and me to stop what we were doing and quiet down as she turned up the volume on the television. Everyone knew to pay attention since the man was... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: September 5, 2023 - 5:22 pm
- Pre-tied yet crooked: What’s up with Abraham Lincoln’s tie?In the almost 130 years since the Smithsonian Institution acquired Abraham Lincoln’s black silk necktie, the museum’s curators gave very little thought to this personal piece of the president’s clothing. It wasn’t until presidential historian Jon Meacham came to the National Museum of American History that the tie grabbed our... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: September 5, 2023 - 1:14 pm
- Video“¡Ataca Yomo!”: A close-up look at Yomo Toro’s cuatro“¡Ataca Yomo! (Attack Yomo!),” shouts singer Héctor Lavoe as the bright notes of what sounds like a guitar solo start flying by our ears in the middle of the iconic salsa hit “La Murga.” But what we’re hearing isn’t a guitar; it’s a cuatro—a stringed instrument from Puerto Rico—and the... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: July 25, 2023 - 8:21 pm
- What is it like to seek asylum in the United States?Why do people leave their homelands to establish lives in other countries? What factors do people consider in leaving behind their belongings, livelihoods, and even friends and family?Lucía Mondragón made the difficult decision to flee her home country to save herself and her children from harm. After losing her father... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: July 17, 2023 - 4:10 pm
- Deportations in the 21st century and the New Sanctuary MovementWhen Elvira Arellano claimed sanctuary in a Chicago church in June 2006, she saw herself as a single mom, working to make a life for herself and her eight-year-old son. But her actions would mark a launching point for what became the New Sanctuary Movement (NSM) and, indeed, Arellano would... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: July 11, 2023 - 5:12 pm
- The origins of the Sanctuary MovementThese three posters from the 1980s display activist organizations opposing U.S. intervention in El Salvador. (2015.0066.17, 1984.0796.108, and 1984.0471.18) When you look at these posters, what do you see? They all mention El Salvador and date from the 1980s, during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. They call for peace (an image of a... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: July 11, 2023 - 4:09 pm
- Introducing: The Politics of SanctuaryWho is a threat? Who deserves protection? And who is responsible for providing it?Over the past forty years, sanctuary has become a far-reaching concept. Within the realm of immigration, sanctuary has described varied efforts to protect the rights of migrants from deportation, family separation, and other forms of harm. Some... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: June 19, 2023 - 11:35 pm
- Introducing the MUM Menstrual History CollectionTampons. Sanitary napkins and belts. Menstrual cups, sponges, and other period products. Women and girls around the world depend on these items in order to fully participate in school, work, and play. Yet 100 years ago—when the crude phrase “on the rag” meant, well, on the rag—few options were available.... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: May 24, 2023 - 1:02 pm
- The Black American Racers fought for equity in auto racing“The recognition of the Smithsonian collecting these artifacts gives us even more motivation to move forward and still try to get the word out to accomplish something in auto racing.”— Leonard T. "Lenny" MillerAs an African American auto racer who navigated the ranks of the predominately white sport from the... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: May 19, 2023 - 5:52 pm
- Is this 1937 radio the fairest one of all?On December 21, 1937, Walt Disney released his first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Accompanying the movie, Disney and his company developed character-related merchandise, including a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs radio now preserved in the museum’s collection. Its artistic design differs from other radios... Read more »Source: Blog Feed | Published: May 1, 2023 - 2:14 pm
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History News Network
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- ● The Roundup Top Ten for June 2, 2023Determined to Remember: Harriet Jacobs and Slavery's Descendants by Koritha Mitchell Public history sites have the potential to spark intellectual engagement because when they make embodied connections between people and the sites they visit—even when those connections evoke the cruelty of the past. Commemoration of the Tulsa Massacre Has... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● The Power of Dependency in Women's Legal Petitions in Revolutionary America (Excerpt)James Peale, "The Artist and His Family," 1795 Historians have spent decades investigating whether the American Revolution benefited women or provoked changes in women’s status. By and large, white women’s traditional political rights and legal status remained relatively stagnant in the wake of the American Revolution. In some... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- Video● A Trip Through the Mind of Vlad the Conqueror: A Satire Blending Imaginary Thoughts with Historical FactsStriding masterfully through St. George’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, Vlad the Conqueror pondered his role as a Man of Destiny. “It’s not easy to measure up to the past leaders of Russia,” he brooded. “Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great slaughtered enormous numbers of people... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● SCOTUS Declares Race-Aware Admissions at Harvard, UNC Unconstitutional... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● Can the Left Take Back Identity Politics?Members of the Combahee River Collective, 1974. Included are (back row, l-r) Margo Okazawa-Rey, Barbara Smith, Beverly Smith, Chirlane McCray, and Mercedes Tompkins; (front row, l-r) Demita Frazier and Helen Stewart. The Combahee River Collective “We were asserting that we exist, our concerns and our experiences matter,” said Black... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● The Mexican War Suggests Ukraine May End Up Conceding Crimea. World War I Suggests the Price May Be Tragic if it Doesn't"American Army Entering the City of Mexico" by Filippo Constaggini, 1885. Architect of the Capitol. In April 1846, the United States invaded Mexico after a highly disputed incident at the border. Freshman Congressman Abraham Lincoln challenged President James Polk’s account of Mexican provocations as misleading and demanded to know... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● Stronger Global Governance is the Only Way to a World Free of Nuclear WeaponsSome of the 800 members of Women Strike for Peace who marched at United Nations headquarters in Manhattan to demand UN mediation of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis It should come as no surprise that the world is currently facing an existential nuclear danger. In fact, it has been caught up... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● Reading Peter Frankopan's Ambitious Planetary HistoryDesertification, village of Telly, Mali. Photo Ferdinand Reus, CC BY-SA 2.0 The 24 main chapters of The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by British historian Peter Frankopan cover a longer period of history--from “the creation of our planet around 4.6 billion years ago” until late 2022--than any book... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● The "Critical Race Theory" Controversy Continues... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● Was a Utah District's Decision to Remove the Bible from Shelves a Win for the Anti-Anti-Woke? History Says Maybe NotThe latest twist in America’s culture wars saw crowds at the capitol in Salt Lake City this summer, protesting a book ban from the elementary and middle school libraries of Davis County, Utah. Such bans are increasingly prevalent in American public life, with issues of race and... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● The Unlikely Success of James Garfield in an Age of DivisionAn 1880 Puck Cartoon depicts Ulysses Grant surrendering his sword to James Garfield after being defeated for the Republican nomination. The candidate, at first glance, seemed to have no business being his party’s nominee for the White House. In an era seething with political strife, he had long been viewed... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● The Army Warned Troops in 1945 of the Danger of Fascism. That Warning Rings True TodayOn March 25, 1945, the United States Army issued “Fact Sheet #64: Fascism!” to promote discussions amongst American troops about fascism as the war in Europe wound down to a close. Discussion leaders were alerted “Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● New York's Education Wars a Century Ago Show how Content Restrictions Can BackfireMatthew Hawn, a high school teacher for sixteen years in conservative Sullivan County, Tennessee, opened the 2020-21 year in his Contemporary Issues class with a discussion of police shootings. White privilege is a fact, he told the students. He had a history of challenging his classes, which... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● Blaine Harden on the Persistence of Marcus Whitman's Myth in the WestBlaine Harden (Photo by Jessica Kowal) "The Whitman lie is a timeless reminder that in America a good story has an insidious way of trumping a true one, especially if that story confirms our virtue, congratulates our pluck, and enshrines our status as God’s chosen people."—Blaine Harden, Murder at the... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
- ● What We Can Learn From—and Through—Historical FictionNovelist Anna Maria Porter, engraving The Ladies' Pocket Magazine (1824) This image is available from the New York Public Library's Digital Library under the digital ID 1556053: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org I have been a local historian for many years, but turned to historical fiction to tell a specific story for which there... Read more »Source: History News Network - Front Page | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:38 am
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The National Archive (UK)
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- Back to school: discover our learning resources and taught sessionsOur award-winning education service provides invaluable support for teachers and students with a full range of learning resources and taught sessions covering the span of British history from the medieval period to present day. We also provide a dedicated learning programme for students with Specialist Educational Needs and Disabilities. Our... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: September 12, 2023 - 3:44 pm
- Additional handling procedures for some documentsLast year, we temporarily withdrew access to the record series, FCO 141 (Foreign and Commonwealth Office and predecessors: Records of Former Colonial Administrations: Migrated Archives) because we found evidence of historical preservation treatment. This indicated that insecticide had been used. External testing of the documents confirmed this, and following consultation... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: September 11, 2023 - 11:15 am
- Archives Revealed programme awards 10 new cataloguing grantsArchives Revealed has awarded 10 new cataloguing grants, totalling nearly £350,000, to archives across the UK. The funding programme is a collaboration between the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation, and The National Archives. It funds cataloguing to ensure that significant archive collections, representing the lives and perspectives of all people... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: August 16, 2023 - 9:58 am
- Archives for Everyone 2023-27 publishedToday, we share the priorities in our Archives for Everyone 2023-27 strategic plan. This opens a new chapter in our transformation, outlining our vision for the next four years and looking ahead to where we want to be by 2038, when we will celebrate the bicentenary of the Public Record Office.... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: August 3, 2023 - 12:11 pm
- Archive Service Accreditation Panel latest awardsFollowing a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the following archive services have been awarded accreditation: Carmarthenshire Archives Institution of Engineering and Technology National Museum of the Royal Navy Archive Service Accreditation is the UK wide standard for archive services. By attaining accreditation, archive services demonstrate that they meet the standard... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: July 25, 2023 - 10:00 am
- Cabinet Office Files ReleasedThursday 20 July 20 This week, we released Cabinet Office files covering Tony Blair’s Labour administration (PREM 49), miscellaneous appointments to various public positions (PREM 5) including the Poet Laureate and the Office of Astronomer Royal, and office diaries from John Major’s time as prime minister (PREM 32). Some of... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: July 20, 2023 - 10:17 am
- Join our User Advisory GroupWould you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve our services? If you are a regular archive user then we would love to hear from you, as we are seeking new voluntary representatives to join our User Advisory Group (UAG). The group gives our user... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: July 10, 2023 - 9:27 am
- Reading rooms to close early on Friday 21 JulyOn Friday 21 July our document reading room and map and large document reading room will close an hour earlier than normal at 16:00. Document ordering will close at 14:30 and all documents will need to be returned by 15:50. We will not be able to issue any readers’ tickets... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: July 4, 2023 - 3:59 pm
- Marking the arrival of the Empire Windrush 75 years onThursday 22 June is Windrush Day, marking 75 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush in the UK. The Windrush passenger list is one of the iconic documents in our collection. It lists more than 1,000 people of all ages who disembarked the ship at the Essex port of... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: June 15, 2023 - 9:04 am
- Archives for Everywhere strategy launchedToday we can announce the publication of our new international strategy, Archives for Everywhere, with a focus on documentary heritage on a global scale in collaboration with archives around the world. Over the course of the last decade, we have worked hard to demonstrate why archives of all kinds are... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: June 9, 2023 - 8:44 am
- New collaborative doctoral partnerships announcedWe are pleased to announce that we have been allocated 12 PhD studentships from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the fourth round of the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme. These CDP studentships will be jointly supervised by staff at The National Archives and at Higher Education... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: June 1, 2023 - 8:00 am
- New web portal gives easier access to Northern Ireland filesThe National Archives has today launched of a new web portal bringing together in one place government files which are focused on the situation in Northern Ireland from 1994 up to and including the signing of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in 1998. This is the first phase of a... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: May 31, 2023 - 10:32 am
- Planning a visit to our reading rooms this summer? Reserve your seatWe’re expecting a busy summer in our reading rooms and we strongly encourage you to book your visit in advance. This will guarantee that you have a seat to view original documents. It also ensures that up to 12 documents can be ready for you when you arrive. You will... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: May 31, 2023 - 8:00 am
- Spirit of Invention: new exhibition opens at The National ArchivesDesigners and inventors joined local schoolchildren last night (24 May) to mark the opening of The National Archives’ new hands-on exhibition, Spirit of Invention. Speakers at the launch included award-winning inventor Ruth Amos, who co-curated the exhibition in partnership with pupils from Darell School, renowned designer Sir John Sorrell and... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: May 26, 2023 - 1:57 pm
- Funding programme for 2023-2024 now openToday, The National Archives is launching its 2023-24 grant funding programmes for the archives sector. In 2011, The National Archives became the sector leadership body for archives in England. We work with the archives, and with other Government departments and cultural bodies, to encourage sustainable, innovative and resilient archives across... Read more »Source: News Archives - The National Archives | Published: May 18, 2023 - 11:08 am
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History Extra (BBC)
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- ● The Battle of Britain: everything you wanted to knowVictoria Taylor answers listener questions surrounding the iconic WW2 aerial battle, busting some of the most commonly-held misconceptions along the way... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 24, 2023 - 6:12 am
- ● 24 September: On this day in historyWhat events happened on 24 September in history? We round up the events, births and deaths…... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 24, 2023 - 5:06 am
- 23 September: On this day in historyWhat events happened on 23 September in history? We round up the events, births and deaths…... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 23, 2023 - 5:07 am
- Sign up to our medieval history newsletterWant to learn more about medieval history? Sign up to our newsletter... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 22, 2023 - 7:50 am
- Quiz of the week: what differentiated a fresco from other Roman wall art?It's our weekly history quiz – how closely have you been paying attention to the history news, articles and videos on our website over the past seven days?... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 22, 2023 - 7:40 am
- History TV and radio in the UK: what’s on our screens this week?Can't decide which shows to watch or listen to this week? Here are the latest history radio and TV programmes airing in the UK that you won't want to miss... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 22, 2023 - 7:10 am
- The history of Paris: Romans, Renaissance and RevolutionThe City of Light wasn’t always so dazzling: its origins were muddy, and its development was punctuated by conflict in between periods of eminence. Historian and author Colin Jones guides us on a speedy canter through two millennia of Parisian history... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 22, 2023 - 6:29 am
- Bannockburn: Robert the Bruce’s greatest victoryHelen Carr tells the story of the battle of Bannockburn, a pivotal moment in the First War of Scottish Independence that had profound consequences for Scotland, England, and beyond... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 22, 2023 - 6:08 am
- 22 September: On this day in historyWhat events happened on 22 September in history? We round up the events, births and deaths…... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 22, 2023 - 5:06 am
- 21 September: On this day in historyWhat events happened on 21 September in history? We round up the events, births and deaths…... Read more »Source: HistoryExtra | Published: September 21, 2023 - 5:06 am
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NEW ENGLAND HISTORY SOCIETY
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- ● When Minnesota Was New England in the WestWhen a New Hampshire native started Minnesota’s first newspaper in 1849, he was far from the only New Englander in the new territory. His name was James Madison Goodhue, born… The post When Minnesota Was New England in the West appeared first on New England Historical Society.... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:02 am
- The Calvin Coolidge Homestead: A President Springs Up in The Vermont HillsIt boggles the mind to think of it, but in 1924 the United States was run out of the second floor of a store in Plymouth Notch, Vt. The inauspicious… The post The Calvin Coolidge Homestead: A President Springs Up in The Vermont Hills appeared first on New England Historical... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 23, 2023 - 11:26 am
- Thomas Plant Bets Big and Winds Up in a Castle in the CloudsThomas Plant did everything larger than life when it came to baseball, his shoe manufacturing empire and his castle. Little evidence remains of his triumphs on the baseball diamond and… The post Thomas Plant Bets Big and Winds Up in a Castle in the Clouds appeared first on New England... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 17, 2023 - 9:27 am
- 7 Fun Facts About the Merritt ParkwayIn July 1934, a Connecticut congressman named Schuyler Merritt presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Merritt Parkway. The road would be “constructed for pleasant transit,” he said. Tell that… The post 7 Fun Facts About the Merritt Parkway appeared first on New England Historical Society.... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 16, 2023 - 5:58 pm
- The Mark Twain House: Part Steamboat, Part Medieval Fortress, Part Cuckoo ClockBuilding the Mark Twain House was not an easy task for Samuel Clemens and his wife, Olivia. But when they moved into the quirky mansion with their children in 1874,… The post The Mark Twain House: Part Steamboat, Part Medieval Fortress, Part Cuckoo Clock appeared first on New England Historical... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 9, 2023 - 8:16 pm
- Fitz Henry Lane, The Gloucester Town Painter Who Made a Huge ComebackFitz Henry Lane was a disabled sailmaker’s son from Gloucester, Mass., who painted signs and fire screens and seascapes on canvas. Those paintings sold for $100 apiece, $500 at most.… The post Fitz Henry Lane, The Gloucester Town Painter Who Made a Huge Comeback appeared first on New England Historical... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 9, 2023 - 7:39 pm
- Orchard House, Birthplace of Little WomenLouisa May Alcott nicknamed her dilapidated family home in Concord, Mass., “Apple Slump,” after a fruit dessert with dough that slumps onto the plate. But the house was – and… The post Orchard House, Birthplace of Little Women appeared first on New England Historical Society.... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 2, 2023 - 9:56 pm
- The Salem Professor and the Korean StudentIn the fall of 1883, people in Salem, Mass., might have noticed a young Asian man dressed in Western clothing walking about the city. The man was Yu Kil-Chun, a… The post The Salem Professor and the Korean Student appeared first on New England Historical Society.... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: September 2, 2023 - 8:39 pm
- 7 Fun Facts About the Newport Jazz Festival.The Newport Jazz Festival launched dozens of brilliant musical careers, brought modern music festivals to America and produced countless recordings on film, vinyl and in cyberspace. Duke Ellington famously revived… The post 7 Fun Facts About the Newport Jazz Festival. appeared first on New England Historical Society.... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: August 26, 2023 - 9:43 pm
- The Mystery of the Walker Pond MassacreSometime in the late 17th century, or maybe the mid-18th century, English soldiers massacred some or maybe all of the Wabanaki Indians at a place called Walker Pond in Brooksville,… The post The Mystery of the Walker Pond Massacre appeared first on New England Historical Society.... Read more »Source: New England Historical Society | Published: August 26, 2023 - 7:59 pm
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MILITAIR HISTORY NOW
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- “To Inspire Esteem and Fear” — How Napoleon the Statesman Ruled His Sprawling Empire“Through his secret police, the emperor kept a cupped ear to mutterings in cafes, shops, and salons.” By William Nester NAPOLEON KNEW WELL the dilemmas facing a conqueror, particularly one who controlled an empire spanning... The post “To Inspire Esteem and Fear” — How Napoleon the Statesman Ruled His Sprawling... Read more »Source: MilitaryHistoryNow.com | Published: September 19, 2023 - 3:08 am
- From Victory to Defeat — Why the Triumphant British Army of 1918 Was So Unready for War in 1939“The British Army wasn’t prepared to fight a first-class European army in 1939 for the simple reason that Britain hadn’t prepared itself to do so.” By Dr. Robert Lyman THE BRITISH ARMY was catastrophically unprepared... The post From Victory to Defeat — Why the Triumphant British Army of 1918 Was... Read more »Source: MilitaryHistoryNow.com | Published: September 17, 2023 - 7:06 pm
- The Nurses of MASH — Meet the Real Women Behind The Characters From the Iconic Korean War TV Series“Whether running the triage for incoming wounded, scrubbing up for the OR, holding the hand of a dying GI, or even rolling up their own sleves when blood supplies were short, their workloads never lightened.”... The post The Nurses of MASH — Meet the Real Women Behind The Characters From... Read more »Source: MilitaryHistoryNow.com | Published: September 14, 2023 - 9:12 pm
- “Slide-Rule Strategy” — One Wartime Researcher Calculated the Impact of a Single B-24 Bomber on the Allied Effort. His Findings Are Surprising“What Blackett did was to ask: What can one aircraft, one Liberator, achieve in the Battle of the Atlantic?” By Niall MacKay IN OUR GROUP at the University of York, we’ve been looking at various... The post “Slide-Rule Strategy” — One Wartime Researcher Calculated the Impact of a Single B-24... Read more »Source: MilitaryHistoryNow.com | Published: September 7, 2023 - 7:17 pm
- ‘America’s Wars 1754-1945’ — Battlefield Trust Drops Animated Map-Based Documentary on Youtube“The production uses a combination of dramatic narration, historic and modern images, motion graphics, reenactment footage, and music to share the mesmerizing stories.” MORE THAN 200 years of military history — from the French Indian... The post ‘America’s Wars 1754-1945’ — Battlefield Trust Drops Animated Map-Based Documentary on Youtube appeared... Read more »Source: MilitaryHistoryNow.com | Published: September 5, 2023 - 11:31 pm
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Warographics – Youtube
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- VideoThe Art of War: Mountain Warfare... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 23, 2023 - 6:00 pm
- VideoWhat Happened to ISIS? (And are they coming back?)... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 21, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoNagorno-Karabakh: Can the World Prevent Another Caucasus War?... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 18, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoRearmament: How Japan Plans to Become a Military Superpower... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 16, 2023 - 6:00 pm
- VideoThe Attack of the Dead Men: The WWI Last Stand that Became a Real-Life Zombie Movie... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 14, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoSpecial Operators: Quds Force, Iran... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 11, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoNorth Korea and Russia Arms Sales: The Global Pariahs... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 8, 2023 - 3:13 pm
- VideoThe Syrian Civil War: A Downward Spiral to Madness... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 7, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoStrategic Autonomy: Will Europe Ever Be Able to Defend Itself?... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 5, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoThe Korean War in 60 Seconds #shorts... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 2, 2023 - 9:30 pm
- VideoAmhara Crisis: Is Ethiopia the Next Yugoslavia?... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 2, 2023 - 6:00 pm
- VideoThe Boomerang was Originally Used as a Weapon #shorts... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: September 1, 2023 - 9:30 pm
- VideoThe Art of War: Carrier Warfare... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: August 31, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- VideoHow do Bouncing Bombs Work? #shorts... Read more »Source: Warographics | Published: August 30, 2023 - 9:30 pm
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Creative History
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- Bloody Palm Prints and Horse Thieves: The Story of the Old West's Last Stagecoach Robbery on December 5, 1916Ben Kuhl was born in northern Michigan sometime in the year 1884. A school dropout with alcoholic parents, some would say that Ben Kuhl never had a chance at an honest life from the very beginning. As a teenager he drifted west and in 1903 he was arrested for horse... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: September 18, 2023 - 4:28 pm
- A Spontaneous Demonstration of Joy with a Great Expenditure of Liquor: The Story Behind America's First Independence Day Celebration in 1777On July 5, 1777 Philadelphia’s most widely read daily broadsheet The Pennsylvania Evening Post described the previous day’s Independence Day celebrations in the city as, “A demonstration of joy and festivities.” In an outpouring of patriotic fervor according to the Pennsylvania Evening Post, ship’s in the harbor along the banks... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: August 28, 2023 - 6:02 pm
- American Mutiny: The Story Behind the USS Somers Affair and How it Shocked America in 1842Philip Spencer is a nineteen year old hard drinking party animal. He is a frat boy at sea and a perpetual ne’er do well who has a problem with authority. He left school as a teenager and ran away from home to find adventure on the high seas, but when... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: June 28, 2023 - 2:23 am
- Lisztomania: Before the Beatles or Michael Jackson there was Franz Liszt History's First King of Pop“Lisztomania, a condition in which swooning female fans collected his cigar butts to secrete in their cleavages.”-from the New York Times, January 14, 2001Famed 19th century German lyric poet Heinrich Heine, known for his radical political views and satirical verse that was often set to music, coined the term “Lisztomania”... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: June 4, 2023 - 3:35 am
- Athenodorus' Ghost and Pliny the Younger: The Story Behind Western Civilization's First Paranormal EncounterPliny the Younger, or Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, as he would have been known in Latin to his Roman contemporaries began what is quite possibly Western Civilization’s first ever account of a haunted house with these ominous words: “There was in Athens, a large and spacious, but ill-reputed and pestilential house.”... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: May 4, 2023 - 2:11 am
- Saint Thomas' Christians: The Story of How One Skeptical Apostle Brought the Gospel to India in the First CenturyHistory first recorded the existence of the Indian state of Kerala in the third century BCE. The name originally appeared, chiseled in stone, on an inscription left to posterity by the great Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Ashoka reigned for more than two decades and in his lifetime he presided over an... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: April 13, 2023 - 3:13 am
- The Young Ireland Rebellion of 1848: How Dreams of Freedom Ended in an Old Widow's Cabbage Patch in TipperaryIt is July 18, 1854 and young Irish revolutionary Thomas Meagher has been drinking--a lot. In only the last six years Meagher has become a convict, a fugitive from justice and a world renowned celebrity of the Irish diaspora that grew out of the millions who fled from his homeland... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: March 28, 2023 - 3:15 am
- History's Last Knight in Shining Armor: The Odd Story of Josef Mencik the Knight Who Stood Up Against Nazi Germany in 1938A lone knight in full armor plate and with drawn sword sits atop his mighty warhorse before his castle as the sun rises and burns away the early morning fog. His name is Josef Mencik. He claims that he can trace his noble knightley lineage back for generations--all the way... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: March 12, 2023 - 4:56 am
- Long Before Chinese Spy Balloons there were Austrian Terror Balloons: History's First Use of Hot Air Balloons in Warfare 1849An American observer named Edmund Flagg who was working as an envoy on behalf of the United States government to the nascent revolutionary Republic of San Marco described what he saw floating in the skies above Venice on the morning of July 15, 1849 as, “Dozens of small cloudlets.” ... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: February 23, 2023 - 4:24 am
- Hudson River's Wrath: The Story of the Great Haverstraw Landslide of 1906 a Natural Disaster Caused by ManLocated only a stone’s throw north of the New Jersey border in Rockland County, New York, forty miles from Manhattan along the banks of the Hudson River nestled among the Ramapo Mountains, the town of Haverstraw is today a bustling yet still quaint village that is home to about 35,000... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: February 6, 2023 - 3:52 am
- Avenging His Cruelty: The Story of Nathaniel Gordon the Only American to be Executed for the Crime of Slave Trading on the High SeasUnder a sweltering equatorial sun, shackled around the neck and chained one to another at the ankles, on August 7, 1860 over 900 enslaved Africans were forced aboard the slave ship Erie docked near the mouth of the Congo River in west Africa. The imprisoned human cargo that had been... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: January 28, 2023 - 3:08 am
- I am No Traitor and I am Ready to Die: The Murder of an Archbishop that Shocked the Medieval World in 1170December 29, 1170 Canterbury Cathedral.Four heavily armed and armored knights dismount their horses outside the large oak and iron reinforced doors that lead into the heart of the church.They burst inside with swords drawn and shout, “Where is Thomas Becket, traitor to King and country?”The man named Thomas Becket who... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: January 16, 2023 - 3:23 am
- Before the Ball Dropped: Celebrating New Year's Eve in 19th Century New York City at Trinity ChurchOn December 31, 1907 editor of the New York Times Alfred Ochs organized a New Year’s Eve celebration in front of his newspaper’s renowned headquarters at Times Square in midtown Manhattan.Thousands gathered that frigid winter’s night to watch a ball drop down a specially designed flagpole at 11:59 p.m. to... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: January 2, 2023 - 5:05 am
- A Bent Peppermint Stick to Shut You Kids Up! Cologne Cathedral the Year 1670 and the History Behind the Making of the Modern Candy CaneConstruction on the grand cathedral in Cologne, Germany, began in the year 1248--when the Mongol Empire ruled half of the known world and when a young Dominican Friar from Italy named Thomas Aquinas had just begun writing his Summa Theologica--a comprehensive compendium of all Catholic thought up until that point... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: December 27, 2022 - 3:24 am
- December 16, 1735: Shrouded in Mystery to this Very Day the Haunting Fate of the Ghost Ship BaltimoreFamous for its unpredictable high tides and majestic cliffs, Canada’s Bay of Fundy straddles the border between the two northeastern provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The world’s fifth largest bay in terms of square miles, the Bay of Fundy also shares a border with the American state of... Read more »Source: Creative History | Published: December 17, 2022 - 2:50 am
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- ● A Medieval Duel: Guy of Steenvoorde vs Iron Herman“Iron Herman fell prostrate to the ground, and Guy threw himself on top of him, pounding the knight’s mouth and eyes with his iron gauntlets.”... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 24, 2023 - 10:29 am
- Privacy in the Middle AgesIs privacy is a relatively new idea?... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 23, 2023 - 11:00 pm
- New Medieval Books: The Hot Trod: A History of the Anglo-Scottish BorderWhile billed as covering from Roman times to today, the bulk of this book focuses on the 13th to 16th centuries, a period of long conflict between Scotland and England.... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 23, 2023 - 7:21 pm
- A Medieval DreamA pregnant woman in medieval London dreams of a log of wood and a slab of marble. What does it mean?... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 22, 2023 - 2:00 am
- Our new book on the armies, and on revisionism in history, with Marion KruseIn this 100th episode of Byzantium & Friends, Marion and Anthony talk about their new co-authored book, The Field Armies of the East Roman Empire, 361-630... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 21, 2023 - 4:49 pm
- Wonders and Rarities with Travis ZadehOne of the favourite activities of medieval scholars was to write massive encyclopedias, distilling every last detail of the known world into book form to share with an insatiably curious public. This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Travis Zadeh about a thirteenth-century bestseller written by a scholar... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 21, 2023 - 4:02 am
- 30 Medieval SuperstitionsWe know a lot about Christianity in the Middle Ages, but much less about the ‘pagan’ and folk religion that many people had. A list from the eighth century offers some clues into those medieval beliefs and superstitions.... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 20, 2023 - 8:09 pm
- The Battle of Castillon (1453)The Hundred Years' War goes to Gascony, as the English and French do battle at Castillon. In this episode of Bow & Blade, Michael and Kelly talk about why the English commander John Talbot made such a tragic mistake in attacking the French camp.... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 19, 2023 - 3:52 pm
- Robert of Sablé: From British Templar to Video Game VillainTemplar master, trusted admiral and skilled diplomat, Robert of Sablé had a chequered past - but he does not deserve the parody reputation that has emerged as a product of modern video gaming.... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 19, 2023 - 3:23 pm
- Strange Borders with Medieval OriginsAre you a geography fan, excited about enclaves and exclaves? Here we take a look at six strange border areas whose origins date back to the Middle Ages.... Read more »Source: Medievalists.net | Published: September 18, 2023 - 3:31 am
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- The Rest Is HistoryBorder disputes, hobos, and traveling recipes.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Only Monarch Left in RomeOn the pope’s waning political influence in Mussolini’s Italy.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Rest Is HistoryA massacre of forest protectors, an apocalypse-proof building, and a Van Gogh in an Ikea bag.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Early Days of American EnglishHow English words evolved on a foreign continent.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- Welcoming Our New Executive Director and PublisherPaul W. Morris joins <em>Lapham’s Quarterly</em> and the American Agora Foundation.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- Do Not Suffer Him to Become a BigotHow to raise a child with taste in eighteenth-century Britain.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Rest Is HistoryA plague film, a catchy song, and a Chinese dissident.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- Ghost WriterOn the fictional—or not-so-fictional—narrator of <em>In Search of Lost Time</em>.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Rest Is HistorySystems novels, lessons for organizers, and the emerging terrain of struggle.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- Possibilities for PropagandaThe founding and funding of conservative media on college campuses in the 1960s.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Rest Is HistoryVictorian murders, abandoned villages, and traveling tales.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Early History of CountingHow ancient peoples learned to keep a tally.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- Rather Ridiculous Than CriminalHow not to be disgusting in Renaissance Italy.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- The Rest Is HistoryJigsaw puzzles, gun control, and thwarted revolutionaries.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
- A Repugnance to AutobiographyGeorge Eliot and her partner George Henry Lewes consider what an author leaves behind besides her books.... Read more »Source: Lapham’s Quarterly |
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- The Lovely Tradition Between Steven Spielberg And George LucasIt's well known that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are close friends, so when Lucas' "Star Wars" eclipsed Spielberg's "Jaws" as the...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 19, 2023 - 3:06 pm
- The Gorgeous Tibetan Book of ProportionsAn eighteenth-century pattern book consisting of 36 ink drawings showing precise iconometric guidelines for depicting the Buddha and...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 18, 2023 - 6:50 pm
- Meet The Emperor Of The United States of America, Also Known As Joshua Abraham NortonTo list all the odd characters who have wandered the streets of San Francisco would require the combined talents of Shakespeare, Dickens,...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 17, 2023 - 12:04 pm
- The Mad Monk That Burnt 2000 People At The StakeA frail, 78-year-old Dominican monk offered his final prayers to God on this day, turned his face to his pillow, then died. And thousands...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 16, 2023 - 12:17 pm
- VideoJoyce McKinney, Kirk Anderson, And The Bizarre Manacled Mormon CaseOne autumn day in 1977, the police in Devon, England, got an unusual call for help. A young member of the Mormon Church claimed that he...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 14, 2023 - 7:46 pm
- The 'Good Old Days' When Pretty Much Anything Could Be Cured By Using Dr Young's Rectal DilatorsDr. Young’s Dilators were a real medical device sold in the United States from the late 19th century until at least the 1940s. They were...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 13, 2023 - 12:07 pm
- The Tragic Death Of Virginia Rappe And The Trials Of Fatty ArbuckleIn 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was the highest-paid actor in the world. He had recently signed a deal with Paramount Pictures for a...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 11, 2023 - 4:27 pm
- Hamida Djandoubi, Eugen Weidmann, And France’s Last Guillotine ExecutionsWhen you think of a guillotine execution, you probably think of Marie Antoinette or King Louis XVI. After all, public beheadings were all...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 10, 2023 - 12:33 pm
- Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian And The Mutiny On The BountyIn 1932 a novel entitled Mutiny On The Bounty, written by Charles Nordhoff and James Hall, became a bestseller. It was followed by a...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 9, 2023 - 3:25 pm
- The 1986 Hijacking Of Pan Am Flight 73 That Ended With 20 Dead And Hundreds More InjuredIt was shortly before dawn on Sept. 5, 1986, when approximately 400 passengers aboard Pan Am Flight 73 were taken hostage by four...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 5, 2023 - 1:34 pm
- VideoThe Violent Life And Even More Violent Death Of James "Whitey" Bulger Jr.If you were to ask James “Whitey” Bulger, he’d tell you everything we’ve heard about him is wrong. As far as he’s concerned, popular...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 3, 2023 - 8:19 pm
- Alice Cooper With Famous People Through The Years.Alice Cooper has been well-known since the late 1960s and he seems to have been friends with people from all corners of the entertainment...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 3, 2023 - 6:42 pm
- A 1920 Proposal To Create A New Peaceful European Union With 24 Artificially Created States.This is from a pamphlet entitled DAS NEUE EUROPE MIT DEM DAUERNDEN FRIEDEN. DIE UNIONISIERUNG MITTEL EUROPAS. [“The New Europe with...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 2, 2023 - 2:04 pm
- The Beslan School Siege; The World’s Deadliest School ShootingThe Beslan school siege began on September 1, 2004, when a group of Chechen gunmen attacked a school in southern Russia. The gunmen kept...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 1, 2023 - 8:34 pm
- Whoever Came Up With The Idea To Use KFC Fried Chicken As Explosions Deserves A PromotionKFC have been pretty successful in their advertising over the years. From the iconic ‘colonel,’ to wacky ideas like chicken-scented...... Read more »Source: dannydutch.com | Published: September 1, 2023 - 7:14 pm