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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are...
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The Rockets Journal was a post-war publication of the United States Rocket Society. There are several online issues here
https://fanac.org/fanzines/Rockets/
Here is a biography of the controversial editor:
https://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/robert-l-farnsworth-as-a-fortean
I...
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Shaka Zulu: The Life of Africa’s Legendary Warrior King
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This week, as an addendum to our series on Roman civic governance (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, IV, V), we’re going to take a look at how Rome handles those parts of Italy it controls but which it does not inhabit. These are Rome’s ‘allies’ (socii), a euphemistic label for the...
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7 Rococo Artists You Need to Know
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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Fighting the Home Front’s ‘Enemy Within’
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Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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6 American Film Noirs Influenced by German Expressionism
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Maurice Sendak Illustrates William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
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20 Roman Emperors Who Defined Ancient Rome
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Poland Nixes Planned Venice Biennale Pavilion
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The New York Times Presents the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, Selected by 503 Novelists, Poets...
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For longtime readers of American book journalism, scrolling through the New York Times Book Review’s just-published list of the 100 best books of the twenty-first century will summon dim memories of many a once-unignorable critical fuss. At one time or another over the past 25...
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Daedalus and Icarus: What Is the Main Message?
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An Art-lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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What Was the Ecological Impact of the Columbian Exchange?
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Eugene Von Bruenchenhein And His Wife Marie: A Love Story
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3 Depictions of Saint Jerome: Albrecht Dürer’s Fascination
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Battle of the Granicus (334 BCE): Alexander’s Conquest Begins
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How Did Bob Dylan Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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King Tut: The Life & Afterlife of the Boy Pharaoh
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (AKA The Shortest War in History)
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Iraq Receives an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture from The Met
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Why Has Stoicism Gained Popularity in Modern Times?
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Who Were the Buffalo Soldiers?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of the Old world
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plus: the African discovery of north-western Europe.
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Eric the Red: The Incredible Story of Greenland’s First Viking
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The Ocarina
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The Ocarina, also sometimes called the “sweet potato flute”, is an ancient instrument that was developed in Meso-America, and was resurrected in 19th century Europe. When we hear the word “flute”, most of us think of a long thin wooden or metal tube with holes along its length...
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Summary of changes for May
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of May. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
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Street Scenes of NYC in the 1970s
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We’re back to New York City in the q970. Stories of that time in the city are legend. Copper Gangs and truants, playing on the streets of Brooklyn, big cars, tight-knit neighborhoods on the Lower East Side, subterranean fury, police on the furious beat, music and dancing with...
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Was Mark Twain Really a Confederate?
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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What Is a Good Argument According to Aristotle?
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Igniting the Cold War: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar: The Hero’s Fourth Labor
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5 Deadliest Sword Designs
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How Did the Roman Empire Affect Christianity?
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The History of Social Welfare Programs (& Current Debates)
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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What Is the History Behind Hanukkah?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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A History Lover’s Guide to Bangkok
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‘A Revolutionary Friendship’ by Francis D. Cogliano review
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What Was Big Week? How the Allies Won Air Superiority
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4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Three New Year’s Resolutions from Epicurus
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10 Most Socially Progressive Countries You Can Move To
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Chiaroscuro: The Dramatic Play of Light and Shadow
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Fixing Time In 1970s and 80s England: Ian Macdonald Shows Us A Changing World
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Ian Macdonald’s black-and-white film photography from the 1970 and 80s shows us children’s at school, heavy industry, steel works, Redcar blast furnace, Smith’s Dock Shipyard, houseboats and life in Cleveland and Teesside, England. “The blast furnace has a drama and beauty to...
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?
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The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
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What Does Erich Fromm Argue in ‘The Art of Loving’?
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Art for Change: A Brief History of Protest Art
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A Quick Trip Guide to Washington DC’s Museums
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Baron Von Steuben: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell During the USA’s Founding
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When Is St Patrick’s Day? (Traditions & Festivities Around the World)
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11 Amazing Rooms & Artworks in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj
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Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Free Speech VS Censorship in the Ancient World and Onwards...
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13 Logical Fallacies from Aristotle’s ‘Sophistical Refutations’
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Did Climate Change Cause the Collapse of Egypt’s New Kingdom?
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” That Almost Weren’t
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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The Extraordinary Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle
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10 Lesser-Known Greek Gods & Goddesses
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History of Tobacco: A Lucrative Vice
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Was Emperor Nero Universally Hated During His Reign?
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Meet Queen Cat, Secret Cat and Dunce Cat From Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911)
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The cat is regal in Kittens and Cats: A First Reader, 1911. The premise is simple: dress up your cat, take a picture and give it a witty caption. So we get to meet Hero Cat, Queen Cat, Party Cat and the very much of its time Dunce Cat. Author Eulalie Osgood Grover … Continue...
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Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
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On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying on the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung, Krakatoa was hit by a series of four massive eruptions – the equivalent to 200...
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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The Scandalous Success of the Daily Mail
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Should We Be More Naked?
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7 Notable Kings of Israel and Judah From the Bible
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How Did Near Eastern Cultures Influence Greek Art?
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Hendrik Verwoerd’s Life & Death: The Architect of Apartheid
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
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11th-Century Coins Found by Metal Detectors Valued at $5.6M
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Leonora Carrington Painting Set to Quadruple Auction Record
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The Case for Resistance : What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we...
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In the following analysis, we explore what we can expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you only have time to read one part, read the proposals for what we can do to resist.
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Dreams of Space -...
Treasury for Young Readers (1961)
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Occasionally the most unpromising book can have hidden treasure. In this case a Wernher von Braun story and some great Fred Freeman illustrations. Treasury for Young Readers was a collection of stories for children, some from Reader's Digest stories and some from books....
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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A Native’s Look At New York City In The 1980s
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10 Extraordinary Symbolist Artists: From Munch to Moreau
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Dr Alun Withey
Health and the Habitual Traveller in the 19th Century
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Recently I’ve been contributing to a new series of stories, drawing on the archives of Lloyds’ Register – a fantastic archive, with a wealth of sources on many aspects of maritime, but also broader social, history. The full series can be found here:...
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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Why Are There Only Four Gospels?
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What is Postmodern Art? The Genre Defined in 8 Iconic Works
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LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
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What Does it Mean to Break the Fourth Wall?
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6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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A Brief History of the Rahbani Music Family
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How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?
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Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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Finding Your Beard Style in the 19th Century
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In the previous post I noted the variety of facial hair styles that were worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, depending on factors including status, location and age. Rather than each age having one particular style of facial hair that was ubiquitous, the...
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Unlocking the Unconscious: Who Was Sigmund Freud?
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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What Are Peter Sloterdijk’s 5 Most Important Ideas?
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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History Today Review of the Year
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History Today Review of the Year
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A Video Interview with Luis Royo: TheCollector Chats with Fantasy Artist
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What Is Berlin Science Week? Everything You Need to Know
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