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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Dr Paul Cartledge on Alexander the Great’s Tomb, Netflix & More
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Should We Try to Control Nature?
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10 Must-See Archaeological Sites in the US
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Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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Games Nations Play.
But they forget the people and the Street.
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The 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Centaurs and Snake-Kings
A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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A Halloween event for the Mythologically inclined...
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Why Do Anti-Natalists Oppose Birth?
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What Government Governs Best?
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Who Won the First Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War?
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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The Fountainhead: Ayn Rand’s Ode to Individualism
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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7 of the Most Historically Important Sites in Japan
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Andrew Jackson’s Early Life: Lawyer, Slave Trader, & Military Hero
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Derrida’s Deconstruction in Literary Analysis: A Detailed Guide
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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The Diversity Paradox.
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
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Satellites As A Hobby (1962)
Satellites as a Hobby was a children's book from Hammond (the atlas people) They commissioned and...
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“I Have a Dream”: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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9 Unskippable Memorials in Washington DC
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.
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Edward Hopper & Josephine Nivison: The Troubled Artistic Union
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Curator Rediscovers Ancient Caligula Bust in England
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Rocketry Though the Ages (1959)
This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and...
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This book has really nice rocket illustrations. Each painted images takes you through history and into the anticipated near future. I blogged about this in 2010, so a more complete scan seemed good. Also having the text that goes with each page is a plus, yea for flatbed...
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6 Crazy Facts about Cape Town
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809)
These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby...
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These illustrations are from Theory of Colours: James Sowerby’s ‘A New Elucidation’ (1809). Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist and Royal Academy-trained illustrator who specialised in drawing plants and minerals. The full title of his illustrated...
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How Did the Kingdom of Aksum Give Birth to Ethiopian Christianity?
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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When Was the Battle of Stalingrad?
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What Are the Main Sources of Knowledge?
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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Van Gogh & Gauguin: A Fiery Friendship Between Two Post-Impressionists
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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.
Summary Of Changes
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Sabbatai Sevi: The Lost Messiah
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What Are the Four Waves of Feminism?
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What Makes Jean-Luc Godard An Iconic Film Director?
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What Is Theodicy?
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Teenagers at Home In the 1980s and 90s In 38 Photos
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Were There Fast-Food Restaurants in Ancient Pompeii?
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Who Won the Battle of Stones River?
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Jack the Ripper: Dark Tourism and the Gutter Press
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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The Vikings in Iceland: Their Story in Sagas and Archaeology
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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Did the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Really Happen?
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Anarchism & Revolution: Who was Mikhail Bakunin?
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Space Witch (1959)
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Here is a Halloween space book post for you. I have done posts for Christmas, Easter and Yuri's Night but never one for Halloween.
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Do We Need Passports? Or Borders?
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captain what is this
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After 15 days on the water, we were to get into port. It was the 27th of June, and we'd left Opua on the 12th. We hove-to for the night, waiting for sunrise before entering Savusavu bay. 'Entering a strange harbor at night is for morons and fools,' people told us. We didn't...
Dreams of Space -...
Outer Space (1953)
An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was...
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An oldie from 15 years ago (The last time I blogged about this one). I found my copy of this and was able to add a lot more scans of this early space treasure. Outer Space was evidently a give-away comic book at Atlantic Richfield gas stations. For those of you who did not know,...
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The First Philosopher?
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Speculation Grows Over a $4.7 Million Tax Bill Paid With Goyas
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Frank Film: Watch the Oscar-Winning Animation That Peers Inside Your Head, 1973
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Frank Film is a 1973 American animated short by husband-and-wife animators Caroline and Frank Mouris. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996. It’s an autobiographical narrative – Mouris narrates his path...
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Juan Rulfo: Whispers & Myths From Mexico’s Most Enigmatic Writer
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Frida Kahlo: 6 Facts About Her Life, Art, & Legacy
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Rain Gods And Prayers to The Great Mystery: Portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis
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The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other… Consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of...
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The Footsteps of Finn MacCool: The Landscape of Giants in Ireland
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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4 Key Techniques of 20th-Century Photography
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Aristotle’s Model of Communication: 3 Key Elements of Persuasion
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Hidden History
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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Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format...
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In 2015, Meagan Abell was shopping in Richmond, Virginia when she spotted four sets of medium-format negatives protected in plastic sleeves in a box of vintage photographs. Abell bought the negatives, scanned them and saw the beautiful pictures of two young women standing on a...
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Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
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A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Patterns in Humanity
Constructing Missing Crime Tables
Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results...
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Here I take the raw data from the National Crime Victimization Surveys and construct summary results missing from recent reports.
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The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?
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Emotions: Better Out or In?
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What is Art? Approaching Aesthetics in 3 Ways
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Subtle Manipulation: The Power of Nudging in Psychology
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Dreams of Space -...
A Book of Moon Rockets for You (1959
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to...
a year ago
Happy People on the Moon day! (54 years since 1st landing)
Here is a great story of how we WANTED to land on the Moon. It has wonderful illustrations and I am happy to share on this day of celebration of a landing.
Branley, Franklyn M. Illustrated by Kessler, Leonard. A Book of...
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The Khrushchev Thaw: Relaxation of Soviet Repressions
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Top 5 Places to See the Northern Lights
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6 Outrageous Whaling Stories
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‘As Gods Among Men’ by Guido Alfani review
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Adelie, released a program to create slideshows.
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The First Anarchist: Who was Pierre-Joseph Proudhon?
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‘The Tame and the Wild’ by Marcy Norton review
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Dreams of Space -...
The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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A Day In The Life Of C.S. Lewis – Author of The Chronicle of Narnia
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“I am a product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books.” ― C.S. Lewis In his 1955 book Surprised by joy : the...
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Thu, 03/14/2024 - 09:29
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Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
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Flashbak
Identipop, Build Your Own Popstar, 1969
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With Identipops you could fashion 74 press-out pieces to make ‘thousands of faces – stars and unknowns’. The unknowns are easy to spot – but can you identify all the popstars on the game’s box design? Made in the UKL by Play Value Ltd – they produced similar games, also from the...
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Got Live If You Want It: John Scott’s Concert Photographs of Alice Cooper, Bryan Ferry, John Lydon...
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Where is the Tomb of Alexander the Great?
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Summary Of Changes
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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Hidden History
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Ancient Greece's Master Sculptor
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‘Broken Archangel’ by Roland Philipps review
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What Was Organization Todt?
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How well can AI imitate a 17th century doctor?
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The Art of Arranging Flowers: A 1960s Guide for Achieving Harmony Through Art and Nature
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A Collection of...
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This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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over a year ago
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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The Cold War & the Rise of Superpowers: US Elections in a Divided World (1945-91)
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great? Part II
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Who Were the Armored Pioneers Between the World Wars?
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‘Look at Me’: Scot Sothern’s powerful photographs of life on LA’s streets
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Shocking Scandals: 10 of the Most Controversial US Elections
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Who Were the Utopian Socialists?
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Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
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Who Won the Battle of Belmont?
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An Ancient Ramses II Bust Returned to Egypt
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Summary of changes for September 2024
Hey everyone!
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Hey everyone!
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Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added a new page: Victoria to Sitka logbook.
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Respect the Spartan Woman!
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Understanding Australian History Through 3 Artworks
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Blindspots and Biographies
Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
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Tate Modern Reopens Its 10th Floor Viewing Platform
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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The Last Viking: The Life of King Harald Hadrada
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4 Key Non-Aligned States During the Cold War
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African History...
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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How Did Impressionism Get Its Name?
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Bronze Age Town Found in Saudi Arabian Desert
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