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Postcards From The First Bauhaus Exhibition, 1923
To promote their first major exhibition, from 15 August to 30 September 1923, members of Germany’s...
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No Cheers for Authoritarianism
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What Did Martin Luther Have to Say About Justification?
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Barbers and (the lack of!) Polite Advertising
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8 Fashion Trends of the Roaring Twenties
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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Voices from Chinese Christianity: Between Christ and Confucius
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Don't Confuse Me With Facts.
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Was War Really Necessary? Law and the July Crisis
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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Wittgenstein’s Solipsism: Where Language & Limits Collide
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The Road from East Germany to North Korea
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Wed, 10/23/2024 - 09:15
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5 Top Fighter Aces of World War I
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A History of the White House: The US President’s Home
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8 Women Artists You Should Check Out in London’s National Gallery
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8 Facts About the Norse Goddess Freyja
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Who Was Michel Foucault? Power, Knowledge, and Legacy
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Rise and Legacy: Who Was Harry Truman?
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What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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Dreams of Space -...
Dream to Meet(1958)
A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded...
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
Lyapunov, B. Illustrated by Seleznev, E. Навстречу Мечте (Dream to Meet.)
Moscow: All-Union Educational Pedagogical...
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‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
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When Nostalgia Was Deadly
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TheCollector
A Minority Stake Acquisition at Sotheby’s
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Joris Hoefnagel: The Emperor’s Best Artist Who Drew Insects That Told of Love And Death
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Why Are There So Many Different Translations of the Christian Bible?
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Anne Brontë: The First Feminist Novelist?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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People of the Twentieth Century: the Ideal German, the Nazi and the Persecuted Jew
“If we can create portraits of subjects that are true, we thereby in effect create a mirror of the...
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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TheCollector
A History Lover’s Guide to Mexico City
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Dreams of Space -...
The Moon Christmas Coloring Book (1970)
Here is another favorite rescanned since it's last posting 11 years ago. It was a coloring book that...
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The 3 Most Important Ideas from the Vienna Circle
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What Are The Most Popular Myths About the Council of Nicaea?
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The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906
Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka...
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Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The...
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Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?
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Phoolan Devi, Bandit Queen of India
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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What Is the Hill of the Buddha?
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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What is Neoliberalism? David Harvey’s Philosophy
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6 Key Artists of the New Objectivity Movement
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“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC
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A Clash Of Symbols
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They are quite serious, actually.
TheCollector
Levina Teerlinc: A Woman Artist of the Tudor Court
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History Today Feed
The KGB After Stalin
The KGB After Stalin
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The KGB After Stalin
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
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German Museum Returns Ancient Marble Head to Greece
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a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
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Why Is Joan of Arc a Feminist Icon in Modern Times?
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Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Artemisia Gentileschi Lost Painting in The U.K.’s Royal Collection
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David Roberts & Frederick Catherwood: Artists of Ancient Egypt & Maya
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Who Was Marcus Licinius Crassus, and How Did He Die?
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Dreams of Space -...
Rockets - The Magazine of Space Flight (May 1947)
Continuing with my post from last week, some excerpts from the May 1947 issue of Rockets - The...
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Flashbak
Erich Sokol For Playboy : Beautiful Women And Desperate Men (NSFW)
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TheCollector
Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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African History...
An episode of Naval warfare on the East African coast: the Sakalava invasions of 1792-1817
Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
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Between Madagascar and the Swahili world.
TheCollector
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Issues With Object Provenance
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Classical Wisdom
Do You Need Children to Care About the Future?
Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
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Shady Trees or Empty Branches?
TheCollector
What are Aristophanes’ 11 Surviving Comedies?
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TheCollector
The Elgin Marbles: 5 of the Parthenon’s Incredible Sculptures
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‘Revolusi’ by David Van Reybrouck review
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History Today Feed
Free French Bombers Over France
Free French Bombers Over France
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Mon, 09/16/2024 - 07:00
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Classical Wisdom
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Classics Gifts!
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
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Thu, 09/19/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Napoleon’s Forgotten First Battle: La Maddalena, 1793
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
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On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 13:10
History Today Feed
King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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King John’s Lost Treasure
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Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:28
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Maui Native Cultural Center Demolished in Fire
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4 Places You Must See in Delhi (If You Love Art & History)
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Best of the Best
a year ago
TheCollector
When Was the Fall of the Byzantine Empire?
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Is Oedipus Rex the Mother of All Drama?
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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TheCollector
From Wartime Reserve to Pop Culture: What Is the History of ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?’
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African History...
a brief note on the history of Africans exploring their own continent
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
a year ago
plus: Ancient Egypt in Africa.
History Today Feed
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
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Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake
j.hoare
Mon, 01/15/2024 - 11:12
African History...
Taming and domesticating the wild: the War-Elephants of ancient Aksum and Kush
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Trying to Understand...
War, Peace, And That Other Thing.
Understanding political violence.
a year ago
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TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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TheCollector
Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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Flashbak
Watch TV-CBGB – A Punk Sitcom From 1981
In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews,...
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In November 1982, Billboard reviewed a CBGB-produced cable access show to “include interviews, comedy skits, and live performances”. Stuart Newman, a member of the The Roustabouts, one of the groups featured on the show – along with Idiot Savant, The Hard, Jo Marshall, Shrapnel...
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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8 Great Depression Foods That Defined 1930s America
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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The Life of Aldous Huxley — Author of “Brave New World”
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Patterns in Humanity
Out-of-Europe: History of Migrations to the United States
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid...
a year ago
Following the Renaissance period, a transition started occurring in West Europe, with rapid advancements in science and technology happening in the 1400s. With improvements in cartography, ship and other maritime technology, and an increased desire to understand and discover...
Flashbak
Lower Manhattan in 1973
These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May...
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These Documerica photographs by Wil Blanche of lower Manhattan, New York City, were taken in May 1973 in as part of the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which partnered with professional photographers to take pictures of America. The project collected more...
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Who Was Pasquale Paoli, the (Other) Corsican Revolutionary?
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10 Films for Photography Enthusiasts
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Spanish Museums To Distance Themselves From Colonial Framing
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Open Culture
99-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Sings & Dances in a Touching New Coldplay Video, Directed by Spike Jonze
There’s one thing right with our world, and it’s Dick Van Dyke. Appearing in a new Coldplay music...
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TheCollector
The Troubled History of the Polish-Ukrainian Friendship in the 20th Century
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African History...
Seafaring, trade and travel in the African Atlantic. ca. 1100-1900.
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
a year ago
historical links between West Africa and Central Africa. (Africans exploring Africa chapter 4)
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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It’s Complicated: Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson’s Scandalous Romance
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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The Secret SS Mission to Tibet You’ve Never Heard Of
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What Was the Importance of Caesarea in Christianity?
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Why Are the Black Hills Sacred to the Lakota Sioux?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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What Led to the Assassination of Emperor Caligula?
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4 Samurai Swords that Defined an Era
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Wise Men & Witches: Magic in the Bible
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Classical Wisdom
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
TheCollector
Why Did Socrates Never Write Down His Teachings?
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6 Haunted Historical Sites That Will Scare Your Socks Off
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Why Is Blues Music More Than a Genre?
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History Today Feed
Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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Paracelsus: Revolutionary or Mystic?
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Thu, 11/07/2024 - 09:38
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10 Facts About the Surreal Life of Antonio López de Santa Anna
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
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Here are a few modest ideas.
Flashbak
Highlights From Free Drawing by Franz Čižek & Herman Kastner (1925)
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was...
10 months ago
The text book Free drawing: a way of teaching drawing based on natural and everyday objects was illustrated by artist Franz Čižek and edited by Hermann Kastner in 1925. The book features 80 plates of rich ornamental compositions. Franz Čižek – Champion of Creative Art For...
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How Foreshadowing Shapes Cinema and Storytelling
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13 English Words with Greek Origins
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CrimethInc.
The Syrian Civil War Resumes : Perspectives on the Conflict from Western and Northeastern Syria
The Syrian civil war has remained largely frozen since 2020, owing to a precarious balance of power...
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What Is Marie Antoinette Syndrome?
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The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
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7 Works by Margaret Keane You Should Know
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Gustav Vasa: The Father of Modern Sweden?
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
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Fri, 08/23/2024 - 08:40
TheCollector
10 Times Ivan the Terrible Really Was Terrible
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History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Patterns in Humanity
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Hans Jonas on Responsibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Unlikely Politics: The History of the World Chess Championship
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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Wrong Side of...
Progressive realism and Perfidious Albion
Britain's foreign policy is woefully naive and self-defeating
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Emblemata
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Chili Pepper’s Fiery History: The Berry That Conquered the World
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6 Empires that Conquered Ancient Egypt
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Save The Robots: Life At New York’s Best Illegal Nightclub In The 1980s
Save the Robots was an underground after hours club in New York City’s Lower East Side. Deb Diz...
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How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
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How Did Descartes View Animals?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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Classical Wisdom
Empedocles
The Philosopher God?
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Who Was William Wallace? Fact vs. Fiction
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Was Cleopatra a Descendant of Alexander the Great?
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10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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The Future of US Elections: Potential Changes and Emerging Issues
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This is the third section of the third part of our our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic.’ Last time we looked at the top of the Roman political career in the republic,...
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What Did Christopher Columbus Discover?
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Before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2, Nick Cave wrote his original sequel to Gladiator (2000) at the behest of the film’s star, Russell Crowe. It’s not known is David Scarpa, who wrote Scott’s version, read Cave’s script first, but if he did there will be no allegation of...
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Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Why Is Turkey so Important on Thanksgiving?
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American Tourist Smashed Roman Artifacts at the Israel Museum
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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The Original Bonfire of the Vanities
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Saul Leiter In Colour And Before – Photographs from A Centenary Special
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Photographer Saul Leiter (1923 – 2013) is remembered in Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective, a monograph from Thames and Hudson. The books features many of Leiter’s most gorgeous pictures, not least of all the street photograph above of a woman sat at a cafe in Paris in...
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American Dream Revisited: Affluence & Turbulence in 1950s America
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
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More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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The Philippine-American War: The US’s First “Vietnam”
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Is There More to Life Than This? Beyond the Material World
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The Rise of the Minamoto: Japan’s First Shogunate
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What Are the Top 7 Sights to See in Milan?
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Why Do People Love or Hate John Calvin?
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Attritional Warfare: Stalemate on the Western Front During WWI
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What Is the Gettier Problem?
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Dust Bowl Troubadour: Who Was Woody Guthrie?
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5 Tips on How to Approach Conceptual Art
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The Great Depression in Europe: Here’s What Happened
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Battle of Kursk: The Largest Tank Battle in History
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5 Actions of the American Indian Movement
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African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
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6 Artworks by the Controversial Andres Serrano
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Mysterious Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells for $32 Million
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Why Emmanuel Levinas Called Ethics the “First Philosophy”
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Trying to Understand...
If We Had More Than a Hammer ...
We might not be in this mess.
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We might not be in this mess.
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Was Spinoza an Atheist? The Theological-Political Treatise
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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History Today Feed
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
Radical Conservatives and the Federal Union
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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Genoa vs. Venice: A Historic and Layered Rivalry
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review
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The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France
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The Great Emu War: When Australians Lost to Flightless Birds
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Dreams of Space -...
A Visit to the New York World's Fair with Peter and Wendy (1964)
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am...
4 months ago
An apology to my long time followers. I had stopped posting months ago when I got too busy. I am also having to work much harder to find /create new posts. So let me try every 2 weeks for a while and see how I do.
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
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Politics, Guns, and Trade in the pre-colonial Sahel
TheCollector
7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
‘The Wild Men’, ‘The Men of 1924’ and ‘A Century of Labour’ review
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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7 Scottish Inventors & Their Inventions
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Who Won the Battle of Antietam?
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Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards
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The British love for animals is clear in this weird and wonderful collection of Christmas cards produced during the Victorian era. There are dead birds, massive insects being tortured by small children and any number of humanised animals eating each other, eating people and...
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10 Must-Visit Historic Ski Towns in the US
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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Edward VII: The Rebel Prince Who Became a Popular King
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Do You Listen Well?
Lessons on Listening from Plutarch
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What Is the Role of Dance in Hindu Spirituality? (Dances & Gods)
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What Is the Gift of Tongues in the Bible?
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7 Unanswered Questions about Minoan Bull-Leaping
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Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
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La Malinche: The Treachery and Tragedy of Cortés’s Native Interpreter
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No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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How Did Argentina Lose the Falklands War? Defeat in the South Atlantic
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The Expanding Nation: How Westward Expansion Shaped Early US Elections
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4 Russian Leaders Who Actually Weren’t Russian
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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On the Spot: Alice Hunt
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Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:40
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The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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journal of African cities chapter 9
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What Is the History of Halloween?
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Can Perfumes Be Art? Famous Artists Who Designed Perfume Bottles
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Tension-Filled Black Holes
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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A History Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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What is Wolfgang Tillmans Most Famous For?
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Self-representation in African art: the wall paintings of medieval Nubia. (ca. 700-1400)
an African portrait of an African society
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an African portrait of an African society
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The Engineering of the Strandbeest: How the Magnificent Mechanical Creatures Have Technologically...
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Life evolves, but machines are invented: this dichotomy hardly conflicts with what most of us have learned about biology and technology. But certain specimens roaming around in the world can blur that line — and in the curious case of the Strandbeesten, they really are roaming...
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Shopping The Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market in 1990
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We’re browsing the stalls at Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, the wold’s largest antiques and second-hand goods market, in Paris, France. Peter Marshall was staying in Noisy-le-Grand in the city’s eastern suburbs when he mooched to the market. Taken on walks around the area and...
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What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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7 African Myths About Animals
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
Putting Mothers on Death Row
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Putting Mothers on Death Row
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6 Ways to Pass the Time in the Middle Ages
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange Catches Fire
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What Is the Invention of Tradition? (3 Stories)
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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Who Is Grace Jones? Androgyny in Art
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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What Is the Role of the Changeling in Western Literature?
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London Olympics and Tony Blair’s Decision on Parthenon Marbles
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World War II’s Unbreakable Code: How Did the Navajo Code Talkers Win the Pacific?
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Flashbak
Great Photos: Le Mariage des Diables Blancs, May 22 1954
On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched...
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On May 22 1954, tightrope walkers Berthy Omankowsky and Roger Decugis married on a rope stretched high above the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France. The wedding of two members of the Franco-Czechoslovakian (Diables Blancs) White Devils Company was overseen by Father Robert...
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Who Was Vortigern?
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Should You Believe in Something Just Because It’s Logical?
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How Did Carl Jung Differ from Sigmund Freud?
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Classical Wisdom
History as Tragedy?
A Different View of Thucydides
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A Different View of Thucydides
Trying to Understand...
War Is Complicated.
And not just the fighting bit.
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And not just the fighting bit.
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