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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 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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Disappointing Results for Long Museum’s Sale at Sotheby’s
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Miyako Festivals Of Kyoto, Japan – Illustrations From A 1920s Album of Silk Paintings
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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The Assassination of Malcolm X
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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The UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
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The Election That Caused the Boer War
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What Were the Most Terrible Acts of the British Empire?
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The Boy Who Discovered the Earth (1955)
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Benito Mussolini: This Was the Life of Il Duce
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Mystery at Cheviot Beach: The Strange Disappearance of Harold Holt
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The True Knights Templar
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The Ancient Egyptian Game of Mehen
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What does Aristotle say in De Interpretatione?
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What is Writer Gustave Flaubert Known For?
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: What Does It Mean?
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Hundred Rabbits
internet in paradise
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The Birthplace of Renaissance Art: Must-Visit Galleries in Florence
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Titanomachy: Greek Mythology’s Fiercest Battle
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Why Was Prohibition Repealed?
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The Declaration of Independence: History & Overview
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Robert Goddard: Father of the Space Age (1963)
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Who Painted it? Dutch Women Artists and Misattribution
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President Johnson Orders Trousers from Joe Haggar – big enough for his ‘nuts’, ‘bunghole’ and knife
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On August 9 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) ordered a pair of trousers from Joe Haggar of the Haggar Clothing Co. based in Dallas, Texas. Not a shy man, Johnson was known for conducting official business whilst sat on the toilet and...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Surprising Results of The British Museum’s Internal Investigation
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8 Controversial Artworks Created by Women Artists
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Heracles Captures the Cretan Bull: The Hero’s Seventh Labor
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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The Angolan Civil War: 26 Years of Fighting
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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The Theory of Self-Image: The Concept of the Looking-Glass Self
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Mary Queen of Scots: Biography & Facts
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Heavy Metal: West Midlands Industry In the Late 1970s
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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Has Depression Always Been Around? The History of a Timeless Disorder
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A history of the monastic high life
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The First Black President: Barack Obama’s Historic Election in 2008
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*my article for ROAPE journal
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Everything You Need to Know About Claude Monet’s Water Lilies
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10 English Words Borrowed from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Golden Age of Latin Literature
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Classical Wisdom
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On the Spot: Chris Clark
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Picasso to Lead Emily Fisher Landau’s Collection at Sotheby’s
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Is Fear Driving Contemporary Politics? Hobbes’ Leviathan Revisited
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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How Did the Guggenheim Museum Emerge as an Iconic Art Institution?
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This Won’t Change: The Joy Of Northern Soul
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In 1993, the Face magazine asked Elaine Constantine to photograph a Northern Soul night at London’s 100 Club. Recently moved to London from Manchester, Constantine knew the scene well, having danced at all-nighters a decade earlier. At first, things seemed different. The crowd...
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Richard III and Kingly Justice for All?
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Influential Pop Artist: Who Was David Bowie?
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When Was the First Crusade?
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Medea: Monster or Misunderstood?
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From Legends to Ballads: What Is Folklore?
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African History...
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Top Aces of World War II: 7 Talented Fighter Pilots
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46
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‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review
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Climate Activists Targeted Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s NHM
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Overcoming Bias
No Meta Status Orgs
In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to...
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In health and medicine, we have many government agencies, and private philanthropies, devoted to many specific medical conditions, and also to studying and reforming medicine in general, at a meta level.
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Banksy Confirms More London Animals—And Their Meaning
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TheCollector Sits Down with Romulo Royo (Video Interview)
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Guide to Writing A Book From Start to Finish
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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When and Why Did People Start Using Coins?
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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...
Hidden History
The Story of the Cow
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000...
3 days ago
The history of the domestic cattle goes back at least 10,000 years. There are well over 1000 distinct breeds of Cattle in the world today, and somewhere between 1 and 1.5 billion individual animals, making them, by some counts, the fourth most numerous mammal in existence behind...
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
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For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to explain the concept of a Kindle to Charles Dickens. Recognizing that Dickens, a 19th-century author, wouldn’t understand modern terms like ebooks, downloads or the internet, she...
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Alphonse Mucha: The Father of Art Nouveau in 7 Works
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History of Chariots: 10 Types from Ancient Cultures Explained
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Scientism and Anti-Scientism: What Is the Difference?
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Francisco Goya Research Center Launches in New York City
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Classical Wisdom
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
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But striking poses is fun and easy.
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Why Does the UK Celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
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The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
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What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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Brushing for Britain
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Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:37
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African History...
Historical links between Africa and Armenia (ca. 600-1900)
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Travelers, merchants and scholars from Nubia, Ethiopia and Armenia who visited the southern Caucasus and North-eastern Africa.
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Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Why Is the Symbol of Flowers Associated with Femininity?
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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9 Provocative Artworks by Maurizio Cattelan
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The Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil War
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Hidden History
The Japanese Mafia and the Card Game of Koi-Koi
The card game of Koi-Koi is closely identified with the Japanese Mafia, known as Yakuza, which had...
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First Nations of the Canadian Northwest: A Brief History
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Soviet Agent: Who Was Richard Sorge?
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Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves: “I Like Her Not”
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
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Grand Palais to Reopen for the Paris Summer Olympics
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Princess Diana ‘Black Sheep’ Jumper Sold for $1.1 M.
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Can You ‘Believe In The Science’?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Pastel Purchased For $1,000 Identified as Lost Degas
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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A Colossal Ramses II Statue Pieces Uncovered
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Sacred Flames and Divine Philosophers
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Should We Own Stuff?
The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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The Wealth and Gold of Ancient Georgia
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Philadelphia’s New Harriet Tubman Statue
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8 Fun Facts About Montezuma — Starting with His Real Name
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Flashbak
Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
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How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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Who Were the Disciples Thomas, Judas and Simon?
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Why Did Rome Fall?
& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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& Which Lesson Should We Take Away?
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Why Is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
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Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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On the Spot: William Dalrymple
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Why Bother Being Good? A Philosophical Exploration of Morality
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What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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Antonio Gramsci on Cultural Hegemony: What Is It and How Does It Work?
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Dreams of Space -...
Skyjets for Fliers of Tomorrow (1954)
So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which...
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So this is one of the stranger books I have found over the years. It is about a future in which people will get individual jet-powered wings to fly. It is set a little like a fantasy and a little like a dream. It has "perfect" 1950s illustrations about how the future might...
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5 Fables by Jean de la Fontaine
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What Is the History of Hipster Culture?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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Classical Wisdom
Ban the Book, Banish the Author!
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Hundred Rabbits
an island to oneself
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things...
over a year ago
Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
Many of the...
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Patron Saint of Ireland: Who Was St. Patrick?
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Classical Wisdom
Aristotle on Luck
Do You Feel Lucky?
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How Did Bruegel the Elder Depict the Seasons?
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The Louvre As a Civil Party in the Case Against Its Former Director
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10 Essential Films to Watch to Understand Surrealist Cinema
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The United States Bill of Rights: History & Overview
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The Mystery of Agnes Martin in 7 Facts
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A Collection of...
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This is the second of our planned five-part look (I) at the nature and structure of the Roman Republic, particularly the governing institutions of the Middle Republic, the period of the republic’s height from c. 287-100 BC. Last time we discussed the component parts and nature of...
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What Was Little Turtle’s War?
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5 Transformative Leaders That Shaped British History
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The Social War (91-87 BCE): Rome vs Italy
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Dreams of Space -...
Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space with Terry (1952)
Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
It came in a...
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Mara. Sky-Hi: A Trip Into Space With Terry. Personal History Agency : NY. 22 p. 1952
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Anglo-Afghan Wars: How Afghanistan Became the Graveyard of Empires
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8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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African History...
Acemoglu in Kongo: a critique of 'Why Nations Fail' and its wilful ignorance of African history.
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There aren’t many Africans on the list of Nobel laureates, nor does research on African societies show up in the selection committees of Stockholm.
Dreams of Space -...
Young Technician December, 1957
This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young...
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This is an issue of a young adult magazine published just 3 months after the first Sputnik. Young Technician was a scientific news and technology magazine. I realize that most of you have no Russian but the illustrations are a nice picture of the beginning of a new space...
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1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Beginning of the USSR’s End
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11 Facts About Tintoretto You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Planet Trip (1960)
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester...
a year ago
To continue out journey through this wonderful space quartet by William Nephew and Michael Chester is Planet Trip. The next logical step to them was exploring the solar system. They started with Mars and the books ends with Venus.
Nephew, William and Michael Chester....
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What Are the Strengths of Determinism?
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African History...
a brief note on the African exploration of Asia
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plus; the African presence in Japan (1543-1639)
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Bobby Fischer vs. the World: Chess Within the Cold War
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10 London Museums You Should Visit
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
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 July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Adelie, added image maps, animation controls, and wrote a guide....
Dreams of Space -...
Judy Space Puzzles (1970s)
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time...
a month ago
Here is another quick post for you. Space puzzles!
I last shared these in 2016 so it is about time to bring them back.
These were classroom puzzles (although they were probably owned by kids at home too). They were mostly for Kindergarten-2nd grade kids and were "educational" as...
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Interview with Nicolas Party: Pastels, Rosalba Carriera, & More
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Brutus: The Rise & Fall of the Senator Who Assassinated Julius Caesar
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Top 10 Depictions of Witchcraft in Art
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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Who Was Sayed Idries Shah?
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Trying to Understand...
Candles and Kalshnikovs.
Please help us not to understand.
a month ago
Please help us not to understand.
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How Did Astrology and the Zodiac Differ Between Ancient Cultures?
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