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Helen Keller’s Letter on Why Book-Burning Nazis Will Never Defeat Ideas, 1933
“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often...
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“History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas. Tyrants have tried to do that often before, and the ideas have risen up in their might and destroyed them’ – Helen Keller Helen Keller is best known for her campaign to help the disabled and support for...
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Gandhi in South Africa: The Formation of the World-Famous Pacifist
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The Venice Biennale 2024 Does Not Include Russia
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Classical Wisdom
Odysseus in the Underworld
Real or Fantasy?
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Utazas a vilagurbe/ Into Space (1978)
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the...
a year ago
A little out of my defined time period but too good not to share. This pop-up book was part of the burst in Russian children's publishing in 1978. It was originally published in Russian but I have seen copies in English and this one in Hungarian. The pop-ups are wonderful and...
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What Is Catholic Social Teaching? 7 Key Themes
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French & Belgian Occupation of the Ruhr: A Postwar Reparations Crisis
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Did Spirituality Shape the Art of Ana Mendieta?
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At Large in Leyton – A Walk Around The East London Manor 1989-1994
On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the...
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On Monday November 28th, 1994, the police riot squad arrived to evacuate Claremont Road in the so-called “autonomous republic” of “Wanstonia”. The protest against the demolition of housing to make way for the M11 Link Road was lost. Harry Cohen, MP for Leyton said “the Department...
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A Guide to Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (5 Museums to Explore)
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Spencer Perceval: The Only British Prime Minister to Be Assassinated
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Daily Self-Portraits 1972–1973: Laying It Bare On The Lower East Side
Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began...
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Melissa Shook (1932-2020) was living on New York’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s when she began a project to record her daily existence. Much like Peggy Nolan’s pictures of her family home, life was a place of free expression. “My earliest memories are of being photographed...
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Venice Locals Oppose the City’s New Entry Fee
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Lou Salomé: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Über-Woman
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The Strange Story of How Greece Joined the Entente in WWI
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Hidden History
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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The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
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Here’s How AI Completed Keith Haring’s Work
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a...
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For nearly four decades from 1938, Jean-Paul Cuerrier (1918-1997) took pictures of diners feeding a pig at the table at Au Lutin Qui Bouffe restaurant in Montreal, Canada. Patrons would take home the photo as a souvenir. The typical posse was for one diner to feed the piglet milk...
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Discover Norman Rockwell’s America (& His Legacy)
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Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
History Today Feed
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
JamesHoare
Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
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The ‘Experts’ from Afghanistan
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Fri, 07/19/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
John Sellars on Aristotle’s Life, Philosophy, and Relevance Today
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Did Emperor Nero start the Great Fire of Rome?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
History Today Feed
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
JamesHoare
Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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Why is Constitutional History Back in Fashion?
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Tue, 07/30/2024 - 10:41
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How Did Religion Influence Law in the Ottoman Empire?
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
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‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
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Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
TheCollector
10 Representations of Judith Slaying Holofernes in Painting
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Flashbak
The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
4 months ago
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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10 Things an Art Lover Should Do in Paris
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Get to Know Palazzo Doria Pamphilj & Its Fascinating History
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Flashbak
William Gedney: Watching America At Night (1960-1973)
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she...
8 months ago
“Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew away. She had two pretty children, but one night these two pretty children flew away, flew away, into the sky, into the moon.” – Night of the Hunter, 1955 …...
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10 U.S. Retirement Destinations for History Lovers
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What Is the Historical Context of Psalms?
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Trying to Understand...
The Machine Stops.
And fiddling won't fix it.
3 months ago
And fiddling won't fix it.
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Amun: The Egyptian God of Creation & King of the Gods
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Death in the Bible: Two Contradictory Views
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Paris Announces Notre Dame Reopening Plus Potential Entry Fee
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What Was Négritude?
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Why Is Boston Called Beantown?
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William Blake, The Great Red Dragon Paintings
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads....
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“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth” — Revelations 12:3-4, King James Bible The Red Dragon Paintings are four watercolours by...
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Art Basel 2024 Opens to the Public: Here Are Some of Its Highlights
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Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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Benjamin Franklin: All About His Personal & Private Life
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The Missile Will Always Get Through.
But who is prepared to admit it?
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But who is prepared to admit it?
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How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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When Was D-Day?
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10 Facts About the Pearl Harbor Attack
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Classical Wisdom
Is an unjust peace better than a just war?
Or does war have its virtues?
10 months ago
Or does war have its virtues?
TheCollector
Modernism: The Genre Explained in 5 Facts and 14 Artworks
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Diego Velazquez Royal Portrait Heads to Auction
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Flashbak
Painting The Celestial Afterglow after Krakatoa, 1888
On the 27th August 1883, the Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano exploded and the sky changed colour. Lying...
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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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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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4 Ancient Greek Federal States You Should Know
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The Boxer Rebellion Explained: Uprising in China
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Who Is Zeus? The King of the Greek Gods
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In the Shallows Of The Deep State.
But is there anything there?
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But is there anything there?
Classical Wisdom
No Women Allowed?
Greek Theater and Gender
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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When Birds Outsmarted the Army: What Was the Emu War?
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Res Obscura
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
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Who Is the Most Famous Centaur?
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Classical Wisdom
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Advice from the Ancients
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Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
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Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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What’s the Best Time of Year to Visit the Parthenon?
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3 Key Philosophers on Mass Incarceration
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Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Without living forever in fear and worry?
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Jamestown: The Myth & Mystery of America’s First Permanent Colony
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What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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10 Incredible Artworks by Félicien Rops
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Why Is the Matterhorn So Famous?
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Who Was Osama bin Laden?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
5 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of June.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added Ketchikan, Snug Cove, Ratz Harbor, Frosty Bay, Berg Bay, Wrangell, Petersburg and Ruth Island Cove. Updated library.
Oekaki, optimized and...
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How About a Victory for the Left Occasionally?
Here are a few modest ideas.
a year ago
Here are a few modest ideas.
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5 Quotes by Kant Explained
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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How Mexico Fought Franco
How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
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How Mexico Fought Franco
JamesHoare
Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:21
Classical Wisdom
The Essential Greeks
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***Now Enrolling: Starting July 1st, 2024
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Good Friday: The Significance of the Day & How Christians Observe It
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Classical Wisdom
Seneca's Tragic Plays
Stoic or Not?
8 months ago
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
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Nature Aided in the Creation of the Great Sphinx of Giza?
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Wrong Side of...
American polarisation
The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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The menace of bipartisanship has been defeated
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...
3 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.
A Visit to the New York World's Fair was the official World's Fair...
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What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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They Say They Want Rearmament ....
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What Is Ockham’s Razor?
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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What Are the Most Difficult Languages to Learn?
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Caligula's Forgotten Legacy
The Nemi Ships
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Who Were the Most Famous Models in Modern Painting?
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10 Must-See Pirate Fortresses and Coastal Strongholds Around the World
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7 Museums to Visit in Athens
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Cute and Sickly Sweet – 24 Vintage Snapshots That Invite a Reaction
The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach,...
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The girl presenting her pet lizard toad at the Children’s Pets show held on Venice Beach, California, in the mid 1930s makes for a cute photograph. Walter Chandoha’s 1955 picture of his daughter Paula with a kitten in 1955 is also cute. Angie Cook’s school photo from 1978 when...
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5 Creatures from Slavic Mythology Represented in Art
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Who Were the Most Important Leaders of WWII?
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Global Inequality...
The order of inequality
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
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How Did Philosophers of Different Eras Perceive Happiness?
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Res Obscura
The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
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Most of them are not from 2023
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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How Did Guy Fawkes Influence Shakespeare?
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African History...
a complete history of Mombasa ca. 600-1895.
Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Journal of African cities: chapter 13
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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UNESCO Creates a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
10 months ago
A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
Trying to Understand...
One Way Or Another ....
We're going to get you.
a year ago
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