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The Cultivation of Christmas Trees by T. S. Eliot
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7 Dickensian Locations: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
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The Macedonian Wars: Rome vs the Macedonian Phalanx
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Emma Willard’s Time Maps
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Saving Southeast Asia’s Sunken Warships
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Napoleon’s Hundred Days: The French Emperor’s Brief Return to Power
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Was Flavius Aetius “Last of the Romans”?
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Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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How Did Frederick the Great Transform Prussia?
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The Tripartite Pact: How Were the Axis Powers Created?
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
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Who Are the 144,000 and the Great Multitude in the Book of Revelation?
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over a year ago
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Summary Of Changes
Uxn, lots of progress on Uxn, started documenting the assembly...
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The First Philosopher?
And the Boundless Universe
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And the Boundless Universe
History Today Feed
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
a year ago
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:12
Wrong Side of...
The great 2024 vibe shift (and other stories)
Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
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Wrong Side of History Newsletter #58
TheCollector
Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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What is Hecate’s Relationship with Alchemy?
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4 Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle
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Did Jesus Live in India?
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Open Culture
An Illustrator Creates a Kindle for Charles Dickens, Placing 40 Miniature Classics within a Large...
For a design class project, Rachel Walsh, a student at Cardiff School of Art and Design, set out to...
a week ago
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...
Classical Wisdom
What Makes a Hero a HERO?
Both in the ancient world... and today?
a year ago
Both in the ancient world... and today?
TheCollector
What Is the Philosophy Behind Zen Gardens?
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Emily Brontë: Misanthrope or Literary Genius (or Both)?
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Here’s What to Know About the History of Lake Como’s World-Famous Villa
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Trying to Understand...
The Rise of Extractive Politics
It's about having small expectations.
a year ago
It's about having small expectations.
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for October 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 October. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Thousand Rooms, added a Brazilian Portuguese version.
Wunderland...
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What’s the History of the Rugby World Cup?
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Flashbak
The Spellbinding Corrupted Photos On An Artist’s Stolen Laptop
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her...
3 months ago
Pasedena police called photographer Melanie Willhide to tell her the good news: they’d found her laptop and backup drive. They’d pulled over a car being driven by Adrian Rodriguez and spotted Willhide’s stolen possession on the back seat. “It’s kind of like winning the lottery;...
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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Why Did Plato Think that Education Could Replace Law?
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Trying to Understand...
Only Connect ....
We are lost in a haunted wood.
2 months ago
We are lost in a haunted wood.
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 3
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an...
over a year ago
From the same 1953 Women's Day issue comes my final posting from this "space packed" issue. For an early Christmas present to yourself or a craft project to make the perfect present for someone else, here are the plans for making some nifty space helmets!
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How Many Presidents Served Two (Full) Terms?
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Pandemic Literature From Homer to Covid-19
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8 Things You Should Know About Gustave Moreau
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Weekend Roundup
Last Chance!
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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Who Were the Successors of Constantine the Great?
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Top 10 Historic Sites to See in New York City
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Here Are Alfred Hitchcock’s 20 Greatest Films
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Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: A New Twist on Old Traditions
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Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Terence
Slave turned Playwright
4 months ago
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An American Revolution Drawing Found in a NY Apartment
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Who Won the Battle of Cold Harbor?
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What Was the Edo Period of Japan Best Known For?
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Dune and Greek Mythology: What’s in Common?
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The “Good Italian” Myth in Postwar Italy: Dangers of Erasing the Past
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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What Is the History and Significance of Diwali?
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Where Was Ancient Greece Located?
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Dreams of Space -...
Wonders of Space Travel (1954)
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space...
a year ago
I have not blogged about this pamphlet since 2010 so here is a more complete scan. Wonders of Space Travel was a pamphlet that came enclosed in the May 8th issue of Lion Weekly (#116) in 1954.
Lion Weekly was a magazine for children with comics and stories. (from Wikipedia...
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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The History of Porto & 21 Amazing Historic Sites You Should Visit
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Flashbak
The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is”...
a month ago
“We’ve had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it’s time to have one showing how good it is” – Langston Hughes, The Sweet Flypaper of Life The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955), a collaboration between photographer Roy DeCarava and poet Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 –...
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The First Nations of the Canadian Eastern Woodlands: A Brief History
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Piero della Francesca in 3 Works: Perspective, Politics, and Symbols
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5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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When Was the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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Is Christine de Pizan the Western World’s First Feminist Author?
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10 Interesting Propaganda Posters from Russia’s Civil War
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Flashbak
Arrows – Love And Punishment in Vintage Snapshots
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some...
5 months ago
The latest submission for collector supreme Robert E. Jackson focuses on arrows in snapshots. Some have been drawn on the printed photo with pen, others form part of the image itself. The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most...
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What Was the Salon des Refusés?
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Flashbak
Vanity Fair’s Bifurcated Girls: The Article That Introduced America To Girlie Magazines, 1903
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of...
7 months ago
Bifurcated Girls is a salacious illustrated story that first appeared in the June 1903 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. That’s not the glossy publication we know today, rather the a short-lived pulp magazine published by the Commonwealth Publishing Company of New York City...
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Faces of Madness: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt’s Heads
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10 Facts You Should Know About Henri Matisse
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The Tale of Sinuhe: What Happens in the Ancient Egyptian Story?
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How the Celtic Britons Used the River Thames
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8 months ago
African History...
A complete history of Madagascar and the island kingdom of Merina.
State and society on Africa's largest island.
a year ago
State and society on Africa's largest island.
Overcoming Bias
Arntz-Gray & I Talk Feminism
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
2 weeks ago
At 6:30-8p ET today, I’ll be talking with Regan Arntz-Gray on
Open Culture
A Simple, Down-to-Earth Christmas Card from the Great Depression (1933)
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great...
6 days ago
The Smithsonian sets the scene for this Christmas card sent in 1933, a few years into the Great Depression. They write: Despite the glum economic situation, the Pinero family used a brown paper bag to fashion an inexpensive holiday greeting card. They penned a clever rhyme and...
Trying to Understand...
A Week Off And A New Language
See you again soon
a year ago
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What Are Anton Chekhov’s Most Important Works?
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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10 Must-See Historic Sites in Armenia
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Is the Earth Flat? The Bizarre Belief That Refuses to Die
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8 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for December
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 December. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Grimgrains, published a tofu from soy flour recipe, and reduced...
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The First Italo-Ethiopian War: When the Colonizers Lost
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7 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
tools ecosystem
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In...
over a year ago
How did the Hundredrabbits ecosystem come into being? It's a long story, but here's a summary.
In 2016, we left Canada, armed with our two iPhones and 2 MacBooks Pros. We didn't know the wattage of any of the devices we owned, and even less about the amount of solar needed to...
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Cassandra: Princess of Troy, Cursed Prophetess, Tragic Prisoner
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a year ago
Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for June 2023
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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 June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added propeller maintenance, Maple Bay, Telegraph Cove,...
TheCollector
‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Edward Longshanks & the Conquest of Wales
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African History...
A history of the west African diaspora in Arabia and Jerusalem before 1900
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
a year ago
The legacy of west African travel to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Res Obscura
A very deep history of Halloween
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
a month ago
Or, how far back can historical analysis take us?
TheCollector
Who Was Saint Basil of Caesarea?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Monsters and Myths
a year ago
TheCollector
What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Samnite Wars: How Rome Conquered the Samnites (History & Aftermath)
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for August 2024
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
3 months ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of August.
Summary Of Changes
100r.co, added new pages: Sointula, Johnstone Strait anchorages, and Central coast anchorages. Updated existing pages: added Yuculta and Dent rapids with...
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Classical Wisdom
Can We Choose NOT to Be Harmed?
How can we train Resilience?
a year ago
How can we train Resilience?
TheCollector
Why do People Believe Britons are Descended from Israelites?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband
Should you meet your heroes?
7 months ago
Should you meet your heroes?
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and...
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
6 months ago
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
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Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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Jormungandr: Get to Know the Midgard Serpent
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African History...
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...
10 months ago
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...
TheCollector
What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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What Is the Significance of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations?
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a year ago
TheCollector
10 Historic Small Towns in Georgia You Should Visit
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3 weeks ago
History Today Feed
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
10 months ago
‘Reading It Wrong’ by Abigail Williams review
JamesHoare
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 08:20
Global Inequality...
The third framing
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
3 months ago
Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
TheCollector
Performance Artist Tags Controversial Courbet Nude with “Me Too”
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Erté’s Naked Alphabet, 1967
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and...
4 months ago
It took Erté decades to complete his naked, somewhat erotic Alphabet – began in the late 1920s and not finished until 1967. All 26 letters are created in individual gouaches on paper, in exotic human form (and later formed print editions). This exhibit was a hit when it was first...
Trying to Understand...
So Where Do We Go From Here?
That's a good question.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Xerxes the Great
More than a Villain
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is the History of April Fools’ Day?
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9 months ago
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What Was the Third Council of Constantinople?
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Flashbak
Frank Stewart’s Portraits of The American Journey – A Story of Jazz And Justice
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” –...
a month ago
“Just how somebody in photographs can treat black people with dignity. That I’d never seen before” – Frank Stewart Frank Stewart (born 1949) was 14 when he took his trained his Kodak Brownie on the March on Washington for Jobs in Freedom, otherwise known as the Great March in...
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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a month ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Julius Caesar
9 months ago
Classical Wisdom
On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
3 months ago
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Nashville?
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4 months ago
History Today Feed
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
9 months ago
‘Remembering Peasants’ by Patrick Joyce review
JamesHoare
Tue, 03/19/2024 - 09:28
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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TheCollector
Why Did King James I Attempt to Take Over the Church of Scotland?
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2 days ago
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
Dreams of Space -...
Women's Day -August (1953) Part 2
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight...
over a year ago
Another article that appeared in this August 1953 issue is about the current fictional space flight programs on TV: Rocket-Bye Baby.
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