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Street Shots of New York City in 1978
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7 Times the Parthenon Was Transformed and Destroyed
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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What Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?
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How Did Japan Get Involved in World War II?
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Kapo Trials: How Israel Judged the Jewish Collaborators
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What Were The Pentagon Papers?
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Liverpool Kids: Surviving Inner City Life In 1975
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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Mazes and Labyrinths: An Illustrated History (1922)
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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“All Part of Nature”: Radclyffe Hall’s Life
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Eating At The Montreal Restaurant ‘Famous for Its Little Pig’ – 1938-1972
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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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Rijksmuseum Begins Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
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Davy Crockett: The Life of the American Folk Hero
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The Unification of England & the Death of the Kingdom of Mercia
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Understanding Gnostic Salvation in Christian Gnosticism
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Dear Readers! As I’ve noted during the summer, I was planning on a one to two month hiatus towards the end of this year in order to allow me to focus on finalizing the manuscript of my book project, a study of the cost of fielding armies in the third and second centuries BC. That...
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Understanding Modern Art in 5 Artworks
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What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit the Pyramids?
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The Economic Effects of the Vietnam War
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
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What Is Appropriation in Art?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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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 November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Sappho: The Lost Poetess
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Did Jesus Teach Stoic Philosophy?
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Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
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In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
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8 Colorful Installations by Olafur Eliasson
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Does FREE WILL Exist?
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Secrets of the Sibyls
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Siege of Tyre: How Alexander the Great Captured the Phoenician City
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The Paradox of Fiction: Is it Irrational to be Moved by Fiction?
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Can an international economic system exist in the world of nationalisms?
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Limpieza de Sangre: Blood Purity in Spain and Mexico
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Keeping Blinded Veterans in View
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