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6 hours ago

Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, a pioneering Egyptologist, rescued and preserved Egypt's ancient temples through scholarship, advocacy, and decisive cultural stewardship.
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14 hours ago

Medieval Self-Portraits: Ten Artists Who Put Themselves in the Picture - Medievalists.net

Medieval self-portraits functioned as devotional, personal, and social statements revealing how individuals in the Middle Ages wanted to be seen.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
14 hours ago

Byzantine-era monastic compound unearthed in Upper Egypt

A Byzantine-era mudbrick monastic complex was uncovered at Al-Qarya bi-Al-Duweir in Upper Egypt, revealing well-planned residential, worship, and utilitarian structures indicating self-sustaining Christian monastic life.
fromInfoWorld
4 hours ago

What the loom tells us about AI and coding

In the early 19th century, the invention of the loom threatened to turn the labor market upside down. Until then, cloth was made by skilled artisans, but the loom enabled more cloth to be made more quickly by less-skilled workers. One could even argue that the Jacquard loom, a loom that allowed for complex weaving patterns via punch cards, was the first computer.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84

Aldrich Ames, a CIA agent, spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for nearly a decade, causing one of the most damaging US intelligence breaches.
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Extraordinary' iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links

An extraordinary iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman army has been discovered by archaeologists in Norfolk. The bronze trumpet or carnyx is only the third ever found in Britain, and the most complete example discovered anywhere in the world. Fashioned in the shape of a snarling wild animal, the object would have been mounted on a long mouthpiece
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
21 hours ago

Who was Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States?

Jefferson Davis led the Confederate States as its only president, a former soldier and politician blamed for Confederate defeat and imprisoned after the Civil War.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 day ago

First ancient mosaic in 70 years found in Izmir

A Late Roman mosaic in Smyrna (Izmir), dated to the 4th–6th centuries, features Solomon's Knot and floral motifs used as protective symbols indicating layered spiritual beliefs.
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fromMedievalists.net
22 hours ago

Early Medieval England Saw Continuous Migration, Study Finds - Medievalists.net

Migration in early medieval England was continuous from the end of Roman rule to the eve of the Norman Conquest, with regional and sex differences.
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20 hours ago

New Online Course: Urban Europe: Towns and Cities in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

A four-week course examines the rise and management of medieval European cities, everyday town life, occupations, and religious and cultural influences.
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fromThe Atlantic
23 hours ago

The New History of Fighting Slavery

José Antonio Aponte compiled illustrated histories of Black resistance and global figures to inspire rebellion and assert the right to freedom.
fromThe Nation
21 hours ago

Before There Was Nicolas Maduro, There Was Cipriano Castro

Debt, poverty, war, and death in early-20th-century Venezuela were direct consequences of the machinations of Johnny Mack, a Philadelphia contract man connected to the highest ranks of the Republican Party. Mack used Venezuela to stage a war against his US rivals to establish a monopoly on asphalt, gaining control of a sputtering tar pit, which has been compared by more than a few to the gates of hell, near which no trees could grow nor birds fly.
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1 day ago

52 Places to Go in 2026

The Northeast offers extensive U.S. 250th birthday celebrations with parades, museum exhibitions, reenactments, concerts, themed events, and fireworks across historic sites.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
21 hours ago

A taster of the British Museum's Hawaii show in three objects

The accompanying catalogue for Hawai' i: a Kingdom Crossing Oceans features more than 150 works, from ancient Hawaiian treasures to important contemporary pieces, telling "a compelling story of movement, allyship and cultural exchange [between the UK and Hawaii]". An inventory of the entire collection of Native Hawaiian works housed at the British Museum, the largest collection outside of Hawaii, is included in the catalogue.
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fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

The Greek Mythology Family Tree: A Visual Guide Shows How Zeus, Athena, and the Ancient Gods Are Related

It was long ago that poly­the­ism, as the sto­ry comes down to us, gave way to monothe­ism. Human­i­ty used to have many gods, and now almost every reli­gious believ­er acknowl­edges just one - though which god, exact­ly, does vary. Some pop­u­lar the­o­ries of "big his­to­ry" hold that, as the scale of a soci­ety grows larg­er, the num­ber of deities pro­posed by its faiths gets small­er.
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1 day ago

Remembering Siegfried Brockmann, who escaped from East Germany in 1948 and became a VP at Cole Chemical Company

Siegfried's remarkable life was one of contrasts, new beginnings, and lasting friendships. Childhood on the Geyersberg in the town of Dobeln in Saxony, Germany, was magical; a loving family, school friends, and the innate charm of the town made it so. But this was also a time in Germany of regimentation and uncertainty. Siegfried was drafted into the German anti-aircraft when he was 15. What followed under the communist regime was equally unpleasant.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 day ago

Discover 10 Poems Revealing WWI's Brutal Truths

First World War poetry conveyed frontline realities, shattered aspirations, and lasting transformations in survivors' lives through widely published poems by participants.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
2 days ago

National Portrait Gallery acquires only known photographs of Ada Lovelace

The National Portrait Gallery acquired the only known photographs of Ada Lovelace, taken as daguerreotypes in 1843.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 days ago

Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography

Alexander von Humboldt emerges as a historically situated scientific polymath whose explorations, networks, and contextual influences helped shape modern scientific and global thought.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

There's this whole other story': inside the fight to end slavery in the Americas

Enslaved people across Spanish-, Portuguese-, and English-speaking Americas led a four-century, interconnected struggle of rebellion and resistance that ultimately produced abolition.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago

When Cambridge was a 'tiny Cuba'- Harvard Gazette

In summer 1900, over 1,200 Cuban educators attended a six-week Harvard summer school, reshaping perceptions of race, gender, and national identity through cultural exchange.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 days ago

Historian Lucy Worsley believes team have solved Thames Torso murder mystery

Historians identify James Crick, a violent bargeman, as the likely Thames Torso Murderer who dismembered multiple women in late Victorian London.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Temporary Military Gear and Assets That Became Permanent Fixtures

Temporary, emergency military gear often becomes permanent when battlefield performance, reliability, and adaptability outperform planned replacements, reshaping doctrine and procurement priorities.
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fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

I traced my genealogy to uncover a side of my family I never knew

Using online genealogy tools enabled reconstruction and discovery of a previously unknown paternal family history after estrangement and loss erased personal knowledge.
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fromwww.theartnewspaper.com
2 days ago

The dark side of collecting: book reveals ugly history of art's great coveters

Collecting has oscillated between admired obsessive passion and febrile, morally ambiguous compulsion across historical epochs.
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2 days ago

London's Alleys: Gardener's Lane, City of London, EC4

Gardner's Lane in the City of London evolved from a rat-infested offal lane into a riverside wharf area later transformed into warehouses and office uses.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95

David Rosen co-founded Sega, pioneered Japan's arcade and console industry, and guided Sega's global expansion including the Mega Drive's major success.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Contributor: California's place in enslaved people's struggle for freedom

California's past is deeply connected to slavery across the Americas, linking Mexican and U.S. practices of enslavement and long histories of resistance.
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fromMedievalists.net
3 days ago

What Languages Were Used in the Middle Ages? - Medievalists.net

A handful of major languages (Latin, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese) facilitated long-distance medieval communication while numerous local vernaculars continued to be used daily.
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2 days ago

New Medieval Books: The Conquest of al-Andalus - Medievalists.net

A 12th-century Arabic history provides detailed coverage of the 711 conquest of al-Andalus and early Umayyad governance, valuable for medieval Iberian historians.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
3 days ago

Medieval gold ring found in Tnsberg

An archaeologist working alone in the historic center of Tnsberg, Norway, discovered a medieval gold ring with elaborate decoration and a blue oval gem set in the middle. Only 63 other gold rings from the Middle Ages are in the joint database of the Norwegian university museums collections, and it's been 15 years since a gold ring from the period was found in Tnsberg. This example is exceptional for the intricacy of its design and high quality of craftsmanship.
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2 days ago

The Failed Hit at Mont Gisard: The Templars against Saladin - Medievalists.net

At Mont Gisard in 1177 the Templars' desperate charge nearly reached Saladin, failed to kill him, and influenced subsequent campaigns in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Spanish Empire: Sword and Cross

Spanish empire fused military conquest, missionary conversion, and extraction of New World silver and gold to build global dominance and shape modern economic inequality.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

The pure men' who made Europe tremble

A popular medieval religious movement, Catharism, arose amid church corruption, social crisis, and climate disaster and elicited brutal repression that led to the Inquisition.
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fromIndependent
3 days ago

Rise of a bloodstock billionaire: how John Magnier built his fortune

A failed Barne Estate sale and the subsequent court case overshadowed a lifetime of achievements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

This is where it all started': Nina Simone's childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation

Nina Simone's childhood home in Tryon was restored and preserved, evoking powerful memories and symbolizing a deliberate investment in Black history.
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fromMedievalists.net
4 days ago

Order on the March: Discipline in Early Medieval Europe - Medievalists.net

Early medieval rulers enforced military discipline on campaign through legal codes, prohibiting unauthorized violence and theft, often inheriting Roman military law.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
4 days ago

Medieval seal with Roman chariot intaglio found in Essex

A Roman Augustan carnelian intaglio of a biga was reused in a medieval silver private seal found in Essex and declared treasure.
fromMedievalists.net
4 days ago

New Medieval Books: The Public House in Central Europe - Medievalists.net

Public houses - inns, taverns, and alehouses - during the Jagiellonian Dynasty (1385-1572) in the city of Cracow and its immediate surroundings functioned as important establishments in the everyday life of the city. Although taverns and alehouses are often treated as a key feature of medieval life, surprisingly few books put them at the centre of the story. This one will appeal to anyone working on social history, and it should also interest researchers of medieval towns and urban violence.
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3 days ago

Hidden Beneath Plaster, Medieval Frescoes Re-emerge in an Albanian Church - Medievalists.net

This doesn't happen often, says Flora Karagianni, director of EKBMM. Usually, we already know about the frescoes and we restore them. To see white walls suddenly reveal figures and faces is a moment of great joy and revelation. This did not happen elsewhere. In other monuments we've preserved outside Greece, the frescoes were known and we simply did cleaning and stabilization. The joy of such a discovery, we truly experienced at the Church of Saint Nicholas.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Today in History: January 3, Apple Computer incorporated in California

Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1977, Apple Computer, months after its founding, was incorporated in Cupertino, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula (MAHR'-kuh-luh) Jr. Also on this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington's army routed British troops in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, a key turning point in the Revolutionary War. In 1861, more than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski, in the coastal area east of Savannah, at the order of Gov. Joseph E. Brown.
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from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

30 Military Weapons So Effective They Outlived Multiple Wars

Weapons that endure across wars do so because reliability, adaptability, and proven combat performance earn institutional trust over novelty.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

What phase follows a full moon? The Saturday quiz

1 Which Briton has the most statues erected in their honour? 2 Which parts of the world have no assigned time zones? 3 Whose portrait of Elisabeth Lederer recently sold for $236m? 4 Germany's Isabell Werth is considered the GOAT in what Olympic sport? 5 Which Old English poem commemorates a battle of AD991? 6 What is the oldest university in the Netherlands? 7 Which US rocker died in Bath in 1960? 8 What phase follows a full moon?
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fromTravel + Leisure
4 days ago

8 Eerie Abandoned Amusement Parks Across the United States

Abandoned U.S. amusement parks remain as decaying, often sealed sites with varied closure causes, attracting curiosity, occasional tours, filming, and trespassing risks.
fromMedievalists.net
4 days ago

Daily Life in Constantinople: Inside the Heart of the Byzantine World - Medievalists.net

For over a thousand years, Constantinople stood among the medieval world's richest and most sophisticated cities. As the capital of the Byzantine Empire, it was more than a political centre: it was a living city shaped by imperial ceremony and Christian devotion, by merchants and craftsmen, and by the everyday routines that kept a vast urban population fed, housed, and working.
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5 days ago

Q&A #13: How Do You Write About Joan of Arc? - Medievalists.net

Answers to listener questions about Joan of Arc, notable new books on medieval warfare, and the evidence surrounding Richard III and the Princes in the Tower.
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5 days ago

How the ninety percent experienced the Roman economy, with Kim Bowes - Medievalists.net

A conversation with Kim Bowes about her recent book, Surviving Rome: The Economic Lives of the Ninety Percent, which presents a brilliant new model of the Roman imperial economy, specifically for how the majority of the population experienced it. We talk about the skeletal evidence, monetization, affluence and precariousness, and levels of consumption.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
5 days ago

Largest Roman shoe ever found to go on display

Magna yielded unusually many extra-large Roman shoes, including a 12.8-inch (US men's 14) pair, indicating presence of unusually tall or specialist soldiers.
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from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

The Weapons That Turned Infantry Into the Dominant Force on the Battlefield

Technological advances empowered individual soldiers, making infantry the decisive force on modern battlefields despite drones, precision strikes, and advanced sensors.
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

The US military's rarely remembered tiara tradition is making a bit of a comeback

When most people think of tiaras, they picture royalty or brides, not the military; however, the unique headpiece has a place in the history of the US armed forces. At one time, three branches of the armed forces offered tiaras to servicewomen for formal events, and the Navy still permits them today, though spotting one in the wild is rare.
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4 days ago

This Day In Dodgers History: Announcement To Build Ebbets Field In Brooklyn

Ebbets Field opened in 1913 as a reinforced concrete-and-steel 23,000-seat stadium built by Charles Ebbets to replace wooden Washington Park.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
6 days ago

Sevres snuffbox with French princess' royal pets bought for Versailles

A 1785 Sevres gold-and-porcelain snuffbox depicting Madame Adelaide's dogs and cat will return to the Palace of Versailles after the French Revolution.
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6 days ago

Celebrating the New Year, Medieval Style - Medievalists.net

Medieval New Year dates varied by region and era—commonly March 25 (Annunciation), January 1, March 1, Christmas, or Easter—with distinct local celebrations.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Today In History, January 1: Ellis Island opens

Jan. 1 is New Year's Day and commemorates major historical events worldwide, including Ellis Island's opening, Haiti's independence, and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 week ago

Silver Ishtar pendant found in Hellenistic city

A silver pendant decorated with an image and attributes of Assyrian goddess Ishtar has been discovered ancient city of Amos near Turunc, southwestern Turkey. Decorated with repousse figures and hammered dots, the round medallion has a hanging loop at the top indicating it was worn on a necklace. It is missing a part of the lower left quadrant, but the lion's fierce roaring face, body, hind legs and tail are all preserved. A female figure wearing a tall headdress stands on the lion's back.
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fromMedievalists.net
6 days ago

10 Medieval Latin Wine Proverbs - Medievalists.net

1. Vinum da docto, laico de flumine cocto; Ille bibat vinum, qui scit formare Latinum. Translation: Give wine to the learned, water cooked from the river to the layman; Let him drink wine who knows how to shape Latin. Explanation: This proverb highlights the idea that wine, symbolising sophistication and culture, is suited for those educated and knowledgeable (the learned), while the uninitiated (laymen) might make do with simpler fare, here metaphorically described as "water cooked from the river." It also implies that true appreciation (of wine or language) requires skill and understanding.
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1 week ago

Nearly 6% of This State's Enlistees Died During World War II

States' World War II enlistment rates varied widely, driven by population, industry, and military history, producing uneven troop contributions and homefront sacrifices.
fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

The Mystery of How a Samurai Ended up in 17th Century Venice

It would­n't sur­prise us to come across a Japan­ese per­son in Venice. Indeed, giv­en the glob­al touris­tic appeal of the place, we could hard­ly imag­ine a day there with­out a vis­i­tor from the Land of the Ris­ing Sun. But things were dif­fer­ent in 1873, just five years after the end of the sakoku pol­i­cy that all but closed Japan to the world for two and a half cen­turies.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

A New Year's Tradition From a Nation Long Dead

Soviet New Year's recreated Christmas-like traditions without religion, centering family, festive rituals, and gift-giving that endured beyond the Soviet Union's collapse.
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fromDesign You Trust - Design Daily Since 2007
6 days ago

This Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring Contained Polonium-210, One of the Most Dangerous Radioactive Isotopes Known to Man

Kix cereal sold a 1947 Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb Ring containing polonium‑210, reflecting atomic‑age marketing that downplayed radiation hazards.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week ago

Events and People of the Texas Revolution: The War That Made America

The Texas Revolution (1835-1836) is one of the most important events in American history as it established the Texas Republic, leading to the annexation of Texas as the 28th state in 1846, which ignited the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The Mexican-American War resulted in the Mexican Cession, through which the USA gained the territories of Alta California, New Mexico, and Texas in 1848.
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1 week ago

National Trust launches Cerne Abbas Giant land appeal - Medievalists.net

The National Trust seeks £330,000 in public funds to buy and manage 138 hectares around the Cerne Abbas Giant to protect wildlife and heritage.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Zorg by Siddharth Kara review scarcely imaginable horrors at sea

The transatlantic slave trade trafficked 12.5 million Africans; mass deaths and atrocities, including the Zorg massacre, spurred abolitionist activism culminating in 1807.
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1 week ago

The Typical American Can't Answer These Simple Revolutionary War Questions

The American Revolutionary War is one of the most studied conflicts, as well as one of the most celebrated times in U.S. history. Despite this, many of its basic facts have faded from memory. Many of us have forgotten the crucial battles and iconic people involved, alongside the motivations that drove the colonies to rebellion. However, understanding these events is necessary to understanding our country.
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1 week ago

Suzanne Spellen's 2025 Tales of Brooklyn History and Design

Brooklyn's architectural legacy includes Pratt's artistic developments, Borough Hall's survival through change, and the Brooklyn Museum's origin from a public free library.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Legendary Sniper Rifles That Redefined Long Distance Shots

Advances in sniper rifles dramatically extended infantry engagement distances, changing battlefield tactics, terrain control, and military doctrine by making long-range precision decisive.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 week ago

Siege of Petersburg: Nine Months of Trench Warfare in the US Civil War

The Siege of Petersburg (June 1864 to April 1865), or the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, was among the last military operations of the American Civil War (1861-1865). It was not a siege in the traditional sense, but rather a period of static trench warfare. Both the Union and Confederate armies spent months in their opposing trenches around the vital railway junction of Petersburg, Virginia, wearing one another down through battles, raids, and attrition.
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1 week ago

First coin minted in Scotland found

The silver penny of King David I (r. 1124-1153) was struck in the second half of the 1130s in Edinburgh and is now heading home. It was discovered in 2023 by a metal detectorist in the woods near Penicuik, Midlothian. They reported it to Scotland's Treasure Trove and after it was determined to be official Treasure, it was allocated to the NMS who paid its assessed value of 15,000 ($22,000) as a reward to the finder.
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1 week ago

Meet the 3 Countries That Defied One of History's Greatest Empires

From 509-27 BCE, Rome was governed as a Republic that became a model for the United States and other modern governments. During this period, it expanded from a single city to control Italy, Greece, Spain, and much of North Africa. After Julius Caesar was assassinated, Augustus was crowned Emperor, ending the republican period. The country expanded to take over what is today Britain, France, Egypt, Judea, Syria, and Mesopotamia. Emperor Trajan ruled Rome when it was at its largest,
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

28 of the richest Americans in history, from Gilded Age robber barons to today's tech tycoons

In many historic calculations of net worth, individual fortunes weren't measured in isolation; instead, they were compared to the GDP of the US at the time. When the US economy was much smaller than it is today, the wealthiest families and individuals carried more weight in the economy than others during more prosperous times. One of the richest Americans of all time is widely considered to be Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, whose wealth, at its peak in 1937, was equal to 1.5% of the country's GDP.
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1 week ago

Family Wants Search for Activist's Remains at Site of Wounded Knee Occupation

After a half-century of uncertainty, all Cheryl Buswell-Robinson wants is the body of her husband, Perry Ray Robinson, to be returned. In March 1973, Robinson called home to Alabama from a conference in Taos, New Mexico, to tell his wife he planned to join the American Indian Movement's takeover of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation where tribal members were protesting then-tribal president Dick Wilson.
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fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

How Far Back in History Can You Start to Understand English?

English pronunciation, spelling, and characters have changed dramatically over a millennium, making early forms difficult for modern speakers to understand.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'HMS Belfast visit led to my long-lost grandfather'

When Lawrence Fong visited museum ship HMS Belfast with his wife and children in 2024, he had no idea that he was about to make an extraordinary discovery. In the ship's East Asia Mess Decks he noticed a photo, and on reading the caption recognised the name of the person photographed - Lau So. That was the name of his maternal grandfather, but he knew little about him. He did know that his grandfather was a sailor during the Korean War and had died when Lawrence's mother was very young.
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1 week ago

Berkeley, a Look Back: City's streets mostly calm on New Year's Eve 1925

A century ago Berkeley's New Year's Eve was calm with few incidents; the city saw rapid homebuilding, expanded factory production, and an enduring history column.
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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Why We Keep Reading "All Quiet on the Western Front"

A new translation vividly renders the enduring impact of Erich Maria Remarque's World War I novel on readers and cultural memory.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Leonardo's wood charring method predates Japanese practice

Yakisugi is a Japanese architectural technique for charring the surface of wood. It has become quite popular in bioarchitecture because the carbonized layer protects the wood from water, fire, insects, and fungi, thereby prolonging the lifespan of the wood. Yakisugi techniques were first codified in written form in the 17th and 18th centuries. But it seems Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci wrote about the protective benefits of charring wood surfaces more than 100 years earlier, according to a paper published in Zenodo, an open repository for EU funded research.
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fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

'Be on the Lookout for Us': The Assassins Against Saladin - Medievalists.net

Nizari Assassin fidais executed stealthy, sudden killings while sectarian rivalries and powerful leaders like Nur al-Din and Saladin reshaped regional Sunni politics.
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1 week ago

Medieval Book of the Year: The Hungry City - Medievalists.net

The 1333–1334 Barcelona famine reveals how food systems interconnected social, political, economic, and geographic structures of an urban medieval society.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Today in History: December 28, U.S. Afghan war formally ends

Dec. 28 marks historical military, natural disaster, cultural milestones, and notable births and deaths across global history.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Titanic Sinks Tonight review it's like you're reliving that terrifying night

Titanic Sinks Tonight re-centers survivors' words to restore agency and ground the Titanic story amid endless, often sensationalized, popular retellings.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 week ago

15th c. monumental door restored at Louvre

The restored 1490 Stanga Palace door in the Louvre reveals rich Lombard Renaissance reliefs of Hercules and Perseus, now clearer with lighting and conservation.
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1 week ago

20 New Open Access Books Medieval History Fans Can Read for Free - Medievalists.net

Twenty recent, fully open-access medieval studies monographs are available free online, offering translations, scholarship, and resources for research, teaching, and general reading.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Which Gascon brandy is France's oldest? The Saturday quiz

1 Which US president vomited on the Japanese prime minister? 2 Which literary character was the modern Prometheus? 3 What global event began in 2004 as the Bushy Park time trial? 4 Which consecutive digits made up this year's most perplexing meme? 5 Which medieval coin was worth four pence? 6 What Gascon brandy is France's oldest? 7 Which wild west gunfighter was a dentist? 8 Which element was used in rat poison and pre-X-ray meals?
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1 week ago

Today in History: December 27, Charles Darwin sets out on world voyage

December 27 marks varied historical milestones including Darwin's Beagle voyage, IMF establishment, Apollo 8 splashdown, political coups, high-profile murders and notable birthdays.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Discover the 15 Nations That Emerged After the Soviet Union's Collapse

The Soviet Union's 1991 dissolution transformed borders, created fifteen independent states with divergent political and economic paths, and produced lasting regional and global impacts.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 week ago

Galloway Hoard rock crystal jar goes on display

The unique rock crystal jar decorated with gold filigree that was one of the treasures found in the Galloway Hoard has gone on display for the first time at the Kirkcudbright Galleries, less than 10 miles from where the hoard was discovered in 2014. The Galloway Hoard was buried around 900 A.D., and contains an unprecedented assemblage of precious artifacts and materials from Ireland, Anglo-Saxon England, Persia and even as far as Central Asia.
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1 week ago

The Siege of Montsegur (1243-44) - Medievalists.net

The siege and fall of Montségur ended the Cathar refuge, showing how faith, political maneuvering, and military force determined the course of the Albigensian Crusade.
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1 week ago

Medieval Discovery: Richard Rolle's Original Emending of Life Survives in One Copy - Medievalists.net

Shrewsbury School MS 25 is the only complete surviving copy of Richard Rolle's original Emendatio vitae, preserving the full draft and unique vocabulary.
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1 week ago

Today in History: December 26, Jack Johnson wins world heavyweight championship

Dec. 26 features historic events including Jack Johnson's 1908 heavyweight win, Churchill's 1941 U.S. Congress address, the 2004 tsunami, and notable births and deaths.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The hidden engine room': how amateur historians are powering genealogical research

Louise Cocker has photographed about 615,000 gravestone names in Norfolk over 24 years, creating one of England's most comprehensive memorial records.
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