mthungeradded this to Court of LeavesCulture Magellan was first to sail around the world, right? Think again.National Geographic - Erin BlakemoreFive hundred years on, the explorer’s legacy is complicated—and contested. Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan began a historic journey to circumnavigate the globe. Simple, right? Not really— the
Vivian Narvaezadded this to RANDOM PAGES from HISTORYAncient Egypt Was Ramesses II really that great?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy Emma Slattery Williams considers whether the fêted pharaoh – master builder, war hero and peace broker – was actually a brilliant propagandist who …
Jay Snipesadded this to Caught My InterestPainting You probably had no idea that there are secret images hidden in these 14 famous works of artinsider - Gabbi Shaw People love finding hidden symbols and secret codes in all sorts of objects— including art. It might be common knowledge that Da Vinci was an …
AvatarGJadded this to 💄 Robert Louis Stevenson Did most English pirates really talk with a West Country accent?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy One of history’s most notorious pirates almost certainly had a West Country twang: Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach, born in Bristol around 1680. Devon and …
AvatarM.H.D.added this to D's Mil HistoryMilitary History History Lessonsmithsonianmag.com - David Preston; Photographs by Allison Shelley On the night of May 27, 1754, Lt. Col. George Washington led a party of Virginia soldiers out of an encampment in the Ohio Valley. The conditions …
Paula Nylin Nevelsadded this to Historical Science Where Does the Word ‘Teetotaler’ Come From? and More Questions From Our Readerssmithsonianmag.com - Anna Diamond It dates back to the 1820s and 1830s when alcohol consumption in the United States dramatically increased. Back then, drinking was an all-or-nothing …
Fox Newsadded this to Top StoriesScience Last US warship sunk by German sub during WWII reveals its secrets in eerie images from seabedFox News - James RogersThe wreck of the last U.S. Navy warship sunk by a German submarine during World War II is revealing its secrets in remarkable images from the seabed. Patrol boat USS Eagle PE-56 was located by a private
Daily Mail added this to Top StoriesArchaeology Amazon cargo ship that sank on Victorian beach dug up and to be reburied by archaeologistsdailymail.co.uk - By Australian Associated Press A 164-year-old cargo ship used to trade between Australia and the UK and sank on a Victorian beach is being dug up and reburied by …
BBC History Magazineadded this to BBC History MagazineStudents The Georgian guide to university lifehistoryextra.com - Rachel Dinning As university students embark on a new academic year, writer Felicity Day looks back at Georgian student life – when revelry was the priority and …
TheBlazePlay buttonConservative View Archaeologists find mosaic in Israel likely showing Jesus' miracle of the loaves and fishesTheBlaze - Mike CiandellaAsh from a fire that burned the church preserved the mosaics Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Hippos near the Sea of Galilee in Israel have reportedly found a large mosaic on the floor of
NeatoramaArea 51 An Expert Tells The Secret History of Area 51neatorama.com - Franzified You may have heard (and probably have seen) the viral memes about storming Nevada’s famed Area 51, which aim to discover the secrets that lurk inside …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to RANDOM PAGES from HISTORYMedieval Period Medieval Manuscripts: The Lorsch Gospelsmedievalists.net - Medievalists.net This week, Facsimile Finder unveils one of the richest manuscripts of Carolingian art – the Lorsch Gospels - a volume that Charlemagne himself may …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoArchaeology When Did Humans Reach North America? The Question Keeps Growing More Complexdiscovermagazine.com - blogs.discovermagazine.com Native Americans have been visiting Calvert Island off the Canadian coast for more than 10,000 years. (Credit: Pacific Northwest …
Atlas ObscuraArchaeology Sanctuary of Santa VittoriaAtlas Obscura This Romanesque church is built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon. Hidden among the olive groves and hills of Sabina is the …
Audioburstadded this to Audioburst Science & MedicineArchaeology Listen: Early Butchers Used Small Stone ScalpelsAudioburst - 60-Second Science "Analyzing the flashiest classiest objects recovered at ancient sites but now they're giving a second look at the waist and finding that it to tells …
Associated PressInca Empire Correction: Bolivia-Tiwanaku Vessels storyAssociated PressTIWANAKU, Bolivia (AP) — In a story Sept. 18 about pre-Hispanic artifacts found in Bolivia, The Associated Press reported erroneously that they were more than 400 years old. They were more than 1,400 old.
Birmingham MailHS2 Watch incredible time-lapse video of exhumation of 6,500 bodies on HS2 Birmingham sitebirminghammail.co.uk - Andy Richardson A time-lapse video shows how 70 archaeologists excavated 6,500 sets of human remains from the burial ground at Curzon Street where the HS2 station is …
Biographyadded this to StoriesSonia Sotomayor How Sonia Sotomayor Overcame Adversity to Become the United States' First Hispanic and Latina Justicebiography.com - Sara Kettler Throughout her life, the Supreme Court justice had many roadblocks — like diabetes — that tried to derail her path to Washington. Supreme Court …
Greenland Unicorns and the Magical Alicornpublicdomainreview.org When the existence of unicorns, and the curative powers of the horns ascribed to them, began to be questioned, one Danish physician pushed back …
Metroadded this to Entertainment NewsSean Bean Sean Bean demanded that he didn’t die in WWII drama World On Firemetro.co.uk - Sarah Deen Sean Bean made sure that his character survived before joining World Of Fire. The actor is known for a weird quirk in his roles where the character he …
Des Moines Registeradded this to NewsIowa Unknown for 77 years, WWII soldier's remains will return to Iowadesmoinesregister.com - Danielle Gehr Nearly 80 years after he was last seen, a previously unknown World War II soldier will return to his hometown in Iowa for burial. Laurel W. Ebert was …
Agatha Christie ~ Maud West, the Original Miss Marple with Susannah Stapletonhistoryhit.com - Simplestream Ltd Maud West, operated her own detective agency during the Golden Age of crime in the period after World War One. She used all manner of disguises and …
Jeff Buhmannadded this to World War IIWorld War II Max Hastings on the Dambustershistoryextra.com - Rachel Dinning Sir Max Hastings discusses his new book on the iconic World War Two raid, describing the ingenuity and courage of the operation, as well as the …
Vivian Narvaezadded this to RANDOM PAGES from HISTORYMedieval Period The Forgotten Battle of Bevershoutsveld, May 3, 1382: Technological Innovation and Military Significancemedievalists.net - Medievalists.net It may have been at Bevershoutsveld where gunpowder weapons first decided the outcome of a battle.
Churchill Winston Churchill, the Jewish mogul and the films that ‘swayed America to war’timesofisrael.com - By Francine Wolfisz There are many things that one can attribute to Alexander Korda. He was Britain’s first film maven to receive a knighthood, the driving force behind …
CNNadded this to Top StoriesArchaeology Ancient tin found in Israel has unexpected Cornish linksCNN - By Amy Woodyatt, CNNLondon (CNN) — Tin ingots recovered from a shipwreck in Israel have been discovered to have an unlikely origin -- Cornwall, in southwest England. Researchers from Heidelberg University and the Curt Engelhorn
Vivian Narvaezadded this to RANDOM PAGES from HISTORY3D A digital archaeologist helps inaccessible collections be seentheconversation.com - Davide Tanasi The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it. Davide Tanasi is a digital archaeologist at the University of South Florida. He …
Android Policeadded this to Android PoliceAndroid News Deploy your troops, wage battles, and conquer your foes in World Conqueror 4, a historical WWII strategy game [Sponsored]androidpolice.com - A Word From Our Sponsor One thing is for sure, there are a lot of different strategy games available on the Play Store, so it can be tough to find quality releases that …
Smithsonian Magazineadded this to HistoryMuseums How Lonnie Bunch Built a Museum Dream Team | At the Smithsonian | Smithsoniansmithsonianmag.com - Lonnie G. Bunch III I have a curatorial ritual that I have followed since I was a young curator at the California African American Museum in the 1980s. Whenever I create …
History Todayadded this to Features20th Century The Great Dictatorshistorytoday.com What do the tyrants of the 20th century have in common? Terror, confusion and quasi-religious followings. Throughout the 20th century, hundreds of …
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