Bryan Maheradded this to :: quickFLIP :: Military History The Five Biggest Disasters in American Military Historydefensemaven.io - Warrior Maven Warrior Video Above: B-2 30th Anniversary - Inside a Stealth Bomber Attack Nations often linger on their military defeats as long as, or longer than, …
Wayne Wilkeadded this to Cool StuffRoman Empire Kayaker finds rare Roman glass and pottery off Kent coastThe GuardianArchaeological discovery could have come from possible shipwreck near Ramsgate Objects from a possible Roman shipwreck have been found off the coast of Kent in one of the most unusual archaeological finds
Pierre Guerinadded this to President TrumpBritish Empire Barbarism at the Border Is Just as Shocking as the First Concentration CampsThe Daily Beast - Clive Irving Behind a razor wire fence at the Border Patrol detention center in Clint, Texas, hundreds of children were held in cells. Scabies, shingles and …
Belfast Liveadded this to NewsEast India From Cockfosters to Swiss Cottage, the true meaning of 13 strange London tube station names explainedwalesonline.co.uk - Charlie Lawrence-Jones, Liam Beard The peculiar names of some of London's most famous Underground stations have bemused travellers for years. Dating from the mid-19th-century, the …
Addiction When Addiction is Stigmatized and Criminalized We All Losecato.org - Jeffrey A. Singer In a recent Wall Street Journal column entitled Even Heroes Can Struggle With Addiction, Timothy McMahan King offers convincing evidence that the …
Independent Mediaadded this to Cape ArgusMega Cities Rise of the megacities | Cape Argusiol.co.za - Bilal Kathrada The year was 1400 BC, and the city of Thebes was the capital and crown jewel of the New Kingdom of the Egyptian empire. Located on the banks of the …
British Empire ~ Britain and Empire in the 20th Century with David Edgertonhistoryhit.com - Simplestream Ltd David Edgerton attacks outdated views of the British nation and the British Empire during the 20th century with his new book. He revitalises …
European History The Cocktail Hour Ep. 45: Apotheosis of Evil with Christian Bellspreaker.com - John Q. Publius Christian Bell joins John to discuss his substantial documentary on European history, Apotheosis of Evil. SYNOPSIS: The full length epic documentary …
The Forward added this to YiddishFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJewish Culture Why This Turkish Fashion Designer Chose A Synagogue For Her Runway Backdropforward.com - Matt Hanson This Istanbul synagogue is named after the “bangs of a bride’s hair”: “Zulf-u arus”, a classic Ottoman Turkish turn of phrase, combining both Persian …
Flickering Mythadded this to Flickering MythFilm (UK) Watch the opening scene of The Man in the High Castle’s final seasonflickeringmyth.com - Amie Cranswick Amazon Prime has released the opening scene of the fourth and final season of its dystopian alternate history drama The Man in the High Castle, along …
The Independentadded this to NewsWomen's News Buchi Emecheta: Google Doodle celebrates British-Nigerian writer of 20 novels about race and genderindependent.co.uk - Alessio Perrone Google has put out a new doodle to celebrate Buchi Emecheta, the British-Nigerian writer who died two years ago. The new Google Doodle is …
Alicia Luceroadded this to britainBath, UK The Jane Austen Centrevisitsomerset.co.uk The Jane Austen Centre is in the heart of the Georgian city of Bath, between the architectural attractions of Queen Square and the Circus, and just a …
The Sunadded this to The SunGoogle Doodle Google Doodle today celebrates novelist Buchi Emecheta’s 75th birthdaythesun.co.uk - Thea Jacobs GOOGLE Doodle is celebrating what would have been the 75th Birthday of Nigerian-born British author Buchi Emecheta who worked towards the liberation …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRoman Empire *Escape from Rome*marginalrevolution.com - Tyler Cowen The author is Walter Scheidel and the subtitle is The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity. Imagine a whole book on what he calls “the second …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMiddle East Israel needs a one-state solutionjpost.com - www.jpost.com There has been much debate over having a one-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. The liberal Left says, “this cannot be done; …
Woodrow WilsonAfter a Century of Chaos, Totalitarianism, and War, Versailles Treaty Still Haunts the World | The American Spectator | Isspectator.org On June 28, 1914, a Serbian terrorist, aided by his government’s military intelligence service, assassinated the heir apparent to the Habsburg throne …
Hawaii Artist depicts Puerto Rico and Hawaii standing together in solidaritykitv.com - www.kitv.com As protests around Mauna Kea have expanded from Hawaii to Alaska to around the world, one artist highlighted two areas in a similar movement. Vienna …
Medieval Period Byzantine strategy in the East and the key role of Armeniamedievalists.net - Medievalists.net What were the deeper reasons that drew the super-power of the time, Byzantium, into a protracted and ‘all-out’ conflict with the Arabs of Aleppo in …
Roman Empire 14 unmissable days out in the North East for all the family to enjoy this summerchroniclelive.co.uk - Adam Gray We've compiled a list of brilliant family days out and fun things to do across the North East this summer Let's face it, keeping the kids entertained …
Slavery Devine: 'Scotland apologising for slavery could cause problems'thenational.scot - Andrew Learmonth SIR Tom Devine has warned that Scotland apologising for its role in the slave trade “could form the basis for reparation claims”. Scotland’s leading …
British Empire This weekend: 70 years since the War of Independence didn’t endisraelnationalnews.com - www.israelnationalnews.com As hard as it is to define precisely when Israel’s War of Independence began, it is equally hard to define when it ended.
New Statesmanadded this to New StatesmanOpinion (UK) Can we decolonise the British Museum?newstatesman.com - Ellen Peirson-Hagger Despite ongoing attempts to return stolen treasures to their countries of origin, critics argue that the history of museums will always tie them to a …
U.S. News & World Reportadded this to NewsPeninsular Malaysia 10 Interesting Facts About MalaysiaU.S. News & World Report - U.S. News Staff Malaysia is a small country with a fast-growing economy. Located on a trade route in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country has an open, …
The Telegraphadded this to World NewsAvant-garde German Reichstag to get new moat in security overhaulThe Telegraph - By Justin HugglerThe German parliament is to be given a major new security overhaul — in the form of a dry moat. Under plans being considered by Angela Merkel’s government, the Reichstag building in central Berlin will
Reuters Indiaadded this to EntertainmentLebanon Descendent of Arab musical legend brings nostalgia to Lebanese festivalReuters India - by Angus McDowallBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's traditional summer festivals harked back to the Arab world's musical past this year, highlighted by a performance by the great-granddaughter of the legendary 1930s diva Asmahan
The Scottish Sunadded this to The Scottish SunArchaeology Lost ‘Church of the Apostles’ where ‘Jesus’ disciples once lived’ finally discovered, archaeologists claimthescottishsun.co.uk - Charlotte Edwards ARCHAEOLOGISTS think they have found the legendary Church of the Apostles, which Christian tradition states was built over the home of some of Jesus' …
All That's Interestingadded this to All That's InterestingRoman Empire 2,000-Year-Old Roman Gladiator Arena Uncovered In Turkeyallthatsinteresting.com - Marco Margaritoff "[The] triumphal arc, which was built in the 3rd century in memory of the Roman Empire's victory against the Persians, looks magnificent." An arch …
Dennis Phillipsadded this to Science & ArchaeologyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRoman Empire Roman Artifacts Found Off Coast of Southeast England - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni KENT, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a kayaker paddling off the coast of southeast England spotted an intact piece of Roman cobalt-blue glassware, …
ScrollScience Fiction South Asian science-fiction is bringing us closer to our own reality instead of allowing escapescroll.in - Nudrat Kamal, Dawn.com My first encounter with a work of desi science fiction was very much by accident. During my undergraduate studies at the English department at Karachi …
BBC NewsBritish Empire Newspaper headlines: UK tanker seizures dominate front pagesBBC NewsIran's seizure of a British-flagged ship in the Gulf is the lead for most of Saturday's newspapers. A Whitehall source tells the Daily Telegraph: "It does look like the ship has been hijacked." The Daily
