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Hittites | The First Civilizations

Science – Until the early twentieth century, scholars knew the Hittites chiefly from references in non-Hittite sources. Uriah, for example, whom (the Bible tells us) King David arranged to have killed in battle in order to…

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Famous peoples Birthdays for the 11th May

Celebrities – Happy Birthday if yours is also today. V ideos, pictures and Bios of some very famous celebrities, Past and present, who have their Birthday today. Some you will have heard of and others you may not have. Find…

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Complete History of Mother's Day

Family – The majority of countries that celebrate Mother's Day do so on the second Sunday of May. On this day, it is common for Mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and…

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When should the Fed crash the party?

Money – In the darkest days of the Depression, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, one of the richest men in the United States, opposed any government action to stem the tide of plunging business activity and soaring unemployment.…

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British PM: Israel's creation one of the 20th century's…

Politics – During an event marking the anniversary at a London synagogue, the British leader said that Israel has faced "immense threats" since its creation and called for a future where the "children of Abraham" would live…

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A Niece's inquiry on Mother's Day History

Family – mother's day history

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The Month of May: History, Holidays and Personalities

Books – A brief history of the month of May,holidays, and famous personalities born under this month.

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The 5 People Responsible for Mankind's Most Toxic Inventions

Do No Evil – Just like the men whose inventions caused their own deaths, those who conceived the biggest man-made threats to the natural world had no idea what they were doing when they began.

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A Load of Symbolics: The Meaning of Seven Favorite Symbols

Science – We use them every day, but what are the mysterious origins of these symbols we take for granted?

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I'm David of Sesame Street and they're trying to kill me!

Celebrities – One day nearly 30 years ago, David from Sesame Street, AKA Northern J. Calloway, went completely bonkers on a quiet suburban street in West Nashville. Before he was done, a woman was in intensive care, a home wrecked,…

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Spanish Style Houses Their History | Hacienda and Spanish…

Do-It-Yourself – Thus, while preserving its general sunny quality, the Spanish house in the Americas and Mexico took on characteristics and evolved new details which, while generally Hispanic in feeling, had only remote precedent…

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The Libertine with Johnny Depp

Religion – Can people who profess faith truly love a character as wretched as this?

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The Meaning of Mother's Day Revisited

Women – This week, millions of Americans will run to the card shop, order flowers, and pick up a present for their mom. And, while most of us remember that this Sunday is Mother s Day, many of us are not familiar with the…

12 Monuments Dedicated to Death and Destruction: From War…
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12 Monuments Dedicated to Death and Destruction: From War…

Art & Design – War monuments are in many ways the most captivating structures mankind creates. Perhaps they catch our attention because they symbolize our most violent moments or the extremes of victory and defeat that transcend…

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Pashkov House: Moscow's Jewel Now Restored

Art & Design – Paskov House one of architectural jewels of Russia was under restoration for 19 years, was closed down due to its dilapidated state. Pashkov House is named after its first owner Petr Yegorovich Pashkov, the lieutenant…

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Internal NASA Documents Give Clues to Scary Soyuz Return…

Science – NASA historian and gadfly James Oberg wrote up a very detailed and very interesting report on the near-disastrous re-entry of a Soyuz carrying three astronauts back from the space station. This is really an epic…

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Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Mary Ruwart

Politics – discusses the similarities in how our government provoked 9/11 and the attack on Pearl Harbor, how our militaristic over-reaction to 9/11 has hindered our apprehension of Bin Laden and increased the danger of terrorism

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The Rise and Fall of Atari

Video Games – If you know anything about the pop culture of the 1970s, the name Atari is synonymous with video games. So what happened? Where did Atari go? Here's the story.

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Video: The Real 'Hunt for Red October'

Books – The true story that inspired a blockbuster film is told for the first time by a survivor. MUTINY details the harrowing and heroic events aboard a doomed warship.

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History of Diets

Health & Fitness – A look at diets of each era over the last 200 years. From the maple syrup diet to the Brillat-Savarin Vinegar and Water Diet. An interesting look at the evolution and various diets of the day.

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Stuff You May Not Have Learned During History Class

Women – Ever wondered how the clothes you wear started out? Well, most of them started appearing during ancient times. Underwear, for example, didn't appear as they are today. They were developed to fit the culture and…

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Easy Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai Culture

Gadgets & Tech – Chiang Mai is the second biggest city after Bangkok. 700 years of history and packed with stuff to see and do.

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Revlon Makeup: Charles Revson - Founder of Revlon

Women – History of the cosmetics company Revlon and its founder Charles Revson.

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Economics,War and Politics

Do No Evil – Battles for control and superiority rage, with increasing technological fortitude. War grows more severe, the devastation and ramped death, unabated; demoralizing and extinguishing hope and decency. These are the…

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Incredible collection of cryptographic machines

Gadgets & Tech – The modern computer was born from Polish, British and American efforts to decode secret German and Japanese messages during the Second World War. The complex processes instantiated in these cryptographic machines…

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