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Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Dust Veil of AD 526 - 6th Century Environmental Disaster in Europe

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According to written records and supported by  dendrochronology  and archaeological evidence, for 12-18 months in AD 536-537, a thick, pers...

Celebrate the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash

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The Native Americans planted three sisters (squash, corn and bean) together so that they would benefit each other. The squash spreads alo...

How has Switzerland managed to stay in a neutral position during times of conflict like WWII?

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How has Switzerland managed to stay in a neutral position during times of conflict like WWII? It had to do with what it would cost and what ...

Spanish Influenza Pandemic: 1918-19

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The First World War claimed the lives of over 10 million military personnel and 7 million civilians.  However, a more devastating killer cam...

Why do we make such a big deal about the Titanic disaster?

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 Why do we make such a big deal about the Titanic disaster when there have been other incidents that were even worse, such as the Doña Paz a...

First sleep, second sleep

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First sleep, second sleep David T. Koyzis  points to historical research that shows that people used to sleep differently than we do today. ...

The History Of The Middle Finger

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Summary of the eRumor: A story that allegedly gives the background of how we came to use the middle finger as a vulgar insult along with th...