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The rise and fall of the Great Library of Alexandria 4 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 10 1772
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Who was the first person to write about the British Isles? 4 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 14 1879
Wealth Inequality by Country 2021 1 Uncle Joe Jan 2022 Jan 2022 18 1468
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Germany during the Thirty Years War, 1618 to 1648: Wallenstein versus Gustavus Adolphus 3 bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1424
This app lets you see what Cahokia Mounds looked like 1,000 years ago 2 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 8 1512
Spain: Badger Thought To Have Found Roman Treasure 3 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1437
Five Centuries of Jerusalem Soup 0 elleng Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1543
Wow. Sounds exciting. 1 applegrove Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1336
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December 30, 1460, the death of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, Richard the Lionheart 3 bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1691
Large Roman fort built by Caligula discovered near Amsterdam 0 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 Dec 2021 11 1422
Why Egypt Is Building a New Capital City 0 Uncle Joe Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1194
Archaeologists Find 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian-Style Leather Armor in China 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1469
when did the heavy snowfall over Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, & France in Dec44 start 2 irisblue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1606
The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of 0 Uncle Joe Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1154
US Virgin Islands: Danish History, Slave Trade, Slavery, Resistance, Colonialism: Caribbean Matters 2 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1685
Warning Signs Ignored on the Path 15 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 2400
Rare Anglo-Saxon gold coin found in Wiltshire valued at $265,040.00 3 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 7 1718
Roman Republic: The rise and fall of ancient Rome's government 7 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 2093
Peruvian mummy that's at least 800 years old found by archeologists in Lima 0 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1318
March 20, 1939: Germany makes an ultimatum to Lithuania about the Klaipėda Region 0 steve2470 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 1672
Cache of Thousands of Ancient Roman Silver Coins Found in River 18 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 47 4904
Dancer, singer ... spy: France's Panthon to honour Josephine Baker 0 Jilly_in_VA Nov 2021 Nov 2021 6 1223
Israeli Preteen Discovers Rare Silver Coin Minted During Jewish Revolt Against Rome 3 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 8 1566
The Board of the Barbados National Art Gallery is pleased to announce 0 elleng Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1184
Hitler's Alligator - The Last German Prisoner of War in Russia (seriously) 2 appalachiablue Nov 2021 Nov 2021 10 1621
Taking the Fight for Japan's History Online: The Ramseyer Controversy and Social Media 0 soryang Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1424
Metal detectorist finds 2,000-year-old dagger wielded by Roman soldier in battle with Rhaetians 2 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 11 1718

World History Continued...

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How the Ancient Romans Went to the Bathroom 4 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 12 2013
Why 94% of China Lives East of This Line 6 Uncle Joe Oct 2021 Nov 2021 6 2196
Lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed in one of the most important discoveries of the last 50 years 2 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 28 2199
Whatsis I'm hearing about a dead Mexican Spanish teacher... 3 TreasonousBastard Nov 2021 Nov 2021 11 1800
The Fuhrer and the Prince 1 bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 Nov 2021 6 1472
What if the UK Gunpowder Plot of 1605 had succeeded ? 2 steve2470 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 1753
World War Two: Lying About the Jews in Film 3 Best_man23 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1796
Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing 4 elleng Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1873
Hitler's Dark Methods of Manipulation Hitler's Propaganda Machine Timeline 0 bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1437
Sharp-eyed diver finds crusader's ancient sword on Israeli seabed 4 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 19 1953
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1131
WW2:The Rhine Meadows Camps-What Really Happened? Did US Forces Mistreat, Starve Captured Germans? 3 appalachiablue Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 1725
Treasure hunter finds gold hoard buried by Iron Age chieftain 5 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 16 2106
Imperial Japan's Forever War, 1895-1945 4 soryang Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1669
Crusader mass grave in Lebanon sheds light on cruelty of medieval warfare 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1423
Ancient City's Destruction by Exploding Space Rock May Have Inspired Biblical Story of Sodom 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1620
Who were the Knights Templar? 4 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 1723
The Code of Ur-Nammu: When Ancient Sumerians Laid Down the Law, Everyone Obeyed 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1371
Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Trove of Sixth-Century Gold Jewelry 1 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 5 1345
The Forgotten Indian Soldiers of Dunkirk, WWII 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1270
Trove of 239 Rare Gold Coins Discovered in Walls of French Mansion 0 left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 7 1374
Epic Rap Battles of History- Rasputin v. Stalin 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1197
The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman 1 Uncle Joe Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1380
Nazi Youth, Gender Roles: Tomorrow's Wives & Warriors, Girls- Children, Church, Kitchen 0 appalachiablue Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1227
The history of Nigeria explained in 6 minutes (3,000 Years of Nigerian history) 2 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 11 1543
Thousands of Rare Artifacts Discovered Beneath Tudor Manor's Attic Floorboards 10 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 62 3799
Archaeologists in Egypt Discover Mummy With Gold Tongue 2 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1430
Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen's Tomb, 13-Foot 'Book of the Dead' Scroll 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 14 1282
Violet Gibson, Irish Woman Shot Italian Fascist Dictator Mussolini, Almost Altered History: New Film 4 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1903
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 808

World History Continued...

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Prologue To Annihilation, Cold Pogrom Against Jews, Early Third Reich (1930-36) Known By US, Britain 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1163
Elizabeth Monroe, Wife of Jas. Monroe Rescued Mme. de Lafayette From Guillotine In French Revolution 6 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1741
Israeli Tour Guide on Camping Trip Discovers 1,700-Year-Old Coins 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1057
Persephone, The Robot Guide, Leads Visitors In A Greek Cave 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1197
Monty Python- Bridge of Death 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1143
Roman Britain: Did Officials Throw Prisoners To The Lions? Bronze 'Key' Handle, 1st Discovery 8 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1935
Heroic Women-Run Resistance In Ghettos & Nazi Death Camps: New Book, 'The Light of Days' 3 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1473
Monty Python, Constitutional Peasants Scene 1 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 8 1226
Monty Python, The Black Knight- 'Tis But A Scratch 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1144
The Day The Soviets Nearly Captured Hitler, WW2 5 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1629
'Inside The Revolution,' Episode 5. The Spanish Civil War, BBC Documentary 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1257
Basque Refugee Children Evacuated From Spanish Civil War Arrive In England: Civil War (1936-1939) 0 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1225
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) *1st Battle Between Democracy & Fascism* Prelude To Tragedy, WWII 2 appalachiablue Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1584
Inside Vietnam's Forgotten Drone War (msn) 0 eppur_se_muova Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1254
Ancient Rome in 20 minutes 1 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 10 1271
Ancient Greece in 18 minutes 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1239
Researchers excavate remains of Korean War massacre victims in Daejeon 0 soryang Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1160
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Dagger Linked to Enigmatic Indian Civilization 1 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 7 1405
3,500-year-old summer residence of Hittite kings to host visitors 3 left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1502
With More Freedom, Young Women in Albania Shun Tradition of 'Sworn Virgins' 2 elleng Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1618
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