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Feb 2, 2025
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Grant Piper
The Real Reason The Confederacy Lost The Civil WarNot manpower or industrial might but keen strategy
Jan 31
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Jan 31
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Fossils et al.
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Silvia PM, PhD - Climate Ages
How a Two-Million-Year Rainstorm Set the Stage for the Reign of DinosaursLife usually evolves under the least expected circumstances, but always finds a way
Sep 16, 2024
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Sep 16, 2024
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Christopher P Jones
Should the World’s Rarest Antiquities be Allowed to Return Home?Exploring the complex debates around repatriation
Sep 12, 2024
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Sep 12, 2024
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Counter Arts
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Joseph James
England Was Discovered in 1501No, really
Sep 12, 2024
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Sep 12, 2024
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Chrissie Massey
Meet Lilith, Adam’s First Wife: She’s Only Mentioned Once In The BibleHere’s what led to Lilith abandoning Adam, prompting God to create Eve.
Jun 28, 2024
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Jun 28, 2024
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Figs in Winter
But is it fascism?What does the word mean, and when is it proper to apply it?
Aug 5, 2024
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Aug 5, 2024
6
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Lessons from History
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Patriot Pen
Here’s How We Should’ve Been Taught About Slavery in AmericaIn 2015, a Houston high school history textbook referred to African slaves as “workers” imported from Africa.
Aug 24, 2024
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Aug 24, 2024
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Grant Piper
What The Country Needs Right Now Is The Next Grover ClevelandAnd why we won’t get it
Jun 22, 2024
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Jun 22, 2024
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George Dillard
How Did the Romans Map Their Empire?And why didn’t their maps look like ours?
Jun 25, 2023
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Jun 25, 2023
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Tomas Pueyo
Maps Distort How We See the World30 Maps to Rethink the World
Aug 18, 2023
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Aug 18, 2023
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B Kean
Moscow’s Naked Party Reveals So Much More Than Body PartsThree years ago, this party would have been an Instagram sensation, but it now confirms how far-gone Russia is
Jan 7, 2024
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Jan 7, 2024
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The Collector
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Dr. Allison Wiltz
Did The Haitian Revolution Inspire America's Largest Uprising?Exploring the connections between the Haitian Revolution, the 1811 German Coast Uprising
Mar 21, 2024
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Mar 21, 2024
8
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Teatime History
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Erik Brown
Scientific Analysis Shows Ancient Scythians Made Leather From Human SkinHerodotus’ brutal descriptions of complex nomadic neighbors may have been true
Dec 23, 2023
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Dec 23, 2023
21
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The Polis
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William Spivey
Celebrated Black History Moments And Movements That Didn't Stand The Test Of TimeFor Every Step Forward, There Were Steps Back
Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023
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Momentum
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Marlon Weems
Not All Bank Failures Are Created EqualRemembering the bank founded by Jackie Robinson and how regulators dealt with its demise
May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
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Wes O'Donnell
That Time the U.S. Killed 300 Wagner Fighters in 4 HoursWith no U.S. servicemembers killed.
Mar 14, 2023
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Mar 14, 2023
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Short History
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Peter Preskar
The Truly Horrific Human Shields Used by The Formidable Mongol ArmiesThe Mongols called human shields kharash, which translates as living boards
Nov 19, 2022
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Nov 19, 2022
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History of Women
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Kathy Copeland Padden
Dorothy Parker: Civil Rights Advocate Before It Was CoolAlways ahead of her time
Mar 13, 2023
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Mar 13, 2023
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