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Why did they settle on Jamestown Island?
By Hank Mosely from the Historyisfun.org Blog: After a voyage of almost five months, the English colonists arrived at Jamestown Island on May 13, 1607. The following day, they began landing their supplies and building what became the first permanent… Read More ›
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Religious Freedom and Jefferson’s Disestablishment of Virginia’s Official Religion
By Nancy D. Egloff from Historyisfun.org Blog: Public incidents in this past month provided reminders of the freedoms instituted in America’s founding documents such as freedom of the press, freedom to assemble or speak openly about one’s convictions. National Religious… Read More ›
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How long have Humans used recreational drugs?
From Dailyhistory.org: We think of recreational drugs as being a phenomenon that has emerged relatively recently. However, the use of drugs, other than medicinal purposes, has existed from antiquity. The purpose was sometimes not only for enjoyment but also integrated… Read More ›
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Trial By Combat – Why?
By Eric Jager, author of The Last Duel from History News Network: Trial by combat would seem to be a thing of the past, or something found in historical fiction like Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe or the TV series Game of Thrones, where… Read More ›
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How did the Praetorian Guard shape Roman History?
From Dailyhistory.org: The Praetorian Guard was critical in the politics and government of Imperial Rome for approximately 300 years. This military unit was unique and wielded power and influence in Rome. They were the guardians of the Emperors and sometimes… Read More ›
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Why was Commodus a Terrible Emperor?
From Dailyhistory.org: Emperor Commodus (161 -192 AD) was one of the most despicable rulers in Rome’s long and violent history. He has been portrayed in many popular movies and tv series. Joaquin Phoenix even played a fictionalized version of Commodus… Read More ›
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Why did the city of Nineveh Collapse?
From Dailyhistory.org: Among the major events in the ancient Near East, none were more earth-shattering than the fall of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh. The demise of Nineveh was so important because it marked the end of the Assyrian… Read More ›
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Why did Harding win the 1920 Presidential Election?
From Dailyhistory.org: The 1920 general election featured a greatly divided country on issues ranging from race, healthcare, foreign policy, and reactions to reforms brought on by the Progressive Era. It was also the first election women could vote; however, many… Read More ›
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The failure of the Treaty of Versailles
From Dailyhistory.org: The Paris Peace Conference convened in January 1919 at Versailles just outside Paris. The conference was called to establish the terms of peace after World War I. Though nearly thirty nations participated, the representatives of the United Kingdom,… Read More ›
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10 Facts about Vicksburg
From American Battlefield Trust: Fact #1: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis both saw Vicksburg as “the key” to the Confederacy. By the summer of 1863, Union advances from the Memphis in the North and New Orleans in the South had… Read More ›
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How was the modern Consumer Culture Created?
By Kerryn Higgs from Quartz: The notion of human beings as consumers first took shape before World War I, but became commonplace in America in the 1920s. Consumption is now frequently seen as our principal role in the world. People,… Read More ›
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Reagan’s reaction to the Falklands Crisis
From Dailyhistory.org: Early on April 2, 1982, Argentine military forces landed on the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Argentina had maintained a claim to the islands dating to its independence from Spain in 1816; beginning… Read More ›
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Hawaii’s path toward Statehood
From Dailyhistory.org: The state of Hawaii is the only tropical state in the United States. It is also an example of late 19th-century expansionism that saw the United States compete with other major Western powers for influence across the World… Read More ›
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The failure of the 1945 Potsdam Conference
From Dailyhistory.org: The last meeting of the “Big Three” occurred at Potsdam in July 1945, where the tension that would erupt into the cold war was evident. Despite the end of the war in Europe and the revelation of the… Read More ›
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Gentrification has been around longer than you realize.
By Dennis Gale, author of The Misunderstood History of Gentrification from North Philly Notes: Gentrification—the physical, economic, and social transformation of poor and working class neighborhoods primarily by middle- and upper-income people—remains one of the most controversial topics in urban… Read More ›
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Trojan War – Real or Make-Believe?
From Dailyhistory.org: The foundation of Western literature can be traced back to the Ancient Greek epic. The Homeric works are known as The Iliad and The Odyssey is among the most well-known literary works in the western canon. They tell the Trojan War story,… Read More ›
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How will history judge our response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Historians are already collecting the records.
By Anthony Faiola from The Washington Post: On the wooded site of a former golf course in suburban Washington, archivists are building a global time capsule of the pandemic. The digital repository — to be housed at the National Library… Read More ›
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What were the different medical sects in the United States during the 19th Century?
From Dailyhistory.org: Nineteenth-century medicine was characterized by constant competition among three major medical sects: Regulars, Eclectics, and Homeopaths.[1] Each of these medical sects not only meaningfully disagreed on how to treat illnesses and diseases but sought to portray their type… Read More ›
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The History of the Capitol Building
From Dailyhistory.org: Early in the United States’ history, the Capitol Building, or United States Capitol, was authorized and built in the US’s newly formed capital in Washington D.C. It was to serve as the seat of the US government’s legislative… Read More ›
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Courts order Trump White House to Preserve Records
From National Security Archive and edited by Tom Blanton: The National Security Archive et. al. v. Donald J. Trump et. al. lawsuit, filed December 1, 2020 to prevent a possible bonfire of records in the Rose Garden, achieved a formal litigation hold… Read More ›
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Helen Keller’s connection to Socialism
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What were the different medical sects in the United States during the 19th Century?
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Why was Alexander the Great able to conquer so much territory?
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Great Britain’s victory in the French Indian War
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The East India Company: The original corporate raiders
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How historically accurate is Braveheart?
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