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Six Ways Humanity Have Survived Throughout History and How They Have Improved Now
Human beings were believed to be descendants of primates, as the theory of evolution goes. Interestingly enough, the…
Ukraine as a ‘borderland’: A brief history of Ukraine’s place between Europe and Russia
One interpretation of the name “Ukraine” is borderland. This needs to be taken seriously. Borderlands are all about…
War once helped build nations, now it destroys them
Organised violence – the term war boils down to – has long been a unifier of peoples. Archeological…
Rediscovering Chicago’s Rich History And What We Can Learn From It Today
Chicago is a city with a long and storied history, stretching back centuries and steeping the place in…
How To Teach Roman History To Children Through Experiences
Roman culture is one that is very rich and full of interesting stories from ancient history. Although Roman…
US Law Has Long Seen People Of African Descent As Fugitives
Occasionally, a mistruth spreads that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution was based on the need for…
The 10 Biggest Empires In Human History
The Age Of Empires might be over but their influence on the current geopolitical situation is still apparent.…
A Brief History Of The US-Iran Conflict
Last Friday, January 03, a US drone strike killed General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force…
Why We Gobble Up Specific Foods On Thanksgiving
United States lore has it that the first Thanksgiving was in 1621, when Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag…
The Gunpowder Plot: Torture And Persecution In Fact And Fiction
In 1605, England’s parliament was sitting on a powder keg, literally. Like now, the country was bitterly divided…
The History Of Halloween Celebrations
You’re all set for Halloween. You have all the accessories needed for your Halloween costume party. You also…
Protest Is Not Enough To Topple A Dictator: The Army Must Also Turn
What does it take to overthrow a dictator? Reflecting on this question in exile, Leon Trotsky wrote in…
The Ups And Downs And Clashes Of Western Civilization
Ethnocentric, sexist and racist ideologies demonstrate why it is important to de-colonise the study and teaching of European…
Why The Nazis Studied American Race Laws For Inspiration
On 5 June 1934, about a year and half after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of the Reich, the…
The Military Power, Economics And Strategy That Led To D-Day
On June 6 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy. Their number rose to 1.5m over…
From China To Poland, Lessons From June 4, 1989
On the same day Poles celebrated the freedom to choose their own representatives, China’s political leaders led a…
Civilisational Collapse Has A Bright Past – But A Dark Future
Is the collapse of a civilisation necessarily calamitous? The failure of the Egyptian Old Kingdom towards the end…
Colonialism As Mitosis – The Rise And Fall Of Empires, Rendered As Cell Division
During the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Great Britain, France, Portugal and Spain controlled vast territories across the…
Reiwa: The New Japanese Imperial Era
On April 30, 2019 Japanese Emperor Akihito officially abdicated the throne. Now, we are witnessing a new Japanese…
The Wars That Inspired Game Of Thrones
Beginning around 1377, medieval England was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families, which spanned generations…
Did European Colonisation Precipitate The Little Ice Age?
Many of us think that rapid environmental change is a quintessentially modern crisis. Today, temperatures are soaring, topsoil…
What Poop Can Teach Us About An Ancient City’s Downfall
Never underestimate the power of poop. After more than 1,000 years, it can still have a lot to…
A Few Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Thanksgiving
What does the Thanksgiving holiday celebrate? Learn about the first encounter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in…
How Did The First World War Start?
The causes of the Great War are still being debated a century on, but time has led to…
World Politics Explainer: The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
30 years ago, in the night of November 9-10, 1989, East German border police opened the gates at…
Cultural Heritage Has A Lot To Teach Us About Climate Change
Museums, archaeological sites and historical buildings are rarely included in conversations about climate change, which tend to focus…
The Story Behind The Star Spangled Banner
How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry inspired an anthem and made its way to the…
How Climate Change And Disease Helped The Fall Of Rome
At some time or another, every historian of Rome has been asked to say where we are, today, on Rome’s…
The Rise And Fall Of The Assyrian Empire
Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept the steppe; before Rome extended…
How The New Science Of Computational History Is Changing The Study Of The Past
Applying network theory to medieval records suggests that historical events are governed by “laws of history,” just as…
Migrants : When Europeans Once Flocked To North African Shores
“Praise be to God. To my master, may god preserve you. After our master scolded me and became…
How Underground Radar Uncovered a Lost WWII Cemetery
Cutting-edge archaeological tools are helping nations find the remains of missing service members and return them home. Growing…
San Francisco’s Ships Sailing Underneath The Sea
Beneath the streets of San Francisco’s financial district lie the remains of dozens of sailing ships that once…
The 14 Epic Must-See Libraries Of The World
A cab driver once told me that, at the age of eight, he walked 10 miles from his…
Eurasia, The supercontinent That Will Define Our Century
The end of the Cold War was supposed to inaugurate Europe’s age of reconciliations, when the continent, finally…
Paying The Price For Unrequited Love In London’s Past
For centuries, suitors would carve names on coins before tossing them into the river. Mudlark Steve Brooker has…
The Top 10 Kingmakers Who Shaped The Course Of History
The term “kingmaker” is used to describe a person of power and influence who plays a pivotal role…
A Bizarre & Hilarious History Of The Whole World
You have been in development for literally billions of years. Thankfully, you don’t have to be around for…
Why Did Korea Split In Two?
After being part of the same nation for more than a millennium, and having shared a common history;…
How Maps Became Deadly Innovations in WWI
Advances in weaponry and cartography had deadly repercussions in World War I, which the United States entered 100…
Why Cities Are Where They Are
Politics and history aside, the single best place on Earth to build a city may be right where…
An Ancient Hydraulic System, Envy Of Modern Ones?
The Shushtar Hydraulic System in the island city of Shushtar is a complex irrigation system that dates back…
Is Hong Kong A Part Of China?
Is Hong Kong a part of China? With the Hong Kong elections coming up, and protesters taking to…
Britain, A Biking Highway Pioneer, In The 1930, Needs Revival
In the 1930s, the U.K. built a massive network of state-of-the-art bike trails. Now the challenge is to…
Singapore Island’s Smallness Drives The Bigness Of Its Ambitions
Jurong Island, a man-made smear of sand, lies just off the southern coast of Singapore. A quarter the…
Where Your Product Failures Become Art For The Ages
Every successful product launch is usually preceded by a string of failures, but we only remember the winners…
The Flowering Of Macau City
An hour West of Hong Kong across the Zhu jang (Pearl River) Estuary lies a bicultural gem known…
The Coolest Way To Get Your Mail In A Digital World
Remember the last time you were diving underwater and you suddenly remembered an important letter you had to…
How The World’s First Cities Got Started
A 12,000-year-old “Stonehenge on steroids” transformed nomadic humans into members of complex societies. When the late German archaeologist…
The 10 Maps Of Exquisite Beauty And Elegance
During much of history, maps were designed as much for beauty and display as for accuracy. When maps…