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- Doomsday Busted: Mayan Calendar Looks Ahead 7,000 Years - ICTMN.com (81 comments)
- Weekend Exposure: Hill Figures & White Horses (41 comments)
- The Doctrine of Discovery - 500 Years of Injustice Against Indigenous People (25 comments)
- Scientists May Resurrect Beer From 1840s Shipwreck (3 comments)
- 'Jackie' the Ripper: Was the Infamous Serial Killer a Woman? (7 comments)
When General Grant expelled the Jews
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 8:53 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
In 1862, General Grant issued a general order expelling Jews from his area of operation.
Walking Historic Commercial Street, Springfield, Mo
Wed May 16, 2012 6:00 AM EDT
When recently walking down the historic Commercial Street, I was struck by the uniqueness of the area. The variety of the architecture, the eclectic feel of the shops doing business that make the street feel like you are traveling back in time. While taking with you t …
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The Radical Pacifist History of Mother's Day
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 5:36 AM EDT (Nation of Change)
Mother's Day began in America in 1870 when Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation. Written in response to the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War, her proclamation called on women to use their position as mothers to influence society in fighting for …
BBC News - Sandwich celebrates 250th anniversary of the sandwich
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 8:28 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
When John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, ordered beef served between slices of bread about 250 years ago he probably did not think his request would become a global convenience meal. The story goes that the Earl asked for the particular serving so that he could eat whil …
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: A Neglected Wife, her X-rated diary and How Victorian Britain Discovered That Women Enjoyed Sex Also
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 1:23 PM EDT (the Mail online)
She lay in her bed, sick from diphtheria, restless and raving with a high fever. Henry Robinson peered at his wife Isabella and then bent his head closer to try to decipher her delirious mutterings. He caught the gasped-out names of . . . men! …
The Doctrine of Discovery - 500 Years of Injustice Against Indigenous People
Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 1:11 PM EDT ()
The Doctrine of Discovery from the papal bulls of the Catholic church lead to what we call in the United States ''Manifest Destiny''... 500 years of injustice against Indigenous People. CoH will apply as will the Three B's...Be respectful, Be on-topic, or B …
Weekend Exposure: Hill Figures & White Horses
Sat May 12, 2012 9:07 AM EDT
A hill figure is a symbol carved into a steep hill and then defined by crushed chalk or other substance, which allows it to be seen from great distances.
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Scientists May Resurrect Beer From 1840s Shipwreck
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 2:21 PM EDT (wdsu)
If you've ever wondered what beer from the mid-1800s might taste like a group of researchers in Finland may soon be answering your prayers
'Jackie' the Ripper: Was the Infamous Serial Killer a Woman?
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 11:37 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
It's history's most famous unsolved crime spree. In 1888, a serial killer who came to be known as Jack the Ripper gruesomely murdered five prostitutes in London's Whitechapel district. More than 100 men, from Lewis Carroll to Queen Victoria's grandson, have since been labeled s …
Doomsday Busted: Mayan Calendar Looks Ahead 7,000 Years - ICTMN.com
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 7:47 AM EDT ()
Oppps, looks like Mother Earth is going to around for awhile longer.
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