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We've all heard of "Bretton Woods", here is a very short description of what it is 3 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2157
United Kingdom citizenship test....Can you pass on British History? 15 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Jun 2017 4 8095
The Canary Girls: The workers the war turned yellow 0 rug May 2017 May 2017 12 1818
These Rare Color Photos From the Second World War Are Incredible 2 rug Apr 2017 May 2017 7 1857
Paws, Pee and Mice: Cats among Medieval Manuscripts 9 rug May 2017 May 2017 15 7886
The abandoned Arctic ghost ship: SS Baychimo 3 steve2470 Apr 2017 Apr 2017 12 11780
History of Polar Exploration 6 Mendocino Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2341
Cross posted from DU lounge. Photos from Lodz ghetto. 1 LiberalLoner Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1686
McDonalds in Italy Embraces Off-Menu Item: Slice of Roman Road 0 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2373
On this day ... 0 GeorgeGist Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1515
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1220
History of the World circa 1931. 4 rug Oct 2016 Nov 2016 1 1856
A More Accurate World Map Wins Prestigious Japanese Design Award. 2 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2449
New Oxford Shakespeare Edition Credits Christopher Marlowe as a Co-author. 0 elleng Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1513
The Lost World of The Pacific. Unknown Civilizations. 0 yuiyoshida Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1505
THE guillotine... 0 yuiyoshida Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1527
Nanjing's Porcelain Tower: Ancient 'world wonder' brought back to life 0 workinclasszero Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2108
15 Surprising Facts About Marco Polo 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2381
Lascaux cave paintings: Huge replica of Palaeolithic site to open in France in December 2 BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 Jul 2016 6 2068
Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis? 0 elleng Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2159
Ireland: 100 years since the Easter Rising 0 shenmue Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2329
Who knows who wrote these words? 0 JDPriestly Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1574
Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' Must Farm an 'unprecedented find' 0 Bad Dog Feb 2016 Feb 2016 8 1914
If you are a massive WW2 history buff, consider this series: Second War Diary - The War Day by Day 1 steve2470 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 2 1754
I wrote about how the middle east is not a merit based society. I am reading Pre-Industrial 2 applegrove Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2224
Russian TV Drama Documentary about WWI, WWII, from Russian perspective on YouTube 0 vinny9698 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1646
The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple 2 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2136
Stark images of Shackleton's struggle 0 petronius Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1854
February 1, 1945: Ecuador declares war on Germany and Japan. 0 steve2470 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 2187
Name the war that took place in Europe and lasted from 1809 to 1981 4 Kaleva Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 2584

World History Continued...

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Nazism and the Wehrmacht 0 steve2470 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2013
Footprints found on B.C.'s Calvert Island could be oldest in North America 0 applegrove Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1790
How JFK's assassination saved the NYSE from crashing in the Salad Oil Scandal 1 valerief Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2194
Prehistoric gold trade route discovered 0 Recursion Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1566
A rare color film of the aftermath of war in Berlin 1945. 0 canoeist52 May 2015 May 2015 6 1932
Churchill as war leader: myths and realities 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Apr 2015 2 2191
The offices of the Central Social Institution of Prague, April 26, 1937 0 rug Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 24041
Wiki article about the last Imperial German Navy warship still steaming 0 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1811
Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of World History 7 rug Nov 2014 Dec 2014 28 6132
"I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself...." 7 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Nov 2014 2 8595
"Diets of the middle and lower class in Pompeii" 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Nov 2014 4 2581
What 3rd Century China thought about the Roman Empire... 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Nov 2014 6 3497
MI5 spied on leading British historians for decades, secret files reveal 0 jakeXT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1597
Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found 3 Ghost Dog Sep 2014 Oct 2014 6 2964
Crimes Against Humanity. Historical Evolution and Contemporary Application – M. Cherif Bassiouni 0 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2228
Revealed: how King George V demanded Britain enter the First World War 1 jakeXT Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 2108
40 Maps that explain the Roman Empire.... 2 Rowdyboy Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 2771
Palestine 1896 1 Purveyor Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2024
The bourgeoisie did not respect its heavy heritage 0 no more banksters Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1890
Dovedale Roman and Iron Age coins found after 2,000 years (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1807
'Prehistoric Sistine Chapel' gets world heritage status (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2446
German and Japanese A-bomb development on WW II 2 Lithos Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2405
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 mgc1961 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1956
Two new poems by Greek poet Sappho discovered on ancient papyrus.... 6 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Mar 2014 9 4154
A lost city reveals the grandeur of medieval African civilization 0 eShirl Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2592
Captain's Log, 1492 1 Bucky Nov 2013 Feb 2014 7 2295
Marie Antionette (new piece from Smithsonian) 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Feb 2014 2 2638
Ancient inscription from time of King Soloman unearthed 1 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 1975
Ghosts of Murdered Kings-Wednesday night (1/29/14) on NOVA.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1687
Heinrich Himmler's missing letters surface 0 jakeXT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1685

World History Continued...

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Signs of Sailors: Ship graffiti in medieval churches.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 1750
"Diagnosing mental illness in ancient Greece and Rome" 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 3596
Yet another Egyptian pharoahs tomb found....Senebkay 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 2580
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mgc1961 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1672
Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1760
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster (BBC presented by J. Clarkson) 0 jakeXT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2155
The beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade - a request for suggestions 2 el_bryanto Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2356
Nazi U-boat found near Indonesia 0 mgc1961 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1693
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 mgc1961 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2510
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mgc1961 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1695
Of spirituality and Samhain 0 mgc1961 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1722
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 mgc1961 Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1879
Today in Peace & Justice history on October 2, 1869 0 spazzmann Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1606
Today in Peace & Justice history on September 27, 1990 0 spazzmann Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1671
Today in Peace & Justice history on September 17, 1961 0 spazzmann Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1721
Tomb of ancient female 'prime minister' uncovered 2 mgc1961 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 2104
Today in Peace and Justice history on September 12, 1977
 0 spazzmann Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1595
Jihadist doesn't equal psychopath 0 mgc1961 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1649
Today in Peace and Justice history on September 11, 1973
 0 spazzmann Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1620
This message was self-deleted by its author 17 mgc1961 May 2013 Sep 2013 3 5998
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