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History | History
American history myths: 7 things people get wrong
From the Salem witches who were burnt at the stake to the Declaration of Independence signed on the ‘Fourth of July’, American history is full of misconceptions and mistakes. Here, author Jem Duducu busts some of the biggest myths and separates fact f
History | History
How a Holocaust survivor narrowly escaped the Nazis — twice | Fox News
At 5-foot-11, Dave Hersch weighed just 77 pounds. The 19-year-old from Dej, Hungary, had been whipped, starved and forced to move 50-pound rocks for a dozen hours per day, all at the hands of the Nazis.
History | History
The First Actual Palestinian-American in Congress (and He Was Jewish)
Did you know that there was a Palestinian-American in the House long before anyone else, who was in fact the only one who was actually a citizen of “Palestine,” and who had a Palestinian passport? And that he was Jewish?
Music | Music
Chip Kinman and the Return of the Dils -
Founder tackles the shocking regroup in the wake of his beloved brother’s death
News | Anti-Israel=Anti-Semitism
Yes, Anti-Zionism Is The Same As Anti-Semitism
For progressive Jews, it’s easy to demand that Israelis adhere to their progressive notions. In the real-world, however, anti-Zionism is disaster for Jews.
Pets & Animals | Animals
World's loneliest snail dies, and a species goes extinct
One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species.
History | History
Quantifying the Holocaust: Hyperintense kill rates during the Nazi genocide | Science Advances
Operation Reinhard (1942–1943) was the largest single murder campaign of the Holocaust, during which some 1.7 million Jews from German-occupied Poland were murdered by the Nazis. Most perished in gas chambers at the death camps Belzec, Sobibor, and Treb
History | History
10 Things You Might Not Know About Calvin Coolidge | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
History | History
5 Insane Facts From History Nobody Taught You In School | Cracked.com
It's hard to take your ancestors seriously after you realize how they all smelled.
Food & Drink | Bars/Restaurants/Venues
Los Angeles’s Oldest Surviving Restaurants
I made a map of Metro Los Angeles’s oldest extant eateries based on a piece written by Nikki Kreuzer for The Los Angeles Beat titled “Offbeat L.A.: The Oldest Surviving Los Angeles Rest…
Entertainment | Culture/Art/Random cool stuff
San Diego Tiki Culture, Then and Now, To Be Featured in New Book
It includes profiles on local bars and restaurants, plus cocktail recipes
Family & Parenting | Kids
Why the Chanukah Gelt? - Reasons for giving Chanukah gifts
On Chanukah we give the children gelt. Why?
History | History
Ark of the Covenant may be hidden in Africa, biblical scholars believe | Fox News
Bible scholars believe the legendary Ark of the Covenant may actually be located in Africa after it was taken out of Israel.
Sports | Cycling
HURTU - encyclo du vélo | Pinterest | Cycling, Bicycle and Bike
HURTU - encyclo du vélo
News | The News
Ocasio-Cortez compares members of migrant caravan to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany | Fox News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the star Democratic congresswoman-elect from New York, compared migrant caravan members who clashed over the weekend with U.S. border agents to Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany and other targets of genocide.
History | History
Every person was spawned from single pair of adults living up to 200,000 years ago, scientists claim | Daily Mail Online
Scientists from the Rockefeller University and the University of Basel surveyed genetic 'bar codes' of five million animals and deduced that we sprang from a single pair.
History | History
Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday
The very first Thanksgiving happened almost 400 years ago—long before the nation was born. How did it evolve into America’s quintessential national holiday? Credit largely goes to two people—one, a name you know; the other, you’ve probably never h
News | Interesting Links
Do Proteins Hold the Key to the Past? | The New Yorker
Sam Knight on the new methods that are allowing a group of scientists to reëxamine the world’s libraries and archives, in search of the hidden lives of authors.
History | History
Presidents didn’t always pardon turkeys. Some birds became dinner.
Or sometimes they became pets, like when President Lincoln's son kept the bird and named it Jack.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Shirley Chisholm, The Rebbe and a Vision to Feed America's Hungry Children
U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.), the first African-American woman elected to Congress, helped expand federal food supplement programs at the urging of the Rebbe.
Health & Fitness | Wheels
These Amazing Cycling Photos Will Send You Back in Time
From the very first hobby horse to Lawson Craddock’s heroic Tour this summer, cycling has had a long and glorious history.
Science & Technology | Tech
Google is using AI to help The New York Times digitize 5 million historical photos - The Verge
Google is working with The New York Times to digitize its huge photo collection of between 5 million and 7 million photos that are kept in a storage area known as "The Morgue." Google will use AI to scan the hand- and type-written captions and s
News | The News
Trove of war posters discovered at New Hampshire library
Fragile but mostly in good condition, the posters offer viewers a glimpse of what life was like during war time.
Visual Arts | Art & Design
Art dealer’s family’s latest bid to find Degas looted by the Nazis
Descendants of Paul Rosenberg hire detectives to solve the mystery of the plundered painting
History | History
10 facts you (probably) didn’t know about the First World War
Who solved the problem of trench warfare? How did the war contribute to Britain's worst rail disaster? And were there really special battalions for short soldiers? Here, Seán Lang reveals 10 lesser known facts about the First World War
History | History
History Comes to Life Through Beautiful Colorized Photographs
"The Paper Time Machine" is a book that pulls together 124 colorized historic photos by Jordan Lloyd of Dynamichrome and Wolfgang Wold of Retronaut.
History | History
Presidential Feuds With the Media Are Nothing New - HISTORY
Journalists have angered presidents from the earliest days of America’s founding.
History | History
Donald Trump Issues Message Honoring Victims of Communism Day
President Donald Trump marked the National Day for the Victims of Communism for the second year running on Wednesday.
Miscellaneous | Interesting
Democrats as the Party of Slave Power Tyranny
The Republican surrender of the House of Representatives to Democrats and the reestablishment of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ought to remind us of the history of Democratic tyranny.They are, after all, the party of slavery, the Klan, and segrega
Politics | Politics
The Inconvenient Truth About the Republican Party
When you think of the Republican Party, what comes to mind? If you’re like many Americans, you may associate the GOP with racism, sexism, and general inequality. It’s a commonly pushed narrative by left-leaning media and academia, but as former Vander
History | History
Intense photos show the WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf — the biggest naval battle of all-time
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a decisive Allied victory over the Japanese Navy, which unfolded over the course of three days.
History | History
8 Things to Know about Crispus Attucks. The First Man Killed In The American Revolution.
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Sports | Cycling
The Unsung Story of Major Taylor Gets a Voice With Hennessy Cognac Campaign
The pioneering black cyclist dominated cycling at the turn of the century, but few know his name.
Entertainment | Entertainment
One Giant Flop for Moviekind
John Podhoretz: The new Neil Armstrong biopic starring Ryan Gosling is a joyless schlep.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Apollo Astronauts Weren’t Just Heroes—They Were Fantastic Photographers | WIRED
Inside the golden age of space photography.
History | History
Calling Good People "Racist" Isn't New: the Case of Ty Cobb
Ruining someone's name is very easy. So is calling them a "racist." Take the case of Ty Cobb, one of the greatest baseball players ever. Cobb is known as a r...
History | Archeology
Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old Hebrew 'Jerusalem' inscription - Jerusalem Post
The find is the first written evidence of the name "Jerusalem" found on a column drum dating from the Herodian period.
Politics | Op-Ed
Stop Apologizing for Our History | National Review
Today’s ill-informed critics of Churchill would be speaking German if he had not led the fight against Hitler.
History | History
Goodbye, Columbus Day
Even though it remains a national holiday, many cities no longer celebrate Columbus Day. They celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead. What’s behind the switch? Contrary to what you might think, it’s not about paying homage to America’s original in
Music | Music
THE BASS 1935 - 1969 | The Players You Need to Know #Bass #Fender | Music | Pinterest | Bass
THE BASS 1935 - 1969 | The Players You Need to Know #Bass #Fender
Sports | Cycling
Latvia Offers April Cyclocross, Showcases Vintage Cyclocross Race Video Footage - Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross News, Races, Bikes, Photos, Videos
Advertisement We’re not experts in Latvian, but apparently there’s cyclocross in Latvia, including a kid’s race, on April 4, 2015. To drum up interest in the ...
Politics | Op-Ed
WALSH: Columbus SHOULD Be Celebrated. Here's Why. | Daily Wire
On this wonderful Columbus Day, please be sure to ignore the historically illiterate, preening dimwits who will spend their time screeching about a fictional version of history where Europeans were the first to introduce rape, pillage, and slavery to the
History | History
Newly released video shows Bill Clinton with Monica Lewinsky in the Oval Office in 1997 | Fox News
Newly released video this week from the Clinton library shows footage of then-President Bill Clinton interacting with White House intern Monica Lewinsky during an Oval Office photo op in 1997 -- on a day that played a starring role in the Lewinsky scandal
History | History
Americans Have Almost Entirely Forgotten Their History
History blindness, and a lack of basic civic knowledge, is unhealthy for a free country. Today, we are too busy tearing down our history than learning from it. That needs to change.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The ancient earthquake detector that puzzled modern historians
The earthquake detector that existed long before we knew what earthquakes really were.
History | History
Discovery of Galileo’s long-lost letter shows he edited his heretical ideas to fool the Inquisition
Exclusive: Document shows that the astronomer toned down the claims that triggered science history’s most infamous battle — then lied about his edits.
History | History
Archaeologists 'find captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour' solving one of the greatest ever maritime mysteries | Fox News
Archaeologists believe they have found the final resting place of Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour off the East Coast of America.
History | History
The Inconvenient Truth About Israel’s “Occupation” of the Palestinians
Lex with some home truths about the so-called “occupation”
History | History
When Jews caught “Syndrome K,” the Nazis wanted NOTHING to do with them
Jewish lives were saved in World War II due to a brilliant plan by Professor Giovanni Borremeo. "The lessons of my experience were that we have to act not for the sake of self-interest, but for principles." - Dr. Adriano Ossicini, inventor of Sy
Politics | Leftist Lunacy
San Francisco Is Removing Statue That Shows Founding Of California Over Racism Concerns
American Indian groups have tried to remove the statue for over 30 years
Travel | Travel Israel!
Ancient Jerusalem Comes To Life With 3D VR Tech In New Guided Tours | Technology News
The Tower of David museum partnered with Lithodomos VR to produce the first mobile virtual reality walking tour of Jerusalem, called 'Step into History.' | NoCamels
History | History
How Sesame Street Dealt With 9/11 | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
History | History
Meet the man who might have been the real-life Lone Ranger
With more than 5.7 million articles, Wikipedia is an invaluable resource, whether you’re throwing a term paper together at the last minute, or trying to answer mankind’s eternal question: Who was that masked man? We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddit
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Meet The Four-Dimensional Numbers That Led to Modern Algebra
Strange, long-forgotten numbers called quaternions are undergoing a revival in computer graphics, math, and physics.
News | News
Piece on Racism Against “Black Palestinians” in Gaza Also Honest About Origins of Palestinians | Israellycool
Besides showing that claims that the palestinians are against all forms of racism is simply not true, it is honest about the origins of these “palestinians” – as well as the origi…
Miscellaneous | Disneyland History
The First Disneyland Map Walt Disney Drew | Reader's Digest
Revealed! Explore the initial map of Disneyland that Walt Disney helped draw in 1953. Can you spot the differences between his vision and the modern park?
Sports | Cycling
1937 Roadmaster Supreme - Dave's Vintage Bicycles
1937 Roadmaster Supreme - The 1937 Roadmaster Supreme is one of the most desirable pre-war bikes. These bikes feature a radical "Y" frame design and even the crank is curved. This
Sports | Cycling
1953 Huffy Dial A Ride - Dave's Vintage Bicycles
1953 Huffy Dial A Ride - 1953 Huffy Dial a ride. Nice original un-restored bike with original paint. Even the tires are original Goodyear "G3" whitewalls! Notice how the fork has
History | History
Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, commemorated on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city's Jewish population by Nazi Germany and honored those working today to pre
Politics | Op-Ed
Painting a Fuller Picture on Hebron
Less than a year ago I decided it was high time for me to visit Hebron. After all, Hebron is the world's oldest Jewish city,
Politics | Politics
Facebook sorry for removing Anne Frank Center holocaust victims image - Business Insider
Facebook apologises to the Anne Frank Center for removing an article it posted which featured an image of naked child holocaust victims. Facebook said it was...
History | History
VR Tech Is Playing A Key Role In Holocaust Education And Awareness | Social Awareness
Israeli initiatives are harnessing advanced technologies to capture the stories of survivors for Holocaust remembrance.
Science & Technology | Technology
The place where 1980s computers still rule
The Totally 80s Rewind exhibit in Seattle's Living Computers: Museum + Labs takes visitors back to the 1980s, the decade of the home computer revolution.
Politics | Resources
Geography Now! ISRAEL
Well. This is it. North Korea is going to be a breeze after this. I talked to a lot of Israeli and Palestinian Geograpeeps for help with this video and I tri...
History | History
Muslims & West: Battle of Yarmuk, Most Consequential Clash between Them | National Review
Muslims defeated a Roman army at Yarmuk, in Syria, in 636. The expulsion of Christians from the region had begun.
History | History
Newt Gingrich: Democrats have no idea what demons they are unleashing | Fox News
A few weeks ago, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) wrote an article for Vox explaining the movement’s goals – to end capitalism and radically change America.
History | History
Archaeologists explore a rural field in Kansas, and a lost city emerges
A Kansas archaeology professor believes he's found the lost city of Etzanoa, spurring a rethinking of traditional views on the Native Americans' early settlement of the Midwest.
History | History
Archaeologists Are Excavating Sheffield Castle, One-Time Prison of Mary, Queen of Scots | Smart News | Smithsonian
The Scottish queen spent 14 years imprisoned at the medieval stronghold
History | History
Boy finds WWII plane with pilot's remains in cockpit
The wreck of a German World War II plane with the remains of the pilot in the cockpit has been discovered in northern Jutland, Denmark. The plane is thought to be a Messerschmitt.
History | History
What Was the Cold War? | PragerU
The decades-long “Cold War” (1947-1989) between the United States and the Soviet Union was so named because the two global powers never came to direct blows. Yet, the war was not without its victims. In fact, millions of Cubans, Koreans and Vietnamese
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
The Colorful History of the Rowdies, Radicals and Ruffians of Ocean Beach
Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news
History | History
Story — Raise the Roof
Artists Rick and Laura Brown are not Jewish and not Polish, and yet they set out to rebuild Gwoździec, a magnificent wooden eighteenth century synagogue in Poland that was later destroyed by the Nazis.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Nasa probe will still be circling Sun at end of Solar System, say scientists
Nasa's new solar spacecraft is so indestructable that parts of it will be circling the Sun until the Solar System ends, eight billion years from now, scientists have said. The US space agency launches its Parker Solar Probe on Saturday, which will trave
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Today the Parker Solar Probe Is Named for Him. 60 Years Ago, No One Believed His Ideas About the Sun. - The New York Tim
Eugene N. Parker predicted the existence of solar wind in 1958. The NASA spacecraft, scheduled to launch on Saturday, is the first named for a living person.
Cars & Motorcycles | Autos
10 millionth Ford Mustang revealed, looks like the first
It’s a car 54 years in the making.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archeologists for Centuries | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
History | HISTORY
Ask the Captain: Which World War II fighter is better, a P-51 or F4U?
Comparing two of the most legendary aircraft from World War II.
History | History
Stonehenge mystery solved, says breakthrough scientific study | Fox News
The ancient mystery of who built Stonehenge has been solved, according to a breakthrough study.
Miscellaneous | Disneyland History
Vintage Disneyland photos show the park in the 1960s
Take a trip back in time with these pictures of Disneyland from the summer of 1969. See what's different and what stayed pretty much the same at the beloved California park.
News | News
The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor - The New York Times
The 155th anniversary Gettysburg re-enactment was a snapshot of a hobby with dwindling ranks.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Holocaust Survivor Leads Panel Discussion at Comic-Con About Art During World War II
A survivor of three Nazi concentration camps led a panel discussion about art and the Holocaust on Thursday at the Comic-Con International...
History | History
LARRY ELDER: Slavery - What They Didn't Teach in My High School | Daily Wire
A man I have known since grade school changed his name, years ago, to an Arabic one. He told me he rejected Christianity as "the white man's religion that justified slavery." He argued Africans taken out of that continent were owed reparations.
History | History
Why the 3/5ths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery | PragerU
Is racism enshrined in the United States Constitution? How could the same Founding Fathers who endorsed the idea that all men are created equal also endorse the idea that some men are not? The answer provided in this video by Carol Swain, former professor
History | History
How a Tiny Cape Cod Town Survived World War I's Only Attack on American Soil | History | Smithsonian
A century ago, a German U-boat fired at five vessels and a Massachusetts beach before slinking back out to sea
History | History
Covering Up Robert Kennedy’s Palestinian Murderer
JNS.org – Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, is one of the best-known killers in American history. Yet...
Music | Music
Punk Legend And Memoirist Viv Albertine On A Lifetime Of Fighting The Patriarchy
"What we conjured up ... was that we weren't going to try and be this constructed ideal of femininity," Albertine says of her band's approach. She recently released a memoir, To Throw Away Unopened.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
The World's Oldest Hotel Has Been a Family Business for 1,300 Years
This Japanese hotel has seen history unfold.
History | History
Exclusive--O'Donnell: Soissons, A Battle You’ve Never Heard of Changed the Course of WWI | Breitbart
One hundred years ago, Allied troops readied themselves for a forgotten battle that turned the tide of World War I.
History | History
New Discovery Could Finally Solve Creepy Mystery Of America's 'Lost Colony'
It was one of the most profound archeolgical discoveries before it was debunked. But new research may prove the authenticty once and for all.
History | History
Thomas Jefferson's daily routine - Business Insider
Thomas Jefferson, one of the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States, stuck to a consistent routine throughout his life.
History | History
Benjamin Franklin's daily routine - Business Insider
Benjamin Franklin recorded his standard daily routine in his autobiography. He divided his days into swarths of time where he could work, eat, and enjoy himself.
Politics | Politics
Here’s What Happened the Last Time the Left Got Nasty
History shows why Democrats shouldn’t take the low road.
History | History
The Science of Saving the Declaration of Independence
How science helped—and harmed—efforts to preserve the U.S.'s founding documents.
History | History
George Washington's daily routine - Business Insider
George Washington was the first president of the United States and is commonly regarded as the father of the country. Here's a look inside his busy daily routine.
Miscellaneous | Interesting
Rare US independence declaration found in UK archive
A rare parchment copy of the American Declaration of Independence has been found at a British archive among the papers of an aristocrat who supported the rebels, officials have said. The manuscript was discovered at the West Sussex Record Office in the so
History | History
What Did the Founding Fathers Eat and Drink as They Started a Revolution?
They may not have been hosting a cookout, but they did know how to imbibe and celebrate
History | Archeology
Recently uncovered Jewish Revolt coin shows rebels aware of impending disaster
Minted on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple, coin discovered in City of David excavations reads, 'For the Redemption of Zion'
History | History
The youngest people in the American Revolution - Business Insider
Some of America's Founding Father's were shockingly young when the colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776. James Monroe, for example, was still a teenager and Alexander Hamilton was only 21-years-old.
News | The News
Clinton on being a polarizing figure: 'I'm sure they said that about Churchill between the wars' | Fox News
Hillary Clinton, in an interview with a British newspaper this week, appeared to compare herself to wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill while responding to a question about being a polarizing figure.
News | Interesting Links
The Maya civilization used chocolate as money | Science | AAAS
Art suggests that cacao beans were a valued currency
History | History
Do we have to erase the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder to ‘fix’ history? And who will be next? | Fox News
Should writers who wrote long ago, describing life in the past, be held to 21st century standards of political correctness? The question has arisen many times – most recently about Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was born in 1867 and died in 1957.
News | News
Flying Saucer Toy Recalled for Its Misleading Take on Nazi History | Mental Floss
A German toy has been recalled from shelves over concerns that it promoted an inaccurate glorification of Nazi history, Gizmodo's Paleofuture blog reports.
Gaming | Video Games
Vintage video game collectors are paying up big time
For some gamers, the latest and greatest titles aren't worth waiting for. Instead, they're hunting through garage sales, flea markets, eBay and speciality stores for games that came out 20 years ago. And they're willing to pay top dollar.
History | History
'King Arthur' castle discovery: Mysterious inscription intrigues experts | Fox News
A mysterious inscription from the 7th-century A.D. has been discovered in the ruins of an English castle associated with the legend of King Arthur.
History | Los Angeles History
Lost History: The Ambassador Hotel & Cocoanut Grove — Finding Lost Angeles
The former site of the Ambassador Hotel and its fabled Cocoanut Grove nightclub, today sit behind bars like a fortress on Wilshire Boulevard. The once inviting motorist’s entrance seems like an out of place remnant to the unsuspecting eye, and there are few other clues that this site was once the location of the essential Ambassador and its Grove.
History | History
English Men Once Sold Their Wives Instead of Getting Divorced - HISTORY
Between the 17th and 19th centuries, wife-selling was a weird custom with a practical purpose.
History | History
$2.5 Million in World War II-Era Cash Discovered Beneath Winston Churchill's Former Tailor's Shop | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Sports | Cycling
Eileen Sheridan - "This Girl Can" - Journal
The tale of long distance record-breaking British cyclist Eileen Sheridan, one of the sport's best riders and the ultimate advert for women's cycling
Pets & Animals | Animals
500 million-year-old claw-faced sea monster was a killing machine | Fox News
if you could dip your head into the oceans of Earth as they appeared 500 million years ago, you might see what looked like a spiny, disembodied claw cruising through the depths while trying to stuff an unfortunate piece of prey into its circular, fang-fil
News | News
Meet Capt. Elgen Long, last surviving member of flight crew that saved Yemenite Jews in 1949 | JNS.org
The 90-year-old from Oregon was honored at a May 30 event, where he was introduced as a “hero of Israel and the Jewish people.”
Food & Drink | Bars/Restaurants/Venues
Aero Club to leave, while Red Fox Room finds new home
Yet another historic bar is being forced to close or relocate due to San Diego’s rising property rates. This time, it’s the India Street whiskey joint, The Aero Club (3365 India St.).
History | History
The Greatest Generation: Remembering D-Day, June 6, 1944
Historic images of the D-Day landings at Normandy.
History | History
D-Day: How technology helped win the Normandy invasion and World War II - The Washington Post
The brave troops who stormed the beaches in France had a secret weapon: brilliantly designed boats that made the attack possible.
History | Archeology
Archeology is changing the (sur)face of Jerusalem - Jerusalem Post
Archaeology provides the most powerful proof of the authenticity of Jewish history and the connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel, and particularly, Jerusalem.
History | History
Why History Still Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War
Mention history, and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks...
News | In The News
The assassination of Robert Kennedy, as told 50 years later - Los Angeles Times
Fifty years ago, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles. This is a retelling of that historic event, pulled from The Times’ archives and interviews with three people who bore witness to the shooting and aftermath of his death.
News | Interesting Links
8 Trade Routes That Shaped World History
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
History | History
Busboy who held dying Robert F. Kennedy shares senator's last words
Roughly 50 years after the death of Robert F. Kennedy, the busboy who held the dying senator detailed his last words in a Friday report.
History | History
Why International Farhud Day Stymies Invented Palestinian History
When International Farhud Day was proclaimed at a conference convened at the United Nations headquarters on June 1, 2015, its proponents wanted...
Politics | Politics
The Odd Political Alliance Behind Today’s Gerrymandering - The New York Times
A surprising alliance between Republicans and black politicians decades ago, meant to empower black voters, had unexpected consequences.
History | HISTORY
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor reflects ahead of Memorial Day - CNNPolitics
Ray Chavez reflected on his service, and recounted his experience on the day that President Franklin Roosevelt declared would "live in infamy."
History | History
A World War II Bomber Lost with 11 Servicemembers Has Been Found After 74 Years
Project Recover tracked down aircraft in a bay near Papua New Guinea.
History | History
Apollo 12 Astronaut Alan Bean Dead at Age 86, Now Only 4 Moonwalkers Left Alive
'Anyone who had the opportunity to know Alan was a better person for it, and we were better astronauts by following his example.'
History | History
Arab Historian Admits there is NO Palestinian People
When the Ottoman rule ended, there was no Palestinian national identity or political borders. It was all made up later. Arabs themselves say so, but the west isn't listening
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Gaza Riots: Really About the Embassy?
Throughout history, the excuses to attack Israel keep changing. For 8 years under the Obama administration, the Palestinians had portrayed themselves, and been treated as, the deserving underdog -- the "good guys." Now, a foreign government is actually
History | History
One-third of Americans don't believe 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust
Seventy percent of Americans believe people care less about the Holocaust than they used to.
History | History
15 Countries That Existed 100 Years Ago but Don’t Anymore
From the collapse ancient empires to the renaming of exotic places, the map of the world looks very different now than it did a century ago.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
6 Priceless Treasures Lost in Shipwrecks | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
History | History
The Origins of Arab Settlers in the Land of Israel
What’s in a name? In the case of the Arabs, it tells you what their tribe and country of origin are. It also dispels the biggest fallacy the “Palestinians” would like you to believe.
History | History
10 Pivotal Facts About the French and Indian War | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Politics | Op-Ed
Rampant Holocaust denial in the Arab world
The problem is in the hearts and minds of Arab youth.
History | HISTORY
The Reason There's Over a Hundred Abandoned Giant Arrows Across the U.S.
Being an airmail pilot was dangerous business before these came along.
History | History
The Jewish History of the Tower of London - Jerusalem Post
Site acted as both haven and prison for medieval community members.
History | History
Zora Neale Hurston's interview with one of America's last slaves
Excerpt from Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston. In 1931, she sought to publish an important piece of American history — the story of Cudjo Lewis, the only living survivor of the final slave ship to land in America.
History | History
FDR wanted Jews ‘spread thin’ and kept out of U.S., documents reveal
New documents revealed by the FDR library shows the president's secret plans to resettle Jews out of Europe.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Steven Spielberg urges mandatory Holocaust education
Director, actors, recall filming ‘Schindler’s List’ at special 25th anniversary screening
Music | Music
At 70, Smithsonian Folkways Is An Antidote To Music Algorithms
Smithsonian Folkways, known for its broad-based music catalog, wants to surprise you with sounds you didn't even know existed. The treasured American label turns 70 years old on May 1.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
Priscilla Yanez — Civil Service Worker or Spy?
About month ago I sat down to interview Tina Real. Tina has memories of San Diego that span her eight decades here. What began as an interview of Tina herself quickly expanded to encompass her her…
History | History
Why George Washington was nearly impossible to kill
He survived tuberculosis, dysentery, pneumonia, malaria, and more.
Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY
19 NYC Secrets Most New Yorkers Don't Know
From an abandoned subway station to a colonial African burial ground lost for almost 300 years, we've rounded up the city’s best kept secrets.
Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY
Take a Trip Through New York City in the Year 1911
Back in 1911, the Swedish film production company Svenska Biografteatern visited New York City during a trip to America and shot footage of various street scenes. The film has survived through the years in mint condition, and YouTuber Guy Jones created this fascinating 8-minute edit after slowing down the footage to a natural rate and adding in ambient sounds.
Sports | Cycling
The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall "Major" Taylor
The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall "Major" Taylor.
News | Interesting Links
Egyptians: Scanning the Pharaohs
Zahi Hawass Sahar N. Saleem The American University in Cairo Press Cairo, New York 2016 ISBN 978 977 416 673 0 I was thrilled whe...
News | Human Interest Stories
NEVER AGAIN? On Yom Hashoah, Poll Shows Two Thirds Of Millennials Don't Know What Auschwitz Was
According to a new survey released on Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, fully 41 percent of Americans don’t know what Auschwitz was, including two-thirds of Mil
