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Politics | POLITICS
MENKEN: Why AOC's Death Camp Defenses Are Both Dishonest And Disgraceful
You can learn a lot about a politician from how he or she defends things said off-the-cuff.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Americans Against Antisemitism produces handy comparison chart for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The lengths people will go to to protect our freshman class from their own words are astounding.
News | News
The Problem With Ocasio-Cortez's Shameful Ignorance Of History
Nazi analogies, like the one Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently used, are embarrassingly ignorant and diminish the suffering of millions.
History | History
British Army wishes its US counterpart a happy birthday on Twitter - Business Insider
The British Army wished its 'cousins' the US Army a happy birthday on Friday, but couldn't resist tweeting a reference to their 'rocky start.'
Entertainment | Movies
Film to Be Made About Nuremberg Trials 99-Year-Old Prosecutor Ben Ferencz | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner
Ben Ferencz, the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II. Photo: Screenshot. JNS.org – A film …
History | History
'Rare' WWII bomber lifted from sea 75 years after crash - BBC News
The Fairey Barracuda Torpedo Bomber was discovered by electrical engineers surveying the seabed.
Entertainment | Celebrities!
10 Famous People Who Served on D-Day - Biography
These recognizable names were part of the largest seaborne invasion in history on June 6, 1944.
History | History
Dwight Eisenhower Wrote a Letter Accepting Blame for D-Day's Failure, Just in Case | Mental Floss
"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops."
History | History
Watch Vintage Newsreel Footage of the D-Day Landings in Normandy | Mental Floss
This 75-year-old archival footage shows Operation Neptune—the code name for the landings on the beaches at Normandy that came to be known as D-Day.
History | History
My Father’s D-Day Memories
D-Day is more than a remembrance of America’s great victory in the Battle of Normandy. It is a celebration of the Greatest Generation and the lessons they have to teach us.Like Jews repeating the story of the Passover every year for 3,000 years, we must
History | History
The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion | C-47 Plane
On June 6, 1944, a lone C-47 led the main force of the Normandy invasion. Seventy-five years later, the plane will do it again.
History | Archeology
How Ancient Coins and Seals Prove the Jewish Connection to Jerusalem
In the face of Palestinian attempts to deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, ancient coins and seals prove Jewish historical ties to the holy city.
News | News
97-Year-Old Veteran Parachutes Into Normandy Again
For the second time in his life, Tom Rice has parachuted into Normandy. The veteran recreated his D-Day jump from 75 years ago.
History | History
Chasing demons: 75 years on, D-Day haunts, drives its vets
They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy's D-Day beaches.
History | History
Trump UK visit shows special US-Britain relationship bigger than political differences, Brit Hume says | Fox News
The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is bigger than personal or political differences, according to Brit Hume.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Hero of Jewish Uprising at Sobibor Death Camp Passes Away in Israel at Age 96 | Jewish & Israel News
An aging road sign on the perimeter of the Nazi death camp in Sobibor. Photo: Reuters / Kacper Pempel. The …
History | History
The 20th Century’s Most Important Day Was D-Day. This Is Why. | PragerU
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. Their goal: to liberate Western Europe from Nazi tyranny. From a distance, it might seem that victory was pre-ordained, but no one felt that way at the time. British milita
History | History
A glimpse of 19th century Jerusalem
In celebration of Jerusalem Day, the National Library of Israel takes a look back -- way back -- at the Holy City
News | Heroes & Heroines
3 unsung World War II female spies who helped make D-Day a victory - Business Insider
These three women were special forces agents who bore great risks to help make the largest amphibious landing in history a victory for the Allies.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
15 Huge Facts About Big Ben | Mental Floss
You may have snapped a photo of England’s most iconic clock, but how well do you really know the United Kingdom’s towering timepiece?
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
15 Huge Facts About Big Ben | Mental Floss
You may have snapped a photo of England’s most iconic clock, but how well do you really know the United Kingdom’s towering timepiece?
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
California City: A utopian dream turned ghost town - Curbed
A developer dreamed of transforming California desert into a futuristic dream city—then came the lawsuits.
History | History
Normandy tries to keep alive ‘infinite gratitude’ for D-Day
With fewer veterans and witnesses able to share personal memories, the French who owe their freedom to D-Day's fighters are more determined than ever to keep alive the memory of the battle and its significance.
History | History
Americans' Loss Of Interest In the Civil War Is Part Of A Disturbing Trend
In an era of historical ignorance and indifference, is it any wonder that Civil War battlefields are drawing fewer tourists?
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
Why Herman Wouk’s ‘War’ Novels Deserve Remembrance Today
The best way to remember—or discover—the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Herman Wouk may be his World War II epics.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The West Bank
Fatah Posts Antisemitic Al Jazeera Video After Network Takes It Down
A still from an antisemitic video broadcast by Al Jazeera’s online platform. Photo: Palestinian Media Watch. The Fatah party, which …
Science & Technology | Science & Space
When Apollo 10 Nearly Crashed Into the Moon
Apollo 10 marked NASA’s last step before going for the full lunar landing with Apollo 11. But the practice run came close to failure.
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Historic Funeral Held for 2,000-Year-Old Jewish Bones Desecrated by Arab Looters
A funeral 2,000 years in the making was held for human remains from an ancient burial tomb near Jericho’s Hasmonean Palace.
History | History
Quiz: US Citizenship Test - Could You Pass? - Washington Times
An important part of the application process for becoming a US citizen is passing a civics test, covering important U.S. history and government topics. There are 100 civics questions on the naturalization test. During the interview process, applicant
History | History
Snoopy to the Moon! Apollo 10 Commander Looks Back on Historic Flight 50 Years Ago | Space
This is the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 10 mission, which is often referred to as a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - What Einstein would have thought of J-Street, JVP. IfNotNow
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
History | History
5 Bizarre Habits Of Royals Through History - History Extra
Henry VIII had people kiss his bed linen every morning to make sure it was not covered in poison, plus four more weird royal behaviours through history…
History | History
100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1919 - The Atlantic
Please take a moment to look back at some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago.
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Everyone needs to know the truth about the West Bank - and here it is
People refer to the West Bank as "occupied." But is that even what it's called? Are the Jewish people occupying their own land? Here are all the answers!
Politics | Opinion
War Crime!: Placing a Note in the Western Wall
I urge all visitors to join me in a conspiracy to violate the UN Security Council Resolution...Obama, himself, engineered the Resolution. He pushed it through the Security Council despite some reservations by other members, including Egypt, which
News | Antisemitism Watch
Rashida Tlaib’s Unbelievable Lies – Tablet Magazine
There’s always kind of a calming feeling I tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dign
Politics | Omar/Tlaib/Ocasio-Cortez
GAME OVER: Palestinian historian fact checks Rashida Tlaib, says ‘I don’t know what she meant’
"Palestinians actively resisted Jewish immigration — as they had in the period preceding the rise of Nazism."
Politics | Omar/Tlaib/Ocasio-Cortez
Rashida Tlaib Is Pushing A Terrorist Narrative About Israel
The congresswoman claims her Holocaust remarks were taken 'out of context.' But the proper context shows she’s pushing a terrorist narrative about Israel.
Politics | Omar/Tlaib/Ocasio-Cortez
Fake history: Rashida Tlaib’s grotesque distortion of the making of Israel
Everyone’s heard of Holocaust denial, but there’s a related phenomenon, Holocaust distortion, that involves taking undue credit for rescuing Jews, claims often made by nations that played a role …
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Rashida Tlaib's Lies Remind Us Why Israel Must Exist
The Palestinian tragedy is self-perpetuating. And it is led by people like Rashida Tlaib, who are unable to come to terms with history.
News | News
MK to Rashida Tlaib: Palestinians gave Jews nothing but death
Israeli lawmaker blasts congresswoman's claim Palestinian's provided Jews with safe haven after Holocaust. 'Arabs gave us nothing but war.'
Visual Arts | Visual Arts
The Many, Many Theories About Leonardo da Vinci - The Atlantic
The artist, inventor, and all-around Renaissance man has been dead for half a millennium, but there’s no end to the wild sleuthing about him and his work.
Music | Music
By Any Means: A Brief History of Black Flag (Part 1: 1976-1980)
Part 1 of a 2 part essay going through the history of Black Flag along with my personal efforts to make a documentary film about the band. PART 2: 1980-1986 ...
History | History
A definitive guide to the history of medical cannabis
Last week, the UK staggered to its feet and commenced its wobbly-kneed ascent into the world of medical-cannabis, allowing cannabis-based medicines to become available on the NHS for the first time in half a century. It hasn’t been an easy ride: the UK
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
Point Loma Explorer Juan Cabrillo Never Conducted a Spanish Possession Ceremony in Kumeyaay Territory
Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news
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
News | Media Bias
BBC Erases Non-Israeli Jews from Entebbe Hostages | HonestReporting
The BBC's story of the Entebbe crisis counts 94 Israelis, erasing the non-Israeli Jews also held hostage. Rather than correct, the BBC doubles down.
History | History
The False “Nakba” Narrative
The term “Nakba,” originally coined to describe the magnitude of the self-inflicted Palestinian and Arab defeat in the 1948 war, has become in recent decades a synonym for Palestinian victimhood, with failed aggressors transformed into hapless victims
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: Yes, Palestinian identity is only meant as a weapon against Israel
I sometimes see endless Twitter discussions on whether Palestinians are a people, or whether pre-Israel Palestinian Arabs were a people.
History | History
FDR's letter to the Palestine Pavilion at the World's Fair and the legality of Jewish settlements
n 1939, this letter by President Franklin Roosevelt was published by the organizers of the Palestine Pavilion at the New York World's Fair....
History | History
The Invention of ‘Palestinians’
Why was it, wondered Walid Shoebat from Bethlehem, that 'on June 4th 1967 I was a Jordanian and overnight I became a Palestinian.'
History | History
Ilhan Omar and the Myth of Jewish Hypnosis
A conspiracy theory with ancient roots and a bloody history.
Politics | Resources
Rabbi Sacks on the Intrinsic Link Between Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism | The Jewish Press
This video explores the connection between Jews as a people, Judaism as a religion, and Israel as a state. It also shows how this connection is intrinsic to the link between antisemitism and anti-Zionism; something too often overlooked or misunderstood.
History | Archeology
2000 Year Old Jewish Settlement Unearthed in Beer Sheva | The Jewish Press | 28 Adar II
The excavation discovered for the first time evidence of Jewish daily life in the ancient city.
History | Archeology
Hasmonean-Era Village Discovered, Proof of Jewish Connection to Jerusalem
Archaeological excavations at the Hasmonean village in Sharafat. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority. JNS.org – A large Hasmonean-era Jewish agricultural village was …
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.
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 | 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 | Archeology
Netanyahu intervenes to save Temple Mount sifting project
Days after archaeological site said it would close for lack of cash, PM steps in, saying funding will continue
History | Archeology
Archaeologists get set to dig at Masada, after 11-year hiatus
Tel Aviv University Team will excavate rebel dwellings, Herod’s gardens in month-long expedition at UNESCO heritage site
History | Archeology
As U.N. Ignores Jewish Ties to Holy Site, Israel Produces Ancient Evidence - NYTimes.com
As Unesco, the United Nations cultural organization, approved a resolution on Wednesday that ignored a Jewish connection to an ancient, hotly contested holy site in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority produced a rare papyrus fragment from the seventh century B.C., written in ancient Hebrew, that mentions Jerusalem by name.
History | History
Why Mother's Day Founder Anna Jarvis Later Fought to Have the Holiday Abolished | Mental Floss
Years after she founded Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis realized that she had lost control of the holiday she helped create.
Science & Technology | Social Media
What If a Girl in the Holocaust Had Instagram? | Israellycool
Here in Israel, billboards have appeared on the Ayalon Highway advertising something called Eva Stories.The trailer has now just dropped on Instagram.
Gaming | Video Games
Nintendo Game Boy at 30: As fun as it ever was
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Game Boy's release in Japan. Three decades ago, the portable gaming landscape would change forever.
News | News
92-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Guard Charged With 5,230 Counts Of Accessory To Murder
German prosecutors say they have charged a former Nazi concentration camp guard with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. The 92-year-old suspect, whose name wasn’t released, is accused of assistin…
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Passover Seder to be held in Warsaw Ghetto for first time in 76 years | The Jerusalem post
Before the Holocaust, approximately one-third of Warsaw was Jewish.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Notre Dame’s Surprising Jewish Treasures
The destroyed cathedral still retains priceless art depicting Jewish heritage in France.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Study Shows a Third of Americans Think Holocaust Murders Exaggerated
The “Hall of Names” commemorating victims of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Photo: David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons. …
History | History
Richard Cole, Last WWII Doolittle Raider, Dies at 103
Richard Cole, Last WWII Doolittle Raider, Dies at 103
History | History
Disney history: how has the corporation shaped our perception of the past?
Over the course of its near-100 year history Disney has repackaged, or 'Disneyfied', a number of real historical people and events. Here, historian Dr John Wills explores the real history behind six Disney films: Song of the South (1946); Davy Crockett, K
News | News
UN-Funded Social Studies Textbook Says ‘Zionist Occupation Started in 1856’
Palestinian schoolchildren sit inside a classroom at an UNRWA-run school, on the first day of a new school year, in …
History | History
The 11 most significant battles of the Second World War
Second World War battles took place across the globe; some lasting days, others months or even years. But which are the most significant? Here, Professor Evan Mawdsley from the University of Glasgow lists the battles that had the most impact upon later mi
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Allies knew of Holocaust in 1942, 2 years before previously assumed, UN documents prove | The Times of Israel
UK, US, Russia were aware of millions killed by Nazis, new book says, shedding damning light on refusal to take in refugees or try to halt slaughter
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
Ocasio-Cortez falsely says GOP changed Constitution to block FDR from re-election
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez incorrectly asserted that Republicans amended the Constitution to stop former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt from being re-elected
Entertainment | Culture/Art/Random cool stuff
Bike in the USSR: The strange history of Soviet biker gangs
The Soviet Union didn’t have Hell’s Angels, but, as you can see in these pictures, a vibrant biker subculture formed in the 1980s during perestroika.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
First Moon Landing 1969 - YouTube
The video of the very first moon landing of the apollo 11 mission in 1969! Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon with his now legenday words "One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind."
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
48 Years Ago OB’s Most Violent Day Became a Watershed Event for its Future
Grassroots and Progressive views on local, national and world news
History | History
Why Are the Noses Broken on So Many Ancient Egyptian Statues?
Why were noses the main target?
Science & Technology | Technology
40 years of Apple - in pictures | Technology | The Guardian
From the first Apple computer, Steve Jobs leaving and returning, the iMac and the MacBook Air to the iPod, iPhone, iPad and Watch, Apple’s is a rich history
History | History
12 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought in England and Wales between the Yorkist and Lancastrian dynasties between 1455 and 1485. Though historians can’t agree on precisely when and where the conflicts concluded, the general consensus is that t
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Hero pilot from hijacked Entebbe flight dies at 95
Air France captain Michel Bacos refused to leave behind his Jewish and Israeli passengers .
History | History
'Wonder, awe, excitement': Apollo 16 astronaut describes walking on the Moon
Charles Duke watched from Mission Control in Houston when his fellow Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic Moon landing on July 20, 1969. Less than three years later he followed in their footsteps as the Apollo 16 lunar modu
Politics | Politics
Trump Wants U.S. to Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights - The New York Times
Israel claimed the territory from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed it in 1981 in a move that has never been recognized internationally.
Politics | Politics
The Electoral College Still Makes Sense Because We’re Not A Democracy
What appears to deprive the populace of its power to decide a president is the very mechanism that preserves its power. The Electoral College works that way because the United States isn’t a pure democracy.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Infamous 'Jack the Ripper' serial killer might be identified through DNA, report says - ABC News
Five women were killed within months in 1888 by "Jack the Ripper."
Science & Technology | Science & Space
America, the Moon, and National Memory
Even though we may have lost our way in a moment mired in silliness, fluff, and self-flagellation, we are indeed capable of accomplishing the unimaginable.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
As Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary nears, space fans get ready to celebrate
The countdown is on for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and that means the appointment books for space luminaries and their fans are filling up.
News | Israel/Jewish Community
The Left Abandons American Zionism
Just after midnight, on June 5, 1968, Jerusalem born-Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan murdered U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy had won the California Democratic Party presidential primary earlier that evening.
History | History
The Unheard Story: Bulgaria’s Rescue of 50,000 Jews During the Holocaust | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
The Sofia Synagogue in Bulgaria’s capital city. Photo: Vassia Atanassova via Wikimedia Commons. You have probably heard of “Schindler’s List” …
Miscellaneous | Mid Century
Midcentury modern design got its start as Cold War propaganda
Before midcentury was a household name, the State Department used MoMA’s “Good Design” exhibitions to sell the American vision of consumerism abroad.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
There’s new evidence for what happened to people who survived Vesuvius
Archaeologist studied tomb inscriptions and matched names to historical records.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Genetic research: almost 25% of Latinos, Hispanics have Jewish DNA - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
Unprecedented genetic research undertaken by dozens of professors from around the world has provided evidence that almost a quarter of Latinos and Hispanics have significant Jewish DNA.
News | News
Palestinian Propaganda 'Self Own': A Map From National Geographic in 1947
Anti-Israel propaganda Facebook page Quds News Network has posted this 'Map of Palestine from a 1947 issue of National Geographic,' presumably in a bid to show Israel did not exist at the time
History | History
13 Facts About the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a defining struggle for Canada, the United States, and indigenous peoples across North America.
History | History
Who Are the Israelites?
For all practical purposes, Israelite is synonymous with Jew or Hebrew.
News | The News
Edward Nixon dies. He was former President Richard Nixon's last surviving brother - CNN
Edward Nixon, former President Richard Nixon's youngest and last surviving brother, died Wednesday. He was 88.
Politics | Conservatism
The Inconvenient Truth About the Republican Party | PragerU
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
13 Incredible Facts About Frederick Douglass | Mental Floss
The list of Frederick Douglass's accomplishments is astonishing—respected orator, famous writer, abolitionist, civil rights leader, presidential consultant—even without considering that he was a former slave with no formal education.
Politics | Politics
Ilhan Omar’s Big Lie | National Review
The Left distorts what happened in El Salvador in the 1980s.
Music | Music
The forgotten story of Pure Hell, America’s first black punk band
The four-piece lived with the New York Dolls and played with Sid Vicious, but they’ve been largely written out of cultural history
News | News
CNN and NBC agree to air ad for Oscar-nominated documentary about NY Nazi rally
Fox News rejected the ad because it was 'full of disgraceful Nazi imagery regardless of the film’s message'
History | History
Marine recalls fight for Okinawa, last major battle of World War II
Charles Voland, of Independence, was wounded in one invasion and fought in another in Okinawa during World War II.
History | History
How Wild Was Wild Bill Hickok? A Biographer Separates Life From Legend
Tom Clavin’s “Wild Bill” details the life of a legendary gunfighter whose real name wasn’t even Bill.
History | History
45 Amazing Facts About All 44 American Presidents | Mental Floss
Read on to discover which American president wanted to be a concert violinist, which carried a dictionary around in his pocket, and who burned his official White House portrait.
History | History
Old Prejudices Made New & More Subtle | National Review
Evils we thought we'd left behind return in new forms -- harder than ever to combat.
Miscellaneous | Products
An American Classic: The Fascinating History of Kool-Aid
This drink brings back a lot of nostalgic memories!
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Outrage ensues over sausage-museum, hotel and theater plans at site of Buchenwald
Rikola-Gunnar Luettgenau of the Buchenwald memorial foundation said this plan shows a “lack of sensitivity” and a “lack of historical awareness.”
History | History
If the Allies had lost: Canada obtains Hitler-owned report on N. America’s Jews
Library and Archives Canada says 1944 Nazi report shows that the Holocaust was not a purely European event, but rather an operation that was stopped before it reached North America
News | News
Holocaust Knowledge Gap Is Global Crisis
A new study finds that almost half of Canadian adults (49%) could not identify a single Nazi camp or ghetto, while a majority (54%) of Canadian adults and more than 6-in-10 Canadians under thirty-five did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered during
Music | Music
Facebook teams up with Yad Vashem to commemorate Shoah victims online
New project lets online users be randomly matched to one of the 4,800,000 names recorded in Yad Vashem’s central database of Shoah victims.
History | History
Arabs are torch-bearers for Nazi anti-Semitism | JNS.org
The myth of the Arabs as innocent bystanders, who had no responsibility for the Holocaust—and indeed, paid the price for a European crime when Israel was established—is widely believed.
History | History
How Zionists Helped Destroy Segregation in Baltimore
Ben Hecht. Photo: Alchetron. After a year when Jewish and African-American relations were strained by the Black Lives Matter’s denunciation of Israel and …
History | History
What Happened to the Physical Copy of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech? | Mental Floss
For two decades, it was kept inside of a Harry Truman biography for safekeeping.
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 | Antisemitism Watch
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
