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History | History
The Holocaust truths left out of the history texts
The story school history books leave out tells how the US and Hitler cooperated in the crimes committed against the Jewish people. Op-ed.
News | News
Merriam Webster says Israel was a "kingdom in ancient Palestine"
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Sports | Mat surfing
George Greenough Discussing Surf Mats - 1985
Legendary surfer George Greenough talks about the 4th Gear Flyer surf mat in this video shot at his home in Santa Barbara in 1985.Mat Riding Blog: http://su...
History | History
Can We Really Picture Auschwitz?
As memories of the Holocaust fade, one survivor’s images remain vivid.
History | History
Congressional Research Service changed the history of Palestinian nationalism. Twice.
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
History | History
Winston Churchill in Palestine – 100 years on
“The establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine will be a blessing to the whole world.”
History | History
New Jersey Estate Owned by Napoleon’s Older Brother Set to Become State Park
In 1815, exiled Spanish king Joseph Bonaparte fled to the U.S., where he lived in luxury on a sprawling, 60-acre estate
History | History
The UK ended up sheltering more Nazis after the war than Jewish children before the war
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Politics
Did Capitalism Save Communist China? | PragerU
How did one of the world’s poorest countries—China—become, in thirty years, one of the world’s richest? The answer is surprisingly simple and surprisingly powerful. China scholar Helen Raleigh breaks it down.
Politics | POLITICS
Open Borders: An Assault on Common Sense
We hold these truths to be self-evident
So begins one of the most pivotal pronouncements in the advancement of human liberty. With those words, Thomas...
Politics | BLM
Why Black Lives Matter is a politically correct ISIS
The destruction of historical and\or ancient tombs marks every great totalitarian phenomenon in history. ISIS did it, BLM does it now. Op-ed
History | History
Why It's Ignorant To Pretend U.S. Lands Still Belong To Native Tribes
Like most new racial history exercises, land acknowledgments are less about a true reflection of the past than grievance politics and superficial gestures.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico
As the U.S. Treasury considers putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill to honor her role in the northbound underground railroad, there is new attention to the often-overlooked southbound route.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
'Black Moses' Lives On: How Marcus Garvey's Vision Still Resonates : Throughline
Decades before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey attracted millions with a simple, uncompromising message: Black people deserved nothing less than everything, and if that couldn't happen in the United States, they should return to Af
History | History
The Palestinians Compare Israel to the Nazis, But They Were the Real Collaborators With Hitler
The mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, meets with Adolf Hitler in 1941. Photo: German Federal Archives via Wikimedia Commons. …
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
We used it to pray to the Almighty. Today colonizers use it in praise of the almighty dollar.
Tobacco was never used for recreation, only in ceremony. It was considered sacred and not for everyday use.Native Strength is the Native American centuries-...
Entertainment | Culture/Art
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small Press Publisher, Dies At 101
In 1956, Ferlinghetti published the first edition of Allen Ginsberg's Howl. According to one critic, his greatest accomplishments were fighting censorship and starting a small press revolution.
Entertainment | Culture/Art
Rebellion and rock ‘n’ roll: The Sunset Strip in the ’60s
How go-go dancing teens—and the underage clubs that embraced them—turned the Strip technicolor.
Politics | Campus Watch
The hatred of the stupid for the smart
Why do so many student activists hate Jews? It’s a mix of racism and envy.
Politics | Politics
The Federalist Papers and ‘The Violence of Faction’
It has been said that the oldest word in American politics is “new.” Even the United States Constitution, by far the oldest written constitution in the world…
Politics | Education or Indoctrination?
1619 Project Backlash Is Building in Statehouses Across the Country
Lawmakers in five states have filed bills to defund schools that teach the Marxist critical race theory of the 1619 Project.
History | History
How A U.S. President And A Former Slave Became Friends
One was born in a one-room cabin in Kentucky. The other, born into slavery in Maryland. In time, they became two of America's best leaders.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Apollo 14: ‘A Wild Place Up Here’
Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed Apollo mission and the third to land on the Moon. On January 31, 1971, Apollo 14 launched from Kennedy Space Center with a cr...
Politics | Op-Ed
Who Killed the Anti-War Democrats? - American Greatness
After three generations the anti-war tendency within America’s oldest political party has been thoroughly alienated from its leadership and rendered impotent.
History | History
8 of History's Strangest Taxes
History is full of kings and governments who have tried to earn money by taxing anything from beards to bachelors.
News | Israel/Jewish Community
The uncomfortable truth about BLM, Malcolm X and anti-Semitism | The Spectator
Fifty-five years ago, Martin Luther King delivered a speech to 50,000 Americans in which he demanded justice for persecuted Jews behind the Iron Curtain.
‘The absence of opportunity to associate as Jews in the enjoyment of Jewish culture and religious exp
History | History
Medicine's Role in the Holocaust and Contemporary Implications | Ethics | AMA Journal of Ethics | AMA Ed Hub
This article considers a historical approach to teaching the Holocaust's contemporary ethical implications for clinicians and their practices.
History | History
When Abraham Lincoln Tried His Hand at Being a True Crime Writer | Mental Floss
In another era, Abraham Lincoln could have made for a great 'Dateline NBC' producer. The future president once penned a true crime tale based on a murder case he worked on as a lawyer.
Politics | Politics
Trump wasn't at the inauguration to hand Biden the nuclear 'football.' The transfer happened differently for the very first time.
President-elect Joe Biden will get the nuclear "football," an oddly shaped 45-pound briefcase controlling the country's massive nuclear arsenal.
Entertainment | The Original Series
How Martin Luther King Jr. Kept 'Star Trek' Flying High | Mental Floss
Civil rights activist and stealth Trekker Martin Luther King Jr. had an intense conversation with one of the show's main cast members in order to keep the series intact.
History | History
5 Presidents Who Didn't Attend Their Successor's Inauguration
On the day of the 2021 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, President Donald Trump will join the small group of presidents who skipped their replacement's swearing-in ceremony.
Politics | Politics
A president hasn't refused to attend the inauguration of his successor in 152 years. Donald Trump will change that
Trump will join presidents Andrew Johnson, John Adams and John Quincy Adams in choosing not to attend the inauguration of his successor.
History | History
Six Other Times People Broke Into the U.S. Capitol
Pro-Trump protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. In doing so, they joined an infamous list.
History | History
Last Documented Civil War Widow Dies At 101
The last publicly documented widow of a Civil War veteran died last month at the age of 101. "It is my sad duty to report the death of Helen Viola
History | History
Beware Political Agendas That Come With Thanksgiving 'Myth-Busting'
Revisionist histories are nearly always written (or posted to the internet) with an agenda in mind — it's no different for the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.
History | History
Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, US Marines took on the Japanese in what became the Alamo of the Pacific
The destruction of the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor meant Wake Island was on its own as Japan advanced across the Pacific.
History | History
US battleships fired their guns for the last time 30 years ago. Here's how they dominated the seas for nearly a century.
Aircraft carriers are now the centerpiece of the Navy fleet, but for nearly a century, battleships sailed into combat around the world.
History | History
Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WWII
Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WW2
Entertainment | Culture/Art
Inside Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's Life in San Francisco | KQED
The Bay Area provided Kahlo and Rivera a place to create and thrive, and they gave San Francisco a lasting blueprint for creativity.
News | News
Last Potomac River ferry shuts down after more than 230 years of operation
The historic White’s Ferry, the last remaining ferry service to travel between Virginia and Maryland across the Potomac River, announced on Monday that it would be ceasing operations.
History | History
When Elvis Helped to Conquer Polio
After a deadly mistake sapped public confidence in inoculations, the medical community found an unlikely ally in the King of Rock ’n Roll.
News | Interesting Stories
Cipher solved in Zodiac Killer case decades after it was sent
A coded message allegedly sent by the Zodiac Killer has finally been cracked by amateur sleuths.
History | History
Germany sorry for snubbing William Cooper and Australian Aborigines' League's protest at Nazi persecution of Jews
The German government has apologised after its consulate in Melbourne refused in 1938 to accept a letter of protest from the Australian Aborigines' League about Nazi attacks.
History | History
Chuck Yeager: Broken Ribs, Broom Handles, and Glamorous Glen. The Unbelievable True Story Of The Hero Who Broke The Sound Barrier
At the age of 97, retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General pilot Chuck Yeager died on December 7th 2020. His wife, Victoria Yeager, announced his passing.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Modern Maccabees: Scope of Jewish resistance to Nazis highly underestimated
Display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library from December 8 reveals often underestimate rescue efforts and armed uprisings, as Jews fought back against their persecutors
News | Interesting Stories
Chuck Yeager - Quotes, Career & Age - Biography
Longtime U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager made history in 1947 as the first person to break the sound barrier in flight.
History | History
Stop whitewashing FDR's abandonment of the Jews
Documents show that State Dep't officials briefed the president on their efforts to keep refugees out. FDR simply did not want Jews.Op-ed.
Music | Music
THE MC5 AND JOHN SINCLAIR: THE ROCK & ROLL REVOLUTION BEGAN IN DETROIT
The story of Detroit's White Panther movement, the MC5, the F.B.I., and how John Lennon helped free leader John Sinclair
Politics | Politics
Historic First: Under Trump, Half Of National Security Council Leaders Are Women
For the first time in history, half of the senior leaders of the National Security Council are women. Twelve of the 24 directorates are now female-led.
History | History
How the P-47 Thunderbolt Helped Win World War II - InsideHook
The P-47 Thunderbolt was an essential part of the Allied effort in World War II. Its design made it a versataile craft and useful in a number of situations.
News | News
UNPACKED - Watch: Where Did The Menorah Go?
UNPACKED – Watch: Where Did The Menorah Go? What happened to the menorah, the iconic Jewish symbol that once stood in the First and Second Temples, is a question that has caused speculation for generations. The most popular theory claims the menorah
History | History
Operation Brothers: The Mossad’s Red Sea Diving Resort
Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.
Sports | Cycling
America's Greatest Cycling Collection - Bike Memorabilia
Brett and Shelly Horton have amassed one of the largest collections in the world of objects celebrate bike racing's rich and dramatic history.
History | History
10 Things You May Not Know About the French and Indian War
10 surprising facts about the imperial war for colonial domination between Great Britain and France.
History | History
Stunning ancient site discovered near US embassy in Jerusalem | Fox News
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a stunning ancient site near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
History | History
Ancient Muslim Texts Confirm the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem | Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Jerusalem Center researcher Nadav Shragai responds to modern-day Muslim and Palestinian fabrications about the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem with the
History | History
A World War II Veteran Recalls Shooting Down Nazis In His P-38 Lightning
Jim Kunkle did it all. He flew the Lightning. He shot down German fighters. He earned America’s second highest award for valor in battle.
History | History
Think the Founding Fathers Were a Bunch of Old Men? Think Again
We see them in paintings of the day as a congregation of arthritic old men, drily deciding the terms of the new republic when, in actuality, some were as young as 26.
History | History
Why Chuck Yeager Might Be the Greatest Pilot of All Time
Before Yeager did it, people thought it was impossible to break the sound barrier in flight. So how did he do it? And what other amazing feats did he accomplish?
Politics | Politics
Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy
Democracy can easily devolve into tyranny by majority rule. The Founders understood this danger, and so they placed numerous checks on the power of the majority.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
A history of US military ships, from the Revolutionary War to today
Using U.S. Navy archives, historical accounts, news reports, museum databases, and official records of individual ships, Stacker explores the most important, most advanced, and most successful ships in the long and storied history of the United States Nav
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
Politics | Leftist Lies
Kamala Harris Will Be America's SECOND VP of Color, More Than 90 Years After the First
The Democratic Party, which has historically lagged the Republican Party on racial justice, finally accomplished what the GOP achieved nearly a century ago.
History | History
First World War composite photos bring past to life | The Week UK
Then-and-now images put snapshots of the Great War in a 21st century setting
History | History
Out-Of-Print Children's Biographies Repudiate Uneducated Anti-Americans
Forty years ago, as my children’s book collection proves, grade-school history pedagogy offered a diverse and inclusive narrative about our national past.
History | History
There's a 160-Year-Old Tunnel Full of Rusting WWII Cars Under the Streets of Naples
Deep below a royal plaza, hundreds of vintage cars and motorcycles line an underground passageway built in the 1800s.
Family & Parenting | Education
Curriculum | 1776 Unites | Uplifting Everyday Americans
1776 Unites educates. The 1776 Unites curriculum offers authentic, inspiring stories from American history that show what is best in our national character and what our freedom makes possible even in
Politics | Politics
The Reason Supreme Court Justices Wear Black Robes
The tradition of judges wearing black robes goes back centuries, but the meaning behind it is as timely as ever.
History | History
10 Things You May Not Know About the Jamestown Colony - HISTORY
In May of 1607, a hearty group of Englishmen arrived on the muddy shores of modern-day Virginia under orders from King James I to establish an English colony.
Politics | The SCOTUS
How The Left Is Trying To Gaslight Americans On ‘Court-Packing’
During a debate between Montana Senator Steve Daines (R) and Democratic Governor-turned-Senate candidate Steve Bullock on Saturday, an exchange took place
Politics | Media Bias
Elder Of Ziyon - Saudi Arabia is less antisemitic than the @NYTimes
.From The New York Times:
History | History
Vice Presidential Debate: Kamala Harris' Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
Harris claimed at the VP debate that Abraham Lincoln refused to nominate a candidate for Chief Justice in October 1864 because "Honest Abe said, it's not the right thing to do" and wanted the people to vote first. Lincoln, of course, said no such thing.
History | History
One of President John Tyler's Grandsons Has Died
Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr. died on September 26, 2020—175 years after his grandfather John Tyler left the White House in 1845.
Politics | Politics
Trump has more in common with Lincoln than you might think | TheHill
Lincoln governed during the most divided era in our nation’s history — Trump is governing in the most acrimonious period since.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
What Do 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Judean Dates Taste Like? Israeli Scientists Found Out
Israeli scientists harvested ancient dates at Kibbutz Ketura, after 15 years of patience, hope, and ground-breaking agriculture techniques.
Music | Music
How 'This Land Is Your Land' Roamed And Rambled Into American Life
Woody Guthrie was born into the Dust Bowl's devastation and displacement. His signature song, taught in classrooms and sung at protests, offers an expansive, inclusive idea of what home can be.
Politics | Politics
Supreme Court & Republicans -- History Is on the Side of Republicans Filling a Vacancy in 2020 | National Review
Choosing not to fill a Supreme Court vacancy would be a historically unprecedented act of unilateral disarmament.
News | News
The Queen’s Guard May Have to Give Up Their Iconic Bearskin Hats
The 1.5-foot hats famously worn by the Buckingham Palace guards date back to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust
Holocaust knowledge particularly low in New York, despite state having the largest population of Jews in the US
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
A History of Mexico for Gringos
By Frank Gormlie Most gringos don’t know too much of the history of Mexico – our southern neighbor – even though Mexico is so much part of the culture of Southern California. U.S.…
History | HISTORY
What Happened on 9/11 | PragerU
9/11 shocked America and changed the course of modern history. Everyone knows what happened on that day…right? The truth is, many young people don’t, but they need to. CJ Pearson explains why.
News | News
UNPACKED - Podcast: Israeli History with Noam Weissman
UNPACKED – Podcast: Israeli History with Noam Weissman Go behind the scenes of Israeli history with self-confessed history nerd Noam Weissman. Each week, he offers a fresh perspective on some of the most controversial and interesting e
News | News
Trump Says Schools Teaching NY Times' 1619 Project 'Will Not Be Funded'
President Donald Trump on Sunday warned the Department of Education is investigating the use of the New York ...
History | us history
Most Agree With Trump On Need for ‘Patriotic Education’ - Rasmussen Reports®
Voters feel better about America’s public schools these days, but most agree with President Trump that we need to restore patriotic education to the curriculum.
History | History
It’s Time to Recognize the Contribution of the Jewish Resistance to the Rescue of the Jews of France
Léon Blum, the Jewish socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France, led the efforts of the “Vichy 80” …
News | News
Boycotting Israel was never about Palestinians–it was about Jews
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Why The West Bank Is Not ‘Palestinian’ Land
The community of Beit El in Judea and Samaria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. “Who can challenge the rights of the Jews …
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - Hebron proves: It’s the Jew-hatred
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
History | History
When George Washington Met Moses
Scholars of religious freedom have called Washington’s letter to Moses Seixas and the congregation a milestone in human rights. For the first time, members of religious minorities were granted full partnership in the nation they inhabited as a matter of p
Politics | Opinion
Instead Of Rejecting It, The Civil Rights Movement Fulfilled The American Revolution
American colonial leaders in the 18th century and Martin Luther King, Jr. both fused religious beliefs with philosophical principles to motivate action.
History | History
Judea Pearl: A Lesson for Seth Rogen (and All Jews) on Early Zionists and Arabs
The Israeli flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Photo: Hynek Moravec via Wikimedia Commons. Seth Rogen’s interview on Marc …
History | History
75 Years Later, It's Clear Truman Was Right To Drop The Atomic Bomb
Ultimately, the decision to use atomic weapons against Japan hastened the end to WWII, halted further Soviet aggression, and saved millions of lives.
News | News
Chicago-Area Leaders Call for Illinois to Abolish History Classes – NBC Chicago
Leaders in education, politics and other areas gathered in suburban Evanston Sunday to ask that the Illinois State Board of Education change the history...
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
Hawaii: The Stolen Paradise (Hawaii Documentary) | History Documentary | Reel Truth History
Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb7xZQi7F3RW7BNtR57cNnA?sub_confirmation=1 to be the first to watch more full length documentaries. Hawaii w...
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Why Seth Rogen’s Anti-Israel Rant Matters
Seth Rogan told Marc Maron that support for Israel is outdated thinking. His opinion rests on a deep ignorance of the history of Israel and the Jewish people.
Music | Music
Circle Jerks - My Career as a Jerk
Published by MVD Entertainment Group 2012, this was the 1st band to have fast and technical drumming into their music. Fun fact: Chuck Berry mentioned they w...
Politics | Politics
Chicago removes Columbus statue from Grant Park in dead of night
Workers arrived under cover of darkness early Friday to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from Chicago’s Grant Park – a week after rioters clashed with city police as they attempted to tear the statue down.
History | History
Zionism | Definition, History, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
Zionism, Jewish nationalist movement that originated in eastern and central Europe in the latter part of the 19th century that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews. Learn mo
History | History
Slavery - The Whole Story - YouTube
Most people do not know the complete story of slavery. The half story of slavery is the evil white man on a wooden ship on the west coast of Africa. The whol...
Politics | Op-Ed
5 Arguments Against 'America Is a Racist Country'
The left-wing charge that America is a racist country is the greatest national libel since the Blood Libel against the Jews. America is, in fact, the least racist multiracial, multiethnic country in world history.
History | History
Wreck of renowned USS Nevada uncovered near Pearl Harbor
USS Nevada (BB-36) was found as the result of a joint project between SEARCH, Inc., an American archaeology firm, and marine robotics company Ocean Infinity.
History | History
Black Gentiles (and Black Jews) became famous for Jewish cantorial music in the 1920s
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
History | History
My Right Word: Are Palestinians Philistines?
Here is a Philistine artifact found in the Land of Israel: No Arabic you'll notice. Here is an inscription from Tel Arad left by th...
History | History
The Left Says America Was Built On ‘Stolen Land’; Here’s The Reality That Narrative Ignores
The latest monument to come under fire by the Left is one that they’ll probably need more than a chain and a small band of vandals to pull down. Mount Rushmore, a symbol of “white domination” and “white supremacy” — and, even worse now, the site of a Pres
Health & Fitness | News Items
The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
History | History
NASA Names Headquarters for 'Hidden Figure' Mary Jackson
Mary W. Jackson, NASA’s first Black female engineer, was an unsung hero of the Space Race in the 1960s.
History | History
Flashback - Trump Takes Mandela Under His Wing - Los Angeles Times
One of the last details to be arranged in Nelson Mandela's hastily orchestrated tour of the United States was lining up the aircraft that would take him to the eight cities on his itinerary.
News | The News
Nashville Prep School Ends Annual George Washington Celebration Because It’s Not ‘Relevant To The Way That We Teach History’
A prominent prep school in Nashville, Tennessee has said it will no longer hold its annual celebration of George Washington because its “not consistent or relevant to the way that we teach history today.” The prep school, Harpeth Hall, made the decision l
News | News
George Washington statue toppled by protesters in Portland, Oregon - CBS News
Nation's first president was slave owner, and demonstrators for racial ljustice and police reform target his statue in Portland, Oregon.
Politics | Politics
Aunt Jemima's Great-Grandson Enraged Her Legacy Will Be Erased | Chicago, IL Patch
Erasing Aunt Jemima Lets Quaker Oats Off Too Easy - Chicago, IL - MARK KONKOL COLUMN: Aunt Jemima's great-grandson says "retiring" racially charged brand erases his family legacy, America's ugly history.
History | History
Battle of Bunker Hill | encyclopedia article by TheFreeDictionary
encyclopedia article about Battle of Bunker Hill. Wikipedia (TheFreeDictionary.com mirror)
History | History
Progressive Racism and the Tulsa Massacre of 1921
resident Trump was roundly criticized for scheduling a rally in Tulsa on a day celebrated by many African-Americans as “Juneteenth,” which commemorates Union General Gordon Granger’s announcement on June 19, 1865 in Galveston that those held as slaves in
History | History
The first vice president of color was a Republican elected over 90 years ago
Joe Biden's pledge to choose a woman as his running mate, and his consideration of several black female officeholders for the role, has spurred considerable chatter about diversity in the nation's second-highest office.
Music | Music
Turn it Around, the history of East Bay Punk - 2017 (subtitulado por kultura del subsuelo)
Narra el surgimiento de la movida punk en la bahía este de California a fines de los 80s y principios de los 90s; de la mano de la creación de un lugar de culto cómo es el 924 Gilman Street
Entertainment | Entertainment
Bruce Lee: The Mystery Surrounding the Martial Artist's Death
The actor was just weeks away from the premiere of 'Exit the Dragon' when he suddenly — and shockingly — died in Hong Kong.
History | History
A Brief History of the White House Bunker
Pearl Harbor prompted the White House to build a bomb shelter, and 9/11 might have prompted the construction of another.
History | History
'Farhud' Massacre of Iraqi Jews Remembered, 79 Years Later
Rioters during the antisemitic pogrom in Baghdad, Iraq, known as the ‘Farhud,’ June 1, 1941. Photo: Twitter. Jewish leaders and …
History | History
15 Historical Facts That Will Make You Question Your Perception of Time
Our perception of time can be pretty skewed, especially when it comes to history. Read through this list of amazing historical facts and then review the historical timeline you have in your mind. It’ll probably change… 1. Woolly Mammoths still roamed the
History | History
Victorian Women Worked Out, Too—They Just Did It Wearing Corsets
Victorian women weren’t exactly doing HIIT workouts—in fact, they were trying not to break a sweat at all.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
The Long, Fascinating History of Chocolate
In this episode of Food History, we're digging into the history of chocolate—a treat that was enjoyed around the world for centuries before it was turned into a Hershey bar.
News | News
Victor Rosenthal - A Short History of an Interminable Conflict
Victor Rosenthal – A Short History of an Interminable Conflict In 1948 the state was declared as the British colonialists finally left, and the ensuing war was called the “War of Independence.” Most wars of independence are fought directly again
Sports | Cycling
Highland Adventures - Peloton Magazine
“So wondrous wild, the whole might seem / the scenery of a fairy dream.” — from “The Lady of the Lake,” by Sir Walter Scott Gravel riding may be cycling’s latest craze, but it’s nothing new. In Britain, touring cyclists were venturing onto u
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - British census in 1922 says that lots of Arabs came to Beersheva from Transjordan and Arabia
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Music | Music
Eastside Punks, Episode 2: The Brat
The Brat In our second installment of Eastside Punks, we focus on East L.A. legends The Brat. Formed in the late 1970s, vocalist Teresa Covarrubias, guitaris...
History | History
New Book Reveals a Gripping True Story From Auschwitz | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner
The main gate at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Photo: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. In his gripping new book, The Boy …
History | History
The Pogrom That Started the Palestinian Arab-Israeli Conflict
The opening shot - exactly one hundred years ago in 1920.
News | News
One-Thousand-Year-Old Mill Resumes Production to Supply Flour Amid Pandemic | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
In April alone, the Sturminster Newton Mill ground more than one ton of wheat
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
May 5, 1970 Was the Most Violent Day Within the Country in American History
The day after the Kent State Massacre, Tuesday, May 5, was one of the most violent days in American history. It was the day when college and university students realized that four from their genera…
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Opinion | Four Students Were Killed in Ohio. America Was Never the Same.
The Kent State shootings marked the end of the 1960s, and the beginning of our era of political polarization.
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
Devo's Jerry Casale Looks Back at Kent State 50 Years Later: 'Time Stood Still'
“I saw somebody in charge yelling at these two lines of National Guardsmen and then he made a hand gesture,” says Casale. “That is when they started shooting”
Music | Music
1981 series on the music industry in San Diego and beyond - Part 3
In 1981, News 8’s Larry Himmel presented a three-part series on the business of making and releasing music in San Diego and beyond. Larry wrapped up his musi...
Politics | Op-Ed
Welcome Back to History America
Welcome back to history, America, it was wondering where you were. The coronavirus pandemic has upended most everything we assumed about the future, including the assumption that the Drudge Report would forever be a grounded center-right news aggregator.
History | History
A brief history of Passover, which honors resilience amid adversity
On this important holiday, Jews around the world commemorate the Israelites' liberation from enslavement in ancient Egypt.
History | History
The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History
Before this life-altering pandemic, there have been plenty of other disasters. How did the nation respond? How should you?
Miscellaneous | Other Stuff!
Getty uses remote working in effort to preserve photo archive
Site in London seeking to prevent damage to millions of images during UK lockdown
History | History
The Forgotten Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands | HonestReporting
Much has been written about the Palestinian refugees, but little attention has been paid to nearly one million Jewish refugees forced to flee their Arab
Sports | Cycling
1932 Olympic cyclists from Victoria
2007 induction of Olympic cyclists from Victoria into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Included were Lew Rush, Stan Jackson and Glenn Robbins.
Sports | Cycling
1892: Brighton Bicycle Club members prepare to race
From "50 photos from American life in the 19th century"
Politics | Op-Ed
Fellow Citizens No Longer? - American Greatness
n May 22, 1856, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina entered the Senate chamber and proceeded to beat Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts nearly to death with a cane. Brooks’ attack was prompted by Sumner’s earlier “Crime Against Kansas” sp
History | History
After Backlash From Historians, NYT Forced To Issue Significant Correction To 1619 Project
The New York Times has issued a significant correction to its 1619 Project, a series of articles that has prompted fierce backlash from historians for revising the historical relationship between slavery and the founding of the country. In the August art
History | History
The 1619 Project’s Outrageous, Lying Slander of Abe Lincoln
History and journalism are supposed to ask as many questions as the subject demands. But questions are what the 1619 Project fails to ask about Lincoln.
History | History
You Know Who Else Colonized 'Indigenous Peoples'? Native Americans
The 'settler' argument exacerbates racial tensions by projecting a historical narrative that white persons are always aggressors, never victims.
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - Not only was Jerusalem never the capital of Muslim Palestine - it wasn't even a PART of what Muslims called Palestine
Here is the abstract of the academic article "Was Jerusalem Part of Palestine? The Forgotten City of Ramla, 900–1900" by Zachary J. Foster of Princeton University, published in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies in 2016:
History | History
Elder Of Ziyon - If Palestinians were a nation, why did they accept Ottoman control?
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
