The Fall of Rome: Condensed Version
• lewrockwell.com, By Bionic MosquitoA History of Medieval Europe, RHC Davis
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History
What About Romans 13?
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Bionic MosquitoI have decided to take a break from Bloodlands; after writing about such devastation and hell for several weeks – and adding to that my recent post about the Armenian Genocide – I felt the desire to get away from this most cruel history for a tim
Conspiracy Theories and Keynesian Economies
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Gary NorthOne of the distinguishing marks of a formally trained historian is his rejection of what is known as the conspiracy view of history. Academia generally discourages such views.
Inside the whimsical but surprisingly dark world of Rube Goldberg machines
• theverge.comOn the eve of the 2015 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest college nationals, six teams gather in Columbus, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry children's museum to set up their machines around the walls of the hangar-like space and eye up the compet
OKLAHOMA CITY AND 9/11
• http://fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerThis month marks the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people.
How the fall of Qaddafi gave rise to Europe's migrant crisis (+video)
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Dan MurphyUnder Qaddafi, Libya worked closely with Europe to harshly stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean. But the country's chaos has upended that.
An Army of Lions, Led by Asses
• Lewrockwell.comOne hundred years ago this month " April 1915 " the Allies and Germany were stalemated on the Western Front.
The Fatal Secret Jesus took to Jerusalem
• arcleinIn the second century the Greek philosopher, Celsus, wrote an invaluable book about Christianity based on a variety of older, now lost, sources. A Christian writer, Origen, (fl. 247 AD) wrote a reply to Celsus' book, quoting from it extensively. Of
They Added a Soundtrack and Called it Peace
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Jack PerryIn this vast shopping mall we call planet Earth, you will find one of the largest "anchor stores" of the whole complex is good ol' American State Global Improvement Center.
The New York Times "basically rewrites whatever the Kiev authorities say....
• http://www.salon.com, PATRICK L. SMITHThe New York Times "basically rewrites whatever the Kiev authorities say": Stephen F. Cohen on the U.S./Russia/Ukraine history the media won't tell you
The Miami Herald, the CIA, and the Bay of Pigs scoop that didn't run
• http://www.miamiherald.com, BY GLENN GARVINThere were a lot of bad days during the Cold War, but 54 years ago this weekend was one of the worst, at least for the United States. President John F. Kennedy sent an army of anti-Castro exiles backed by the CIA onto the beach at Cuba's Bay of Pig
Reagan shooter Hinckley closer to permanent freedom
• http://triblive.com, By The Associated PressThe last man to shoot an American president spends most of the year in a house overlooking the 13th hole of a golf course in a gated community.
Martin Armstrong: "Understanding Jackson's Bank War Is Critical To Our Future"
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenUnderstanding Jackson's Bank War is critical to our future.
Here's the real, forgotten meaning of 'The Wizard Of Oz'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Sara SilversteinTurns out the book and movie may be an economic fairy tale about America in the late 1800s -- and gold.
A British crew recovered £34 million worth of silver coins from a ship sunk in 1942
• Business InsiderThe SS City Cargo, a mixed passenger and cargo ship, was carrying around 100 tons of silver coins belonging to the UK Treasury when it was torpedoed by a German submarine in November 1942.
Ten amazing inventions from ancient times
• http://www.ancient-origins.net, April HollowayDating back thousands of years are numerous examples of ancient technology that leave us awe-struck at the knowledge and wisdom held by people of our past.
Life-size replica of American Revolution frigate ready to set sail
• ReutersA life-size replica of the French navy frigate that brought the Marquis de Lafayette to America prepares for its maiden voyage to the United States. Elly Park reports.
How Israel Hid Its Secret Nuclear Weapons Program
• politico.comAn exclusive look inside newly declassified documents shows how Israel blocked U.S. efforts to uncover its secret nuclear reactor.
Humans Have Been Hacking Their Bodies for Thousands of Years
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BECKY FERREIRABody hacking seems like a modern technological concept, buoyed on by advances in robotic prosthetics, brain-computer interfaces, and cyborgian literary themes.
The 7 Kingdoms in 'Game of Thrones' are actually these 5 real-world places
• http://www.globalpost.com, Jessica PhelanNot much in "Game of Thrones" could be described as "true to life." King Joffrey, for instance? IRL, actually a pretty sweet guy. And the Khaleesi definitely ain't a natural blonde. (Oh yeah, and to the best of our knowledge she hasn't fire-h
11 Pivotal Moments in White House Technology
• http://mentalfloss.comPresident Obama has been seen rocking his MacBook, iPads, and recently, a Fitbit--but in the annals of the presidents that's not peculiar. Presidents have long been fans of technology, even if they weren't always early adopters.
Alan Turing's notebook sells for $1.025 million
• gizmag.comA remarkable scientific document went under the hammer today at Bonhams in New York. The rare handwritten manuscript by Alan Turing in which he made notes on symbolic logic and mathematics during the Second World War for sold for US$1,025,000.
The Power of Lies
• http://www.infowars.comIt is one of history's ironies that the Lincoln Memorial is a sacred space for the Civil Rights Movement and the site of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
The Power of Lies
• http://www.paulcraigroberts.orgIt is one of history's ironies that the Lincoln Memorial is a sacred space for the Civil Rights Movement and the site of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Fastest Land Speed - Andy Green OBE & Richard Noble OBE -
• youtubeGuinness World Records 60th Anniversary
License to Kill
• Lewrockwell.comThe story is the same every time: some nation, due to a confluence of lucky circumstances, becomes powerful--much more powerful than the rest--and, for a time, is dominant.
History Lesson for Hypocrites, Warmongers, and Fools
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comIn response to Obama Doctrine; An Astonishingly Good Deal? "Only Rand Paul Could Do Worse" Says Senator Graham reader Michael says I am naive and we should "cut out the cancer" now.
How America Became the World's Policeman
• By Wendy McElroyA pivotal debate in post-WWII America destroyed the nation's deep streak of isolationism; this is the foreign policy of nonintervention by one nation into the affairs of another.
Frenemies
• Lewrockwell.comKeep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer
Why Is Obama Keeping Four Seconds of a Nixon-Era Tape Classified?
• BloombergObama keeps more secrets than most people take breaths in a day. It's a wonder his closet doesn't explode in a giant mushroom cloud, it's so overflowing with skeletons… Also, "Because national security" is pretty much the blanket statemen
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