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A previously unknown ring of over 20 deep pits near Durrington Walls likely forms Britain's largest prehistoric structure, created around 4,500 years ago.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A previously unknown ring of over 20 deep pits near Durrington Walls likely forms Britain's largest prehistoric structure, created around 4,500 years ago.
Hrólfs saga kraka portrays enchanted cannibalism to reveal medieval Icelandic magic, belief structures, and the cultural logic of sympathetic cannibalism within narrative practice.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Hrólfs saga kraka portrays enchanted cannibalism to reveal medieval Icelandic magic, belief structures, and the cultural logic of sympathetic cannibalism within narrative practice.
Thanksgiving imagery and holiday traditions mask a history of invasion, displacement, death, and marginalization experienced by millions of Indigenous Americans.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Thanksgiving imagery and holiday traditions mask a history of invasion, displacement, death, and marginalization experienced by millions of Indigenous Americans.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began as an employee-driven holiday celebration and grew into America's most-watched annual parade.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began as an employee-driven holiday celebration and grew into America's most-watched annual parade.
Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned relentlessly for a national Thanksgiving, shaping the modern holiday and earning its 1863 proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned relentlessly for a national Thanksgiving, shaping the modern holiday and earning its 1863 proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
Early-1900s American small towns thrived with local manufacturing and tight communities but declined mid-century as industries left, becoming tourist sites or ghost towns.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Early-1900s American small towns thrived with local manufacturing and tight communities but declined mid-century as industries left, becoming tourist sites or ghost towns.
Moai on Easter Island were carved and moved by small clans or families (often 4–6 people), using 30 distinct workshops and unique local styles.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Moai on Easter Island were carved and moved by small clans or families (often 4–6 people), using 30 distinct workshops and unique local styles.
British forces in WWI used a mix of reliable rifles and increasingly destructive machine guns and other innovations to gain advantage in trench warfare.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
British forces in WWI used a mix of reliable rifles and increasingly destructive machine guns and other innovations to gain advantage in trench warfare.
Modern sniper rifles evolved over decades from prototypes, battlefield experiments, and design refinements in optics, bolt actions, barrel craftsmanship, and modular systems.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Modern sniper rifles evolved over decades from prototypes, battlefield experiments, and design refinements in optics, bolt actions, barrel craftsmanship, and modular systems.
Pilgrims and Puritans were radical apocalyptic Protestants seeking to hasten Christ's return by enforcing a patriarchal theocracy and eradicating perceived unrighteousness.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Pilgrims and Puritans were radical apocalyptic Protestants seeking to hasten Christ's return by enforcing a patriarchal theocracy and eradicating perceived unrighteousness.
The Amman Citadel showcases layers of pagan, Christian, and Islamic history with ruins like a colossal Hercules hand, Byzantine church remains, and an Umayyad palace.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Amman Citadel showcases layers of pagan, Christian, and Islamic history with ruins like a colossal Hercules hand, Byzantine church remains, and an Umayyad palace.
Juan de Mena's The Labyrinth of Fortune is a complex fifteenth-century Castilian epic offering an allegorical journey and sharp commentary on political turmoil in Castile.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Juan de Mena's The Labyrinth of Fortune is a complex fifteenth-century Castilian epic offering an allegorical journey and sharp commentary on political turmoil in Castile.
The English name 'turkey' reflects a confusing history tied to pre-Columbian domestication, European transport, trade routes, and mistaken identity.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The English name 'turkey' reflects a confusing history tied to pre-Columbian domestication, European transport, trade routes, and mistaken identity.
Notable historical events on Nov. 26 include Nixon's Watergate tape erasure claim (1973), Washington's first cabinet meeting (1791), and founding of the NHL (1917).
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November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Notable historical events on Nov. 26 include Nixon's Watergate tape erasure claim (1973), Washington's first cabinet meeting (1791), and founding of the NHL (1917).
Airport chapels provide quiet worship and spiritual support to travelers and airport workers, preserving historic Catholic spaces while accommodating multiple faiths.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Airport chapels provide quiet worship and spiritual support to travelers and airport workers, preserving historic Catholic spaces while accommodating multiple faiths.
Black Friday sale offers 25% off online medieval history courses with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY; multiple new and returning courses available for early 2026.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Black Friday sale offers 25% off online medieval history courses with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY; multiple new and returning courses available for early 2026.
During the Great Depression, the bread-and-butter sandwich provided inexpensive sustenance, sometimes sweetened with sugar and often made with margarine when butter was unaffordable.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
During the Great Depression, the bread-and-butter sandwich provided inexpensive sustenance, sometimes sweetened with sugar and often made with margarine when butter was unaffordable.
The 1915-16 Gallipoli Campaign aimed to open the Dardanelles to supply Russia but failed, causing heavy Allied casualties and a forced withdrawal.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The 1915-16 Gallipoli Campaign aimed to open the Dardanelles to supply Russia but failed, causing heavy Allied casualties and a forced withdrawal.
Nov. 25 marks notable historical events, significant political and military milestones, high-profile deaths, and several celebrity birthdays.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nov. 25 marks notable historical events, significant political and military milestones, high-profile deaths, and several celebrity birthdays.
Richly furnished early 2nd-century High Roman Empire pyre burial (bustum) with coins, gold sheets, and jewellery found at Lamonzie-Saint-Martin ford.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Richly furnished early 2nd-century High Roman Empire pyre burial (bustum) with coins, gold sheets, and jewellery found at Lamonzie-Saint-Martin ford.
The Stones of Stenness are ancient, towering, lichen-encrusted megaliths on Orkney that retain an enigmatic presence and striking weathered detail.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Stones of Stenness are ancient, towering, lichen-encrusted megaliths on Orkney that retain an enigmatic presence and striking weathered detail.
The First Battle of the Somme was a 1916 WWI Allied offensive with over one million casualties and minimal territorial gains in an attritional stalemate.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The First Battle of the Somme was a 1916 WWI Allied offensive with over one million casualties and minimal territorial gains in an attritional stalemate.
Nov. 24 marks multiple significant historical events including D.B. Cooper's hijacking, Darwin's publication, Black Codes enactment, notable deaths, disasters, and violent attacks.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Nov. 24 marks multiple significant historical events including D.B. Cooper's hijacking, Darwin's publication, Black Codes enactment, notable deaths, disasters, and violent attacks.
A Twickenham passage is named for a man whose will forbade his heirs growing moustaches, linked to the estate's sale for the railway.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A Twickenham passage is named for a man whose will forbade his heirs growing moustaches, linked to the estate's sale for the railway.
A late 13th-century brass seal of Rudolf Kraft, cantor of Basel Cathedral, was found during Rhine riverbank repairs in Basel, revealing medieval ecclesiastical artifacts.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A late 13th-century brass seal of Rudolf Kraft, cantor of Basel Cathedral, was found during Rhine riverbank repairs in Basel, revealing medieval ecclesiastical artifacts.