Food of the Gods: 12 Historical Facts About Chocolate
1. The Olmecs domesticated the cacao plant 3000-4000 years ago – the Aztecs made it a dietary staple. The earliest known Mesoamerican civilization in history was that of the Olmecs. […]
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One-Hundred Years Later Yet “Still Shrouded in Mysterious Darkness” (“Noch Immer in Geheimnisvolles Dunkel Gehüllt.”)
A crime unfolds in the hinterlands of 1922 Germany – and it still haunts investigators today.
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The History of Red – Part 2
Over the course of history, red has become a symbol for concepts both real and abstract. It is used to represent sacrifice, luxury, passion, and victory – though darker meanings are also affixed to red, namely authority, war, desire, guilt and evil.
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Wampumpeag, the Bead of the Realm: America’s First Currency
When William Penn first settled in America, his primary task was to establish a peaceful rapport with the Lenape people native to the land. As part of their agreement of […]
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Recreating History: A Guide to Historic Reenacting
Reenacting, or living history, can be one way an individual can experience combat without the danger of death but also a way for one to relive history.
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The Return of Lafayette: One Year of Celebrations to Honor a Nation’s Hero
Fifty years after the American Revolution, Lafayette accepted the invitation to return to American soil, for what would be nothing less than an ancient Triumph set in modern times.
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“An Atrocity Beneath Knighthood”
Upon receiving the wound, he was able to limp to a nearby regimental hospital and after arriving sat down to await his turn. Suddenly his leg exploded causing the wound to become larger… “When they strike they explode like a fire cracker, and make a bad wound.”
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World War I: Most Common False Narratives
On June 28th a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princep assassinated Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking a conflict that would slowly draw in all of the major nations in the […]
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Forgotten Women Soldiers of the American Civil War
In the midst of this grim task, a shocking discovery was made: at the high water mark, where the grisly hand-to-hand combat occurred, the body of a woman was found dressed in the clothing of a Confederate private.
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Fresh Fish: How Civil War Soldiers Added Seafood To Their Provisions
Fishing was not only a leisure activity
for the common soldier but was also used as a way of supplementing their diets by adding a fresh alternative to army rations.
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