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I Am Not a Dictator, I JustHave a Grumpy Face
The Grumpy Face In April 1986, Augusto Pinochet reportedly offered a rather peculiar explanation for his reputation as a dictator. In his own words, he said he had a sour face, and that may be why people regarded him as a dictator. It is difficult to imagine a more disturbing attempt to reduce political responsibility to a matter of personal appearance.
By Sergios Saropoulos2 days ago in History
Were There Muslims on Columbus’s Ships?
Before dawn on August 3, 1492, three ships slipped out of the harbor of Palos and disappeared into the Atlantic. There was the Santa María , the flagship, a broad-bellied nao that carried Columbus himself. There was the Pinta , a swift caravel commanded by Martín Alonso Pinzón of Palos. And there was the smallest of the three, the Niña . About ninety men sailed aboard them.
By Akram Mohammed6 days ago in History
A Mosaic Among the Ruins of Conflict and War
In October 2022, Syria unveiled a remarkable Roman-era mosaic measuring approximately 1,300 square feet (120 square metres), considered by Syrian archaeologists to be one of the country's most significant archaeological discoveries since the outbreak of civil war in 2011. Found in the town of Rastan, near Homs, the mosaic offers a rare glimpse into the region's extraordinary cultural heritage, much of which has suffered throughout the years of conflict.
By Sergios Saropoulos10 days ago in History
Sauk City’s Buried Past:
Sauk City’s Buried Past: What’s Hiding Beneath Our Streets? Miss Lil’s Tea Table | Wisconsin History, Archaeology & a Little Local Curiosity
By Lilithea Adasia14 days ago in History
I Visited a Planet Where Gold Is Cheap Enough for Roofing. The Rich Build With Iron.
One When the ship landed, the view outside the porthole was a sheet of gold. The whole city looked as if it had been doused in molten gold. The roofs were gold, the outer walls gave off a golden sheen, and even the drainage channels along the street edges were bright enough to sting the eyes. Someone in my group leaned against the window and said the place must have gold so cheap that people dared to build roofs like that.
By Jin14 days ago in History
Unbroken by Chains
THE UNCHAINED A People's War for Freedom From the Zanj Rebellion to Juneteenth We were never born to belong to anyone. ---
By Derrick Anthony Strong15 days ago in History
400 Years of Capital Punishment in America:
400 Years of Capital Punishment in America: Justice, Revenge, and the Price of a Life From colonial hangings and public spectacles to lethal injections, nitrogen gas, and firing squads, the American death penalty has spent four centuries evolving without ever escaping its most uncomfortable question: Can a government trusted to deliver justice also be trusted with the power to decide who deserves to die?
By Lilithea Adasia18 days ago in History
The Secret Feng Shui War Behind Macau's Casinos
The Grand Lisboa isn't shaped like an onion by accident. If you visit Macau and walk its streets at night, you'll see glittering casino complexes in every direction. Most tourists duck into at least one. But if you know any locals, they'll tell you something the tourist brochures won't: Macau residents generally avoid the casinos. And if you ask why, the conversation doesn't turn to odds or addiction. It turns to feng shui.
By Lucy Guo25 days ago in History
Time's ticking in hunt for the illusive Nazi gold train
War, huh, yeah, what is it good for? Absolutely nothin... words written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969 that, although first recorded as an album track by The Temptations, went on to become a number one hit for Edwin Starr.
By Steve Harrisonabout a month ago in History
The Return of a Myth
Some articles just have no purpose for an introduction. However to serve the purpose of understanding how this specific article arrived, I will introduce this as the conclusion of an afternoon spent in good company and a nice cup of joe. Enjoy.
By Corey W Harlandabout a month ago in History
When the military sealed off secrets of 'Tsarichina Hole'
The story of Golyamo Gradishte and the Cave of Bastet in the first part of this investigation finished on ancient Egyptian mythology about a foxy feline goddess and the possible whereabouts of her tomb in Bulgaria’s Strandzha Mountains but the second part moves on to far stranger territory a decade later and an even bigger mystery in a vast tunnel complex to the north under the country’s Balkan range, where a two-year excavation came to a rather abrupt end in November 1992 having found nothing... but at the cost of an arm and a leg.
By Steve Harrison2 months ago in History
Alternative Reconstruction and Assumption Sensitivity (The Global Catastrophe Prediction Framework - Part 2). AI-Generated.
The Global Catastrophe Prediction Framework distinguishes presently observed evidence from the historical conditions, mechanisms, and rate histories used to transform that evidence into a reconstruction of the past.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in History