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Spain's Failed Quest to Rule the World Ends in Asia
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (721+ words) The Spanish Empire's plan to invade Ming China would have recruited Japanese Christians and Filipino levies, but their power faltered at a crucial moment. By the late 16th Century, the Spanish Empire stretched from the Mediterranean to the Canaries, across the…...
The World's 10 Most Significant Ancient Sites to See in Your Lifetime
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (864+ words) From pyramids and temples to lost jungle cities, these ten ancient monuments remain among the greatest achievements of early civilizations. As civilizations built cities and developed writing systems, they also created monumental structures designed to endure. From sacred temples and…...
How the Clotilda Survivors Founded Africatown in Alabama
1+ day, 27+ min ago (321+ words) The Clotilda was the last known slave ship to bring Africans to the United States, leading to the creation of Africatown and a legacy of resilience. In 1860, a full 52 years after the United States banned the transatlantic slave trade, one…...
The Real Reason US States Are Ditching Their Old Flags
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (641+ words) Discover why US states like Utah and Minnesota are redesigning their historic flags, moving away from outdated seals and controversial history. In vexillology, the phrase "seal on a bedsheet" describes a flag that contains a state or nation's seal set…...
Is It Possible That the Oldest Stone Tools on Earth Were Not Made by Humans?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1750+ words) Address: 102-7575 Trans-Canada Highway Montreal, QC H4 T 1 V6 Canada A chance discovery at Lomekewi in Kenya pushed the origins of stone tool making back to 3. 3 million years ago. Who made these ancient stone tools? It is July 2011, near the western shore of…...
Rethinking the Samurai with British Museum Experts
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (413+ words) Address: 102-7575 Trans-Canada Highway Montreal, QC H4 T 1 V6 Canada An interview with Rosina Buckland and Oleg Benesch, co-authors of "Samurai,' published alongside the British Museum's major exhibition. When you picture samurai, you probably picture a warrior with a kabuto helmet and a…...
Reina Sof'a's Director Explains How the Museum Highlights "Forgotten" Artists
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (810+ words) A talk with Reina Sof'a's director Manuel Segade, as the Museo seeks to recontextualize Spain's recent history through the inclusion of previously "forgotten" and underrepresented artists. Since its inception, the Museo Reina Sof'a in Madrid has stood as a bastion…...
Why Special Interest Groups Were Crucial to the Fall of European Colonialism
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (735+ words) Address: 102-7575 Trans-Canada Highway Montreal, QC H4 T 1 V6 Canada How have various Special Interest Groups (SIGs) initiated, galvanized, and shaped the decolonization process around the globe? In some countries, independence was achieved peacefully through negotiations, treaties, demonstrations, mass strikes, and boycotts. Ghana,…...
Why the Monroe Doctrine Was Enforced by the Royal Navy
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (866+ words) The Monroe Doctrine, initiated in 1823, represents the United States" foreign policy course to reduce European influence in the Western hemisphere. The origins of the Monroe Doctrine can be found as early as 1783, when the United States declared the policy of…...
Why Derry Has Been at the Heart of Northern Irish History Since the 17th Century
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (502+ words) With its steep hills and wide city walls, Derry/Londonderry has been at the center of Irish and Northern Irish history since the 17th century. Historically, the city walls, now lined with more than 20 cannons and fully accessible on foot, have…...