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Founding Fathers and Confucius: An unlikely American history
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (90+ words) news. cgtn. com Founding Fathers and Confucius: An unlikely American history US President Donald Trump's historic visit to China is a good time to recall the mark Confucius left on America. Benjamin Franklin, one of America's Founding Fathers and a…...
Report: Central Valley sees population growth; Stanislaus, Merced counties record losses
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1673+ words) The Central Valley saw the most population growth throughout the state in 2025, despite Stanislaus and Merced counties recording losses, according to a snapshot of statewide population estimates for cities and counties as of Jan. 1, 2026 that was released this month by…...
Migration, mobility, and a Mesolithic refuge | The Past
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (412+ words) The Goths migrated over vast distances in the late Roman period, plundering the towns and farmsteads of the declining Empire. A study of human remains from two cemeteries in Bulgaria, all buried with distinctively "Gothic" jewellery, brooches, and belt buckles,…...
Why French law on returning looted artefacts is of "great importance" to China
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (470+ words) A French law easing the restitution of artworks looted during the colonial era between 1815 and 1972 was published in the Official Journal last weekend, following its final approval by MPs. "China attaches great importance to the bill recently adopted by the…...
Presidential history: From George III to Charles III " presidents and the Crown
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (555+ words) While King Charles's recently concluded state visit to the United States marked his first trip here as monarch, he is no stranger to America. Over the past five decades, he traveled here 19 times as Prince of Wales. Since 1970, Charles has…...
Why The Cold War Still Matters With John Lewis Gaddis (Ib4 GBtfl Ki)
2+ day, 18+ min ago (155+ words) Tag: #Geena Davis, #eiza gonz'lez, #westminster council, #emergency alert today Recorded on September 8, 2025. 0: 00 - Meet the Dean of Cold War Historians 5: 44 - Dilemma of Grand Strategy 8: 30 - The Great Debate: Who Started the Cold War? 12: 00 - mathieu olivier Did the Atomic Bomb Prevent World…...
Who was Thucydides, the ancient Greek general referenced by Carney and Xi?
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (737+ words) Thucydides was a Greek general and historian known for penning the "History of the Peloponnesian War," an account of the conflict between Sparta and Athens " the two dominant powers of Ancient Greece " that lasted from 431 to 404 BCE. As a general…...
Idaho is booming. Over half of Idaho's cities increased in population in 2025
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (221+ words) IDAHO, USA " Idaho is the place to be " at least according to data from the Idaho Department of Labor." The statewide population increased by 1. 4% in 2025 with 110 of Idaho's 198 cities reporting growth." RELATED: COMPASS reports 150 K increase in Ada, Canyon county…...
More than half of Idaho's cities gain population in 2025
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (260+ words) Idaho's statewide population increased 1. 4% in 2025, led by gains of 1. 8% in incorporated places (established cities) and 0. 5% growth outside of these areas. Of Idaho's 198 cities, 110 (56%) reported population growth " the remaining 88 cities (44%) either remained constant or declined compared with 2024. From 2020-2025, nearly 91% (180 of 198) of…...
Sulla's Sack of Ancient Athens and the Bloody End of Greek Sovereignty
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (515+ words) Athens had survived invasions, political upheaval, and centuries of war, but in the spring of 86 BC, it faced something far more terrifying at its gates'the full force of Rome. The city that gave birth to democracy was about to suffer…...