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- Did an Irish Monk 'Discover' America? https://www.history.com/.amp/news/did-an-irish-monk-discover-america 50 comments
- The impact of the price revolution on land rent in Western Europe in the 16th century http://www.history.com 4 comments economics
- 82 years ago, Germany invaded Norway and Denmark. https://www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-norway-and-denmark 23 comments europe
- Rape of Nanjing or the Nanjing Massacre https://www.history.com/topics/japan/nanjing-massacre 620 comments history
- $WIFE 5/18 $69p https://www.history.com/news/england-divorce-18th-century-wife-auction 8 comments wallstreetbets
- A quanto pare noi Italiani non siamo bianchi. https://www.history.com/news/why-hate-groups-went-after-johnny-cash-in-the-1960s 113 comments italy
- A polish midwife, Stanislawa Leszczyńska, delivered over 3,000 babies in Auschwitz despite many of them being later killed. https://www.history.com/news/auschwitz-midwife-stanislawa-leszczynska-saint 58 comments history
- For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends – The experiment of a 'continuous week' was shift work, on a colossal scale. And it failed. https://www.history.com/news/soviet-union-stalin-weekend-labor-policy 37 comments europe
- It's estimated that 40 percent of slave owners may have been white women. https://www.history.com/.amp/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property 3 comments history
- On this day in 1983, Rolf Stommelen (63 f1 entries) died at Riverside international Speedway https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-endurance-driver-killed-in-crash 5 comments formula1
- Newly Discovered Egyptian Construction Ramps Raise More Questions Than Answers. https://www.history.com/news/ancient-egypt-pyramid-ramp-discovery 5 comments history
- 9 Ways Stone Age Human Ancestors Were Like Us https://www.history.com/news/stone-age-people-inventions-habits 3 comments history
- This Day in History: August 26, 1939: First televised Major League baseball game https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-televised-major-league-baseball-game 5 comments baseball
- Turns Out Some Roman Burials Were Weird. - Ancient Grave Reveals Men's Legs Were Chopped Off at the Knee. https://www.history.com/news/roman-grave-men-legs-chopped-off 4 comments history
- 30 Years Ago Today, Lemieux Ended Gretzky's Scoring Title Streak https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lemieux-wins-nhl-scoring-title-stops-gretzky-streak 6 comments hockey
- Researchers Say King Tut’s Dagger Was Made From a Meteorite https://www.history.com/news/researchers-say-king-tuts-dagger-was-made-from-a-meteorite 12 comments aliens
- Science AMA Series: I'm Thomas Hartung, a Professor at Johns Hopkins. I make mini-brains in order to study chemical toxicity & developed a computer model that maps similarities between chemicals to predict toxicity. All of this aims at shifting the field of toxicology away from animal testing. AMA! http://www.history.com/shows/history-now/videos/dr-thomas-hartung-is-growing-human-mini-brains?playlist_slug=history-now-most-recent 80 comments science
- On Christmas in 1914, Allied and German soldiers laid down their weapons and celebrated together with carols, gifts, and even a friendly game of soccer. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914 8 comments history
- Mummies were used for "Unwrapping Parties." Royalty would acquire mummies and placed them as a center piece for a dinner party. After they ate, the mummies would be unwrapped as party entertainment. Guests where given a piece as a party gift. I learned this from "Mummies of the World" exhibit. http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt/videos/mummies-mummy-unwrapping-parties 26 comments history
- Hiker Discovers 1,200-Year-Old Viking Sword in Norway http://www.history.com/news/hiker-discovers-1200-year-old-viking-sword-in-norway 9 comments history
- On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-gettysburg-begins?et_cid=77053817&et_rid=1138591952&linkid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Fthis-day-in-history%2Fthe-battle-of-gettysburg-begins 395 comments history
- On this day in 1936, the Baseball HOF elects their first members: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson, and Walter Johnson. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-baseball-hall-of-fame-elects-first-members 33 comments baseball
- Amelia Earhart Plane Fragment Identified. http://www.history.com/news/researchers-identify-fragment-of-amelia-earharts-plane/?cmpid=social_facebook_hith_10292014_1 348 comments history
- Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and best-selling author, was born today in 1928 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elie-wiesel-holocaust-survivor-and-best-selling-author-is-born 240 comments books
- 8 Things You May Not Know About the Guillotine http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-guillotine 174 comments history
- 9 Things You May Not Know About the Declaration of Independence http://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence 7 comments history
- Rome may be older than its official age (2,767 years): a team of archeologists recently discovered the remains of a stone wall they believe to have been built more than a century before Rome’s founding date http://www.history.com/news/forum-excavations-reveal-romes-advanced-age 4 comments history
- 10 Things You May Not Know About Andrew Jackson http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-andrew-jackson 3 comments history
- 48 years ago today, Marvin Miller elected President of the MLBPA http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/miller-elected-executive-director-of-mlb-players-association 11 comments baseball
- Is anyone else watching this "48 Hours To Live Lee Harvey Oswald?" I think it's fantastically done. http://www.history.com/shows/jfk-specials/episodes 6 comments history
- This Day in History - Pudge Heffelfinger becomes first pro football player http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pudge-heffelfinger-becomes-first-pro-football-player 7 comments nfl
- The Demise of Military Cavalry http://www.history.com/news/the-last-major-cavalry-charge-70-years-ago?cmpid=social_facebook_hith_08232012_1 5 comments history
- On this day in 1953, Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce that they have determined the double-helix structure of DNA. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history 16 comments science
- 17th-Century Londoners Died of Fright, Itch and Grief http://www.history.com/news/2011/12/05/17th-century-londoners-died-of-fright-itch-and-grief/ 13 comments history
- Gettysburg on the History Channel. Thoughts after viewing? http://www.history.com/shows/gettysburg 19 comments history
- Hey guys, looking for advice on some space books. http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe 8 comments space
- Oh god no... http://www.history.com/shows/only-in-america-with-larry-the-cable-guy 89 comments history
- History Channel's Lineup.... http://www.history.com/shows 4 comments reddit.com
- You've gone too far, History Channel http://www.history.com/shows/only-in-america-with-larry-the-cable-guy 12 comments reddit.com
- Lawrence of Arabia Captured Damascus Today...Many Years Ago http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lawrence-of-arabia-captures-damascus 16 comments history
- This Day in History 1981: Iran Hostage Crisis ends. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=videoarticle&id=4692 10 comments history