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'The wound hasn't healed': Activists recount 1898 Wilmington coup that terrorized Black residents

abcnews.go.com

Submitted by janjinx t3_116b0di on February 19, 2023 at 2:03 PM

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Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation | Archaeology

theguardian.com

Submitted by JesseBricks t3_114v14i on February 17, 2023 at 7:17 PM

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Why didn't Japan excise Chinese characters from the Japanese language, when Japan hated China so much?

Submitted by 3cana t3_10sfeek on February 3, 2023 at 8:34 AM

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Treaty of Versailles being ‘too harsh’

Submitted by -Mothman_ t3_11ch57q on February 26, 2023 at 1:27 PM

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‘Mermaid mummy’ at Enjuin temple, Japan — a mythical creature supposedly caught in a fishing net circa 1741 — consists of paper, cloth, cotton, animal hair, fish bones, scales and other components

asahi.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_11cbnze on February 26, 2023 at 10:09 AM

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_115esr4 on February 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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Deadly waves: Researchers document the evolution of plague over hundreds of years in medieval Denmark.

phys.org

Submitted by Rifletree t3_11c59a3 on February 26, 2023 at 4:26 AM

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Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean

whoi.edu

Submitted by marketrent t3_116sneb on February 20, 2023 at 12:21 AM

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Inside Abraham Lincoln's Wrestling Career Before He Was President

allthatsinteresting.com

Submitted by Professional_Bite725 t3_115x0by on February 19, 2023 at 12:45 AM

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When a builder found a dirty old boot under Hobart barracks, little did he know he'd stumbled upon rare treasure - Major find for early colonial history in Australia.

abc.net.au

Submitted by ArtOak t3_11agq95 on February 24, 2023 at 3:00 AM

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Flotsam found off New York may be from famous SS Savannah

apnews.com

Submitted by egg_static5 t3_11b37yt on February 24, 2023 at 9:52 PM

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Researchers explore 300-year-old time capsule from pirate ship sunk off Cape Cod

cbsnews.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_119hwan on February 22, 2023 at 11:40 PM

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I'm the head of video at France’s leading newspaper Le Monde. Our team recreated Charles De Gaulle's lost 1940 recording for France to resist the Nazis using historical sources and artificial intelligence. AMA about our investigation.

Submitted by LeMonde_en t3_10smd1s on February 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM

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Touch wood: luck, protection, power or pleasure? A wooden phallus from Vindolanda Roman fort

doi.org

Submitted by akskigirl t3_1172w0v on February 20, 2023 at 9:57 AM

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Why did Neo-Nazi organisations emerge in Eastern Europe?

Submitted by xanderbollocks t3_119x3r9 on February 23, 2023 at 12:59 PM

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The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by nemo_to_zero t3_119cuvw on February 22, 2023 at 9:00 PM

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Historic ‘Blue Plaque’ for MLK unveiled: first in U.S. by British Trust known for recognizing Black history

inquirer.com

Submitted by RabbleLowder t3_1176wep on February 20, 2023 at 1:39 PM

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10zn2xl on February 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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New study examines Leonardo da Vinci's experiments on gravity

jpost.com

Submitted by Rear-gunner t3_112tz0i on February 15, 2023 at 9:21 AM

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Did both parties adhere to classical liberalism in the early 1900s? What were the ideological differences between the parties in general and with respect to Progressivism?

Submitted by Convenience21 t3_1139481 on February 15, 2023 at 9:31 PM

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How different were the Italians and the Romans in the social war?

Submitted by hhhhhab t3_112yqrt on February 15, 2023 at 2:04 PM

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Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_112we2j on February 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM

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Best condensed history works?

Submitted by SintagmaNominalMan t3_10w7jkc on February 7, 2023 at 5:26 PM

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Stunning silver wedding dress recovered from 17th century shipwreck

cnn.com

Submitted by BarKnight t3_1152ebl on February 18, 2023 at 12:38 AM

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10tfv04 on February 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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