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Roundtable: Evolutionary History : Jacob Darwin Hamblin

One of the consequences of the educational system in the United States and Europe (perhaps elsewhere too) is that, at an early age, children make decisions about whether they are good at math and science or good at the humanities. They choose a side. Commentators have harped upon the great divide for many years, from today’s debates about the importance of the STEM fields, on back to the post-Sputnik “two cultures” conversation launched by C. P. Snow, and earlier in time to Charles Babbage’s … »

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Institute Rationale

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The Churchill Centre was created to keep the memory of Winston Churchill alive. This site covers his life, including when he was Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War Two.

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History Carnival, May 2012 | Not Even Past

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Watch your favourite CBC Shows, News and Sports. The National, Hockey Night in Canada, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, Michael Tuesdays and Thursdays, Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Being Erica, Camelot, Battle of the Blades, Dragon’s Den, Cover Me Canada, InSecurity

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Research on Social Media, Music and Evaluation: Call for Working Group Members

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Call for Working Group Members: Evaluating Creative Production in Digital Environments Social media have dramatically popularized practices of evaluation, especially of cultural products and expressions. We are able to rate and “like” pretty much any shared content on social networking sites, from music to blogs, videos to news reports. Artists are developing reputations and careers now through a complex blend of online social reputation and distribution platforms and more longstanding forms … »

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Reviving Arctic oil rush, Ottawa to auction rights in massive area – The Globe and Mail

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Redford fumbles the oil sands file – The Globe and Mail

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A misleading report endorsed by Alberta’s Premier will do nothing to enhance the export prospects of the province’s key resource

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Railroads and the Making of Modern America

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This site explores the history of railroads, telegraphs, and technologies in the nineteenth century, especially the era of the Civil War. It focuses on key episodes in American history: slavery, territorial expansion, the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad, the Indian Wars, immigration, the great railway strike, the Pullman strike, William Jennings Bryan, and how Americans adapted to modern technologies.

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Russian History Blog | An experiment in digital Russian history

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6 Cool Interactive Sites To Learn More About American History

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I hate to come across as a bit ethnocentric here, but I’ve always loved American history. I love world history too, and of course the stories from the past for other countries are never-ending – probably because there is just so much more history for any other country. America was called the new world for a reason. However short it is, it’s history has been both amazing, terrible, exciting and uplifting all at the same time.

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Tony Franks-Buckley: About Me and my First Book – Mother Recaps and the Pirates of the Mersey

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Office of the Historian – Historical Documents – Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976

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Notice Board « GraecoMuse

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Keep an eye on this page for contributions to other sites, upcoming posts, conference and publication work, lectures and university news. Ancient History Encyclopedia New Peer-Reviewed Entries by G…

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Alan Bates’s Photo | Lockerz

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Lockerz: A Social Life That Pays. Earn points (PTZ) just for sharing images and videos! Use PTZ to get the best prices on top fashion and electronics brands.

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M and J in a Nutshell: FREE ART RESOURCES – Piet Mondrian

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JP was first introduced to the artist Piet Mondrian by his fourth grade teacher – this was shortly before we began homeschooling. JP loved Mondrian’s straight lines and bold colors instantly! He did Mondrianesque drawing after drawing for weeks! A few years have gone by, and after seeing a few Mondrian posts in the homeschooler bloggersphere, I decide we would revisit our old artist friend. After exploring some of the videos and links below, we did two projects based on Mondrian’s art. I j… »

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Caillebotte’s Hands « Emanata (Dr Ben Harvey)

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I have two Caillebotte related stories to share. 1. Hands Caillebotte: Details from The Floorscrapers, 1876 The first comes courtesy of one of my students, Charlotte Smith, who made an impressive visual research project for my class Visual Culture in France (1850-1900). Over the years, I’ve noticed that students have had success when they work in three dimensions, but draw from two-dimensional source material (or vice versa). This is exactly how Charlotte approached the project, as her artist… »

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On my blog… / Michelangelo…Studying the Great Artist #kids #art #arthistory #michelangelo #greatartists #paint #kidsgetarty

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Twitter / Liadan O’Meara: Packin’ #donatello #arthis …

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Only two and a half hours left to study! That’s not enough time!!! :( #arthistory #finals #college #wah

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Guess which one, I’ve begun to sketch. #Picasso #arthistory #arthistorynerd #modernart #thebedstuydandy

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Canada’s butterfly migration is largest on record – Canada – CBC News

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Butterflies have migrated across Eastern Canada this spring in unprecedented numbers, reflecting the warm winter throughout North America and raising alarm bells about what it might mean for other species.

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Film Screening + Discussion: Gasland – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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The Rachel Carson Center is a joint initiative of LMU Munich and the Deutsches Museum. Generously supported by the German Ministry for Research and Education, its goal is to further research and discussion in the field of international environmental studies and to strengthen the role of the humanities in the current political and scientific debates about the environment.

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Silent Spring – Exhibition Overview | Environment and Society Portal

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Environmental groups decry slow pace of boreal forest protection – The Globe and Mail

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Three signers of accord say not enough milestones have been met while others hail ‘significant progress’

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Digital History Hoarder | Stillwater Historians

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http://www.perspirationjournal.com /wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Thoreau _Simplify-223×300.jpg There is an interesting piece on ProfHacker this week called “Simplify, Simplify!” Ryan Cordell asks if we really need all that stuff around us. As he prepares for a cross country move Cordell is philosophical about what’s worth bringing and what goes in the garage sale pile. He mentions Thoreau who had three nice pieces of limestone on his desk and then realized that they needed to be dusted daily. … »

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Who Eucalyptized Southern California? | LA as Subject | SoCal Focus | KCET

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Although the orange and the palm loom large in Southern California’s iconography, another imported tree — the eucalyptus — has been almost as prominent a feature of the region’s landscape. Eucalypti grace parks and gardens and shade sidewalks and roadways. In many suburbs, long rows of the tree, planted long ago as windbreaks, betray the land’s past use for citriculture. But prior to the 1850s, not a single eucalyptus grew in California, which raises the question: how did this tree, an invader »

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Deltas and Human History – Porous Places

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Porous Places – A blog about watery landscapes A few posts back, I flagged an 1856 map showing major mountains and rivers of the world arranged by size. One of the reasons I like that map is that it lays out dozens of river mouths side-by-side. As you scan the lineup, you’re reminded just how many major centers of human history have in fact been located in the watery landscapes of river mouths, whether delta or estuary. But what exactly is the story behind human occupation of deltas? How far ba… »

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Silent Spring – Exhibition Overview | Environment and Society Portal

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Fredericton working to bring back elm trees – New Brunswick – CBC News

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Fredericton, once known as the City of Stately Elms before Dutch elm disease devastated North American trees, is working on bringing back those shady streets.

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Place and Placelessness CFP Open | NiCHE – Network in Canadian History & Environment

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Pushing carbon tax cost research agency its funding, Tories confirm – The Globe and Mail

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‘Why should taxpayers have to pay for more than 10 reports promoting … something that the people of Canada have repeatedly rejected?’

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Call for Proposals: Environment & Society Portal Exhibitions – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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The Rachel Carson Center is a joint initiative of LMU Munich and the Deutsches Museum. Generously supported by the German Ministry for Research and Education, its goal is to further research and discussion in the field of international environmental studies and to strengthen the role of the humanities in the current political and scientific debates about the environment.

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Scientists stage mock funeral outside parliament in funding protest | Science | guardian.co.uk

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Science for the Future claims funding policies risk plunging British science and industry ‘back into the Dark Ages’ More than 100 scientists took part in a mock Victorian funeral procession in Westminster on Tuesday morning to protest against a science funding policy they claim "puts the future of British science in mortal danger". The scientists staged a rally outside parliament before delivering a petition in a coffin to Downing Street. Around 25 scientists also met their MPs to ask them to s… »

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Environment panel’s end blamed on support for carbon tax – Politics – CBC News

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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird appeared to confirm in question period what the rumour mill suspected: the Harper government shut down the NRTEE environmental advisory group because it didn’t like the advice it was getting on climate change.

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California’s Deadlocked Delta: Can We Bring Back What We’ve Lost? | KQED QUEST

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A map of the Delta created by the US Geological Survey in the 1910s. As detective stories go, this sunny, spring day in the Delta isn’t a typical backdrop. In the distance, tractors move slowly through dry fields of row crops. "Once he got lost, they were wandering all over," says Alison Whipple of the San Francisco Estuary Institute, a non-profit research group based in Richmond. Her colleague, Robin Grossinger, agrees. "They were all over this place." The two are trying to piece together the … »

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St. Petersburg Summer School – New Deadline! « European Society for Environmental History

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The deadline for applications to the ESEH 2012 Summer School in St. Petersburg has been postponed to 31 May 2012!

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Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On podcast: "Animal Songs" | Environment and Society Portal

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California’s Deadlocked Delta: Interactive Map | Ant, Spider, Bee

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The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is at the heart of California’s water supply. This inland delta, where two major rivers converge and mingle with San Francisco Bay tides, has been re-engineered and re-plumbed over the last 160 years to meet the needs of a growing state. Little is known about the Delta as it once was. Now, as efforts get underway to save the Delta’s failing ecosystem, researchers at the San Francisco Estuary Institute are reconstructing this complex landscape using thousands of … »

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McGill’s Conclusions on its Ties to the Asbestos Industry: A Historian’s Response

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Image by Radha-Prema Pelletier By Jessica Van Horssen So the winter semester is over, and for those of us at Quebec universities, what a semester it’s been! Specifically, McGill University has had its share of drama this year, with strikes, occupations, computer hacking, and demonstrations against the Quebec government’s plans for tuition hikes. With all of these things going on, it’s no wonder one of McGill’s dirty little secrets has been quietly pushed aside. Attached is the talk I gave at Mc… »

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California’s Deadlocked Delta: Interactive Map | KQED QUEST

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What did the Delta look like 200 years ago? See an interactive map of the historical habitat and present day landscape, as well as the old photos, maps and journals used by historical ecologists to answer that question.

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BBC News – Rio+20 summit leaders ‘must improve nature protection’

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Environmentalists say leaders at June’s Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% fall in wildlife since 1970.

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Workshops at Harvard (Cambridge, MA)

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Anatomical tables displaying 17th century human remains go on show – News – Hampstead and Highgate Express

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A rare set of tables that display preserved human remains from the 17th century are on full public display for the first time in their history.

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The third Home Rule crisis: centenary perspectives Friday, 25th May, National Library of Ireland. « The Cedar Lounge Revolution

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Thanks to BH for bringing notice of the following. For any of us interested in the decade of commemoration this is well worth a look in. On a slight tangent I’ve said it before, but I can’t help but feel that any efforts aimed at reshaping the history as regards reifying Home Rule are doomed to failure given the nature of that enterprise when examined closely. But that is no doubt a discussion for another day. The third Home Rule crisis: centenary perspectives Friday, 25th May (9.30am – 5.45pm)… »

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Lesson 2: The Battle Over Reconstruction: The Politics of Reconstruction | EDSITEment

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These were the serious matters before the government of the United States upon the close of the Civil War. Resolving them would be complicated by every imaginable contingency.

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Dam busters or bouncing bomb

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Shooting MGM lion logo in 1924…

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Patrick Pearse (Irish Pádraic) -a summary | History in an Hour

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Navigating Atlantic Canada by Second Nature | Stillwater Historians

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I’m here in St. John, New Brunswick where the ACS conference packed up and left town a few days back, and I’m beginning to feel a bit like the guy left behind by the wagon train. I’ve stayed behind to do a bit of research after a most compelling visit last Friday with Randy Miller at the New Brunswick Museum archives–which is deserving of a whole blog post unto itself! Since the conference cleared out my debit card has stopped working and I came down with a cold. Has anybody else noticed that »

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Encyclopedia Virginia: Jackson, Thomas J. Stonewall (1824–1863)

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Encyclopedia Virginia provides searchable articles on the history of Virginia. Articles can be searched by time and place on maps and in timelines.

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TeachShare: using Google Apps in History | Vital

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Ebook – DIFP – Documents on IRISH FOREIGN POLICY – Publications / Reviews

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The DIFP is a project of the Royal Irish Academy in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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Who was the 20th century’s most evil dictator? | History in an Hour

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Adolf Hitler is considered the 20th century’s most evil man according to a Facebook poll run last month by History in An Hour. Asking, “Who, in your opinion, was the 20th century’s most evil dictator?”, the April 2012 poll attracted … Continue reading →

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Twitter / History Matters: How useful is this Br 1948 …

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How useful is this Br 1948 cartoon in explaining why Truman launched the Berlin airlift? #historyteacher #GCSEhistory http://t.co/29gWHpuB

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We Didn’t Start the Fire Lyrics – Tagxedo image – Jivespin’s Space

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My Year 11 class love Billy Joel’s song We Didn’t Start the FIre. As a goodbye token, I have created a tagxedo image of the song in the form of Joel’s face and will print them on postcards to wish them well. Hope you find this useful. Permalink | Leave a comment »

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Today in History: Meriwether Lewis (& William Clark) | Primary Source Nexus

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Does the US meet traditional definitions of an empire? : AskHistorians

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NOT POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. I notice how many of the historians here refer to their specialties as based on the study of an empire. There is much discussion here about the merits and costs of imperialism at various times, and on the cultural ramifications of a given empire. Ignoring the use of the term as an attack on modern corporatism and American diplomacy, does the US today meet whatever criteria are generally accepted for branding a cultural / political center as an empire? submitted by dud… »

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6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America | Cracked.com

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It turns out our teachers, Hollywood and whoever we got our Thanksgiving mythology from (Big Turkey?) all made America’s origin story far more boring than it actually was for some very disturbing reasons.

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Twitter / georgilongee: Uhmm…. #arthistory @JJon …

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Uhmm…. #arthistory @JJones2842 @NicPerez21 @lukecox2 @eunpit_rose #twiterlessbarke http://t.co/nCphnykQ

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Films On Demand – View Playlist

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Films On Demand is the leading provider of educational videos, DVDs, VHS, posters, and CD-ROMs from Bill Moyers, ABC News, BBC, HBO, Wide Angle, and other award-winning producers.

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We Will Not Be Silenced | The Mark

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Canada would be a different place without our 80,000 registered charities dedicated to everything from health to economic policy to the environment. We’d be much poorer without the two million employees and millions of volunteers who devote their time to causes that strengthen our nation. Recent efforts by the federal government and its backers in media and industry front groups like Ethical Oil to demonize and silence legitimate organizations ignore the important role charities play in Canada…. »

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Extraordinary gem which was worn by Marie de Medici to be sold tomorrow ‘for £2.5m’ | Mail Online

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The 35-carat ‘Beau Sancy’ diamond forms part of a magnificent gems collection owned by queens, film stars and billionaires alike that is being sold off.

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Did Hitler and Eva Braun flee Berlin and die (divorced) of old age in Argentina? (answer = no) #historyteacher (RT @russeltarr)

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The Cold War (Part 4) The Berlin Blockade « Engage > History

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Here is a good presentation of the Berlin Blockade. Use this with your senior classes.

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Epic time-lapse map of Europe

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Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence | Video on TED.com

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TED Talks In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive groves. Did you hear about it? Didn’t think so. Brazilian filmmaker Julia Bacha asks why we only pay attention to violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict — and not to the nonviolent leaders who may one day bring peace.

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The American Experience | George Wallace: Settin’ the Woods on Fire

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George Wallace – the staunch segregationist who divided a nation and launched a conservative movement.

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Hodder Education – Hodder History nest blog

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PBS History Channel: Full Length Documentaries on YouTube #historyteacher (RT @russeltarr)

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AP Human Geography | AP* Practice Exams

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Looking for an AP Human Geography Practice Test or Exam? Our directory lists the best free tests available along with AP Human Geography Vocab, notes, and frq.

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564 – A Ghostly Billiard Game | Strange Maps | Big Think

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Asian-Pacific Heritage Month | EDSITEment

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Origins of Asian Pacific Heritage MonthAmerica’s "First Ambassador" to JapanLaura JerneganJapan’s Ukiyo-eChina’s Great WallAngkor WatBuddha and Jataka TalesEast Meets WestActivity: Voyage with ManjiroFeatured LessonsFeatured WebsitesAbout the ImageWe cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow

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Overview | THE DUST BOWL

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THE DUST BOWL chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, in which the frenzied wheat boom of the ‘Great Plow-Up,’ followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews with twenty-six survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. It is also a morality tale about…

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History Explored | ShortForm

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Hodder Education – Hodder Education History Nest

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The Urinating Stalin | History in an Hour

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Over the weekend, Ukrainian nationalists from the Bratstvo (Brotherhood) party erected statues of Stalin in the cities of Kiev and Lvov – within hours they had been removed. The reason being – the 1.5 metre-high wooden statues painted gold depicted the former … Continue reading →

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Poets And Rhymers’s Photo | Lockerz

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Lockerz: A Social Life That Pays. Earn points (PTZ) just for sharing images and videos! Use PTZ to get the best prices on top fashion and electronics brands.

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The Fabulous Birthday Blog: May 14—Happy Birthday Mr. Thomas Gainsborough.

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Twitter / Lily Hannigan: It’s ridik #ArtHistory #al …

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How I Became an Answer on “Jeopardy!”

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Free online History of Medicine podcasts from pulse-project.org « Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine Library

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We have just added the website Pulse-Project.org to our HSMT Oxford Delicious page. The Pulse Project offers dozens of podcasts and video lectures on the sciences and medical humanities. The lectures have been drawn from international conferences on The Disease Within: Confinement in Europe, 1400-1800 (Oxford Brookes), Health and Society: Private and Public Medical Traditions in Greece and the Balkans (1453-1920) (Athens), The History of Medicine Museum in Past and Present (Budapest), Eugenic… »

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Rosy Greenlees: A Potted History of Importance

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In 1774, the first Josiah Wedgwood wrote: ‘I have often wish’d I had saved a single specimen of all the new articles I have made, and would now give 20 times the original value for such a collection. For 10 years past I have omitted doing this, because I did not begin it ten years sooner. I am now, from thinking, and talking a little more upon this subject… resolv’d to make a beginning.’