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Acropolis History

The Acropolis is a monument with a history which goes back a long time, in the antiquity. It is still standing on the hill of the Acropolis ...

Eamonn Fingleton

Eamonn Fingleton, an Irish ex-pat who resides in Tokyo, is one of the most original and insightful economic thinkers of our age. He has cont...

The Real Story of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day is an American holiday. Yet, many people have a miss understanding about the importance of this holiday. They also forgot w...

Recovering Constitutional Jefferson Republicanism

Republicanism. Conservatism.These are not dirty words. They've just been mangled by the liberal media and phony Republicans. But we can rec...

The Mayans

The Mayans (or Mayas) are a group of Native American peoples living in southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize, Guatemala, and ...

Castles of Scotland: II

Come along as we continue our journey throughout Scotland seeking out the history of more of it's beautiful and ancient castles. This journ...

A Brief History of the Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed on a member of the United Stat...

A Short History of the Tomb of the Unknowns

The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named) is a monument dedicate...

Castles of England: II

A continuation of The Castles of England, this site is a journey through the grounds of England to explore the astounding history of these b...

Castles of Scotland

Here begins the journey through the Land of Scotland. We will visit some of the most famous and beautiful Scottish Castles and learn a bit a...

Castles of England: III

Part three of the journey through the English countryside. We will continue exploring the magnificent history of some of England's cherishe...

Castles of England: IV

The final installment in our journey through the land of England, we will wrap up with a look at the history and majesty of still more beaut...

The English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642-51) was a struggle that took place in England between the Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and the Royalis...

Mysterious and Amazing History

This lens is dedicated to the Earth, it's people, and it's mysterious and amazing history.

Groovy 1960s

Mini skirts, peace demonstrations, hippies, the Beatles, Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy, psychedelic drugs, tie dye. Remember the days? ...

The Peterloo Massacre - The struggle for Democracy in C19th Britain

On August 16th 1819, a public meeting was held at St Peter's Fields in Manchester, a traditional venue for public meetings. The meeting wou...

Wild West Action!

You wouldn't expect a group with a name like Atomic Kommie Comics to have a line of kool kollectibles with a Western flavor!
But, we are B...

The First Hot Air Balloon

Three barnyard animals claim the honor of being the first creatures to soar into the skies in a hot air balloon. A sheep, rooster and duck w...

The Dissolution of the Monasteries

By the 16th century many of the monasteries of England and Wales had become rich and powerful institutions. At that time they were all Catho...

Growing Up in Pendleton SC in 1950's and 60's

Pendleton SC Town Council woman Sandra Gantt was asked to speak to the Leadership Pendleton Class of 2009. She was asked to tell how it was ...

Johann Sebastian Bach

You know at least some of Bach's music, even if you don't realize it. You hear it in church, on TV commercials as background music, in the...

Best Books on Japan

T
hese volumes are essential reading for anyone interested in learning about the real Japan; particularly someone who is planning to live a...

Historic DVDs

As a member of a generation (known as Generation Y) often accused of apathy and ignorance, I find that such negative commentary often fuels ...

Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Of the many African-American regiments that served the Union Army during the American Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts regiment may be the ...

CSS Huntsville Civil War Ironclad

Huntsville, launched 7 February at Selma, was completed at Mobile Ala., and commissioned in 1863, Lt. J. Myers, CSN, in command. Although de...

Civil War Medal of Honor Winner William H Carney

It could hardly have been thought in 1840's America that this young slave would one day, only 23 years after his birth, be bearing arms in ...

Obama YES WE CAN is In Full Bloom !

Only The Best ! - Illustrated by TanituIsland, "Obama - YES WE CAN, Love Blossoms" Inspire Evolution & Change. - Created with Passion & At...

Dick Whittington: Truth or Legend?

The legend of Dick Whittington is the archetypal 'country boy comes to the big city and makes good' story. It is well known to most people...

Understanding the Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil W...

The War in Somalia

The war in Somalia continues with little coverage from Western media.

The Ethiopian involvement in this war is backed by the U.S. as part...

Time to Change the Cuban Embargo Laws!

Thank you for taking the time to visit this lens about a political issue very close to my heart. The Cuban Embargo has existed for decades a...

Quotes from the Founding Fathers of the US Declaration of Indepedence and Constitution

James Madison, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine. What did they believ...

Money as Debt: How Banks Loan Money They Don't Have to Create Money We Owe!

What is money? How is it created, where does it come from, what backs the printed paper we spend? This is a huge and incredibly confusing to...

The Scientific Revolution

The Scientific Revolution proposed using the scientific method of reasoning and experiments to explore the world around us.The Scientific Re...

Discover the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. If you haven't read it, you should. If you have, you should read it again....

Carl von Clausewitz

Prussian general and intellectual-turned-theorist Carl von Clausewitz is the most famous theorist of war.  His classic 600-page work, O...

Facts About Big Ben

Big Ben is the name of the largest bell in the clock tower of the British parliament building but is generally used to refer to the tower it...

Lovely, Lonely and Haunted Lighthouses

Lighthouses!  Living in Michigan, I've seen lighthouses  all around the Great Lakes all my life.    The Great Lake...

The Valley Voice, News From the Great Smoky Mountains and beyond!

In this Lens we will present all the most timely and interesting news from the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains. We are a news ou...

Pendleton Memories - A Series

This is a lensography of the Pendleton Memories Series. I hope you will visit each one because they are so different and offer much in learn...

Endgame - The Beginning of the End of Apartheid

In 1985, a few very courageous individuals began top secret talks which led to the end of Apartheid in South Africa. This subtle, understate...

OBAMA Inspires Peace

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Being So Inspired, and with much Attention to Detail, I Designed this Obama GoldStar Peace Illustrati...

Stuck in the '70's

    Were you born in the 50's?  Did you grow up in the 60's and 70's? You probably wore platform shoes and polyester ...

Archaeologists discover Fort Saint Joseph in Niles, MI

Fort Saint Joseph was a fort located on what is now the south side of the present day town of Niles, Michigan. Built by the French in 1691 o...

The Not So Famous

Every family has its black sheep, and if you dig deeply enough its heroes (often forgotten heroes).  This lens is about those who throu...

Great Britain 2009: The State of the Union

2007 marked the three hundredth anniversary of the Act of Union, which saw the amalgamation of the Scottish and English Parliaments and the ...

Henry Morton Stanley - 19th Century Explorer

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, (born January 28th, 1841 - died May 19th, 1904), also known as *Bula Matari (Breaker of Rocks) in Congo, was...

The War in Iraq

The war in Iraq started in 2003. This lens traces the war's history, and discusses the real reasons behind the invasion and occupation of I...

Snoqualmie Valley History

The Snoqualmie Valley is located on the route between Seattle and Snoqualmie Pass.  As a result, it was an important part of the transp...

Al Gore - Superhero

Apparently there was a greater mission in life for Al Gore than becoming President in 2000. Now as Nobel Peace Prize winner, Academy Award w...

Graeme Park, Horsham's Only National Historic Landmark

Graeme Park (pronounced GRAM) is a 42-acre historic park, featuring the Keith House, the only surviving residence of a Colonial Pennsylvania...

Submarine Battle Flags

A combination of "Jolly Roger" and "kill markings", the US Navy's Silent Service, by the end of the war were displaying their "Battle ...

Building Bridges Unit Study

Garner Rix and his family moved from Connecticut to Vermont in 1780 by oxcart. During his captivity he walked to Montreal and back. What was...

Estonia's Singing Revolution

Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to fre...

Martin Luther King

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Ph.D. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968)

Aviation Between the Wars

Spitfire. Tiger Moth. Empire. Maxim Gorky. Vega. Some of the aircraft defining The Golden Age of flying, names that resonate with aviation e...

"Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program" by NPR's "space expert" Pat Duggins

NPR's "space expert" Pat Duggins' new book is entitled "Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program.

The Space Sh...

The Elders - The Global Elders

The idea for the Global elders started in 1999 with a conversation between Peter Gabriel and Richard Branson. Their idea of The Elders was t...

Midwest Flood vs. New Orleans Flood

I received a forwarded email contrasting the current flooding in the Midwest to the flooding in New Orleans. Quite a contrast in how things ...

Presidential Inauguration Covers

Since George Washington's first Inaugural in New York, Americans have collected keepsakes to memorialize the event. Franklin Delano Rooseve...

history of Africa

Information, essays, links, and reviews for anyone interested in African history. I earned two MAs in the subject, speak Zulu and Afrikaans,...

History is a Story: Teaching History the Interesting Way

Welcome to Chapter 4 of Noori's Library: History is a Story, dedicated to sharing the best historical fiction and non-fiction for kids from...

Horatio Nelson

This lens will give you an insight into the life and times of the British Naval Legend that is Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. From his early y...

Eureka - The Birthplace of the Australian Spirit

The Australian Spirit is captured perfectly by Fred Ludbrook in his prize-winning piece, The Class of 1932 - Humffray Street State School.
...

American Recorders, Visionaries & Artists: Currier and Ives

Currier & Ives' vision  of America is  as  deeply  rooted in our collective  memory as the  vision of any...

The Clinton Twelve

It didn't happen first in Little Rock, Arkansas - the real, and sadly ignored, integration history was made earlier in the little town of C...

The War on Terror

The War on Terror (also known as the Global War on Terrorism) is a U.S. initiative, following the tragic attacks of 9/11, that claims to cou...

OBAMA - O'BAMA Extra Stout 44 Lucky Charm Beer Summit

Obama Is Our Lucky Charm !

Wearing This Festive O'BAMA Extra Stout 44 T-Shirt for St. Patrick's Day is Sure to Bring YOU Good Luck ! ...

Libertarian Political Thoughts

I've been active in the Libertarian party since 1980, run for office twice in the late 90s, and am still doing what I can to get the ideas ...

The Balkan Wars

The Balkan wars were a series of conflicts that led to the disintegration of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.  Occurring over a decad...

Discover the United States Constitution

We the People of the United States,in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the co...

John Muir

The United States is forever indebted to John Muir, the "Father of the National Park Service" for helping to preserve this co...

CSS Albemarle, Ironclad of The Roanoke

CSS Albemarle was an ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy named for a town and a sound in North Carolina and a county in Virginia. All three...

Dr. David Livingstone - Famed Scottish Missionary and Explorer

David Livingstone (born March 19th, 1813 - May 1st, 1873) was a Victorian era Scottish medical missionary and noted explorer of A...

History For Kids and How to Have Fun!

By going on vacations to historic places that feature 'living history' events!
Why study history?  Why bother with what has be...

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Her reign was the longest in...

The British Raj in India

The British first arrived in India in the wake of the navigators such as Vasco da Gama. The British East India Company established trading s...

David Dent

When David Dent decided to become an author, he had no idea he would be merging the world of religion and business.  Formally educated ...

Flight of Lituanica

What was Lituanica you may ask? Lituanica was an aircraft that first crossed the Atlantic ocean and proved that it is possible to fly from A...

Hernando County Florida

Hernando County has gone through many changes since it's "official" creation in 1842. Learn about it's beginnings, it's people, it's l...

The American Presidents, Part 1

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Thanks to the foresight of George Washington, we don't have kings -- we have presidents.

Salisbury, Wiltshire's Cathedral City

Salisbury Cathedral's famous spire is the first glimpse that most people have approaching this city. A quintessential English scene, it has...

Avoiding War with Iran

Just as previously happened before the beginning of the war in Iraq, the United States government is talking up the possibility of a war.
...

Nellie Bly - Investigative Reporter

Elizabeth Jane Cochran (May 5, 1864 - January 27, 1922) was best known under her pen name Nellie Bly. An early investigative journalist, she...

The White House

Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., the White House is three stories tall with over 100 rooms and was designed by James...

Bedlam South by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to live in the Confederacy during the Civil War? Not just for the heroes you know so wel...

Presidential Trivia Quiz

B"H I fancy myself a bit of a triviaholic. When I was growing up, my brother and I were very into presidential trivia and also ver...

B-52 Bomber

The B-52 Stratofortress built by Boeing is a long-range, subsonic jet bomber that has been in service since 1955. This has been the workhors...

CSS Savannah Civil War Ironclad

CSS Savannah was a Richmond-class ironclad steam sloop in the Confederate States Navy during the U.S. Civil War.
Savannah was built by H. F...

Gettysburg Battlefield Images

The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, wa...

President Barack Obama

Barack Obama - First African American steps into the White House! History has been made and the world is watching with hope in their heart...

Mary Wilhelmine Williams

Teacher, Historian, Pacifist, Feminist Born May 14, 1878 in Stanislaus County, California Died March 10, 1944

Greek Museums

My first encounter with the term archaeology was when I was 8 years old, one evening in Hydra. I was returning home with my mom and we met a...

The Battle Lens (Debates About Everything)

Some people love a good argument. If that's you, then you've found the right place.

The Battle Lens is for debating, sharing thoughts a...

Top Ten Best Presidents

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Top Ten Lists are by necessity very subjective. This one is no exception. But as a longtime presidential trivia buff, I feel qualifi...

Outnumbered

  They're finding joy in other people's painwe just can'tThey're finding laughter while someone sufferswe simply don'tThey...

Sir William Keith, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1717-1726

William Keith was one of the most forward-thinking politicians of the Colonial Period in America. He led Pennsylvania and the Provincial Ass...

European Union

The European Union (EU): Backgrounds, links, books and politics.

African-American History Facts

Let's celebrate the people and events of Black History in America. The study of African-American history has come a long way since Dr. Cart...

Ancient Psalms & Manuscripts

The Psalms have an astonishing history and have played a profound role in the development of humanity, how we understand humanity, and our r...

Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson, The Most Learned Woman in America

Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson was considered "The Most Learned Woman in America" by her contemporaries and by a later biographer. Reknowned f...

History of Gaza

Having followed the Israel - Hamas conflict closely, my interest is arouse as to why such hatred remained between Israel and Palestine. It p...

In the footsteps of D Company 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry D-Day, 6 June 1944

On the 6 June 1944 the greatest seaborne invasion the world has ever known took place on the Calvados Coast of Normandy, France. This invasi...

BATTLEFIELD TOURS

In the footsteps BATTLEFIELD TOURS was conceived by Major Ian R Gumm TD with the aim of providing top quality bespoke battlefield tours for ...

Who is buried in Grant's tomb?

B"H

I started following quiz games and quiz questions when I was very young. My mom used to watch all the quiz shows. I particularly rem...

Athina: The Dark Side Of Victory WHY SHOULD WOMEN AND GIRLS WORSHIP A MALE GOD?

I wrote Athina: The Dark Side Of Victory, the first in a series of historical novels (historical facts with fictional twists) dealing with s...

USS PCE

This is a photo of the USS PCE 884 that my dad was on.

I'm no expert on this subject. It's something I was helping my dad with. Recentl...

This Day in History

John Adams and John Quincy Adams: The "Peter Principle" in Action

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Before the Bushes came along, this was the only father and son president pair.

Ending the Occupation: A Defense of Palestinian Rights

Although, because of the sensitivities caused by the Holocaust, many people are understandably afraid to accuse Israel of too many wrongdoin...

Presidential Tidbits

B"H

When I was growing up, my brother and I got hooked on the presidents and trivia about them. We played with presidents' statues, col...

Everything you never wanted to know about history

If those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it, stop in and save yourself the trouble!Find information about the latest book...

The Lost Tomb of Jesus

Funny how Squidoo doesn't have a category for religion or even philosophy. I picked "News and Politics" instead (the topic can be...

The History Group Headquarters

The History Group "The History Group" is designed to be an open forum to discuss historical events and issues. American History,...

"It could be worse" -- 10 Presidents who were

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Top (or Bottom) Ten Lists are by necessity very subjective. This one is no exception. But as a longtime presidential trivia buff, I ...

King Charles I of England

In this lens i prove that the execution of King Charles I proper. I have the full paper if you need it. Or are interested. Just let me know....

Today In History

Ever wonder what happened on February 14th--besides Valentine's Day? How about March 20th? Or April 1st? Come on in, kick up your feet and ...

American Indian History

Michael Tsarion

Serbian Orthodox Christian

Searching for truth. In faith. In medicine.

Vintage USSR CCCP Cold War Soviet Union Classic Propaganda Posters

Hello, and welcome to the J.N. Niepce Art Gallery's Vintage Communist Russia USSR CCCP Cold War Soviet Union Classic Propaganda Advertiseme...