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A Brief History Of Luggage And Man’s Obsession With Travel
12Feb By superadminNo Comments
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A Brief History Of Luggage And Man’s Obsession With Travel

Since time immemorial, man has been moving from place to place for different reasons. During all this time, he has had to carry some of his belongings along with him using some kind of luggage. The primary purpose of the luggage was to keep man’s items safe, organized and together. Just like all manmade things, luggage has evolved significantly. When circumnavigating the world, Christopher Columbus likely had luggage for carrying his clothing and basic navigation tools. The trunks back then were made from fine woods such as cedar, pine or oak. Some were made from a combination of materials, such as cloth and leather. The trunks were magnificently decorated, using nails and brass plates. They have since undergone continuous transformation to be what they are today – family heirlooms. ...
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History And Culture Of 1960s To 1980s Is Being Lost As Tapes That Recorded It Disintegrate
16Nov By superadminNo Comments
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History And Culture Of 1960s To 1980s Is Being Lost As Tapes That Recorded It Disintegrate

As many of us have experienced, the constantly evolving world of technology has led us to try to convert our music, home video and photograph collection to the latest media. Even though new technology is beneficial in so many ways, it does force us to continually convert old files into new ones. And, it does not just affect us on an individual level. Those responsible for archiving medical, historic and other museum collections must adapt to new technology or risk the degradation of the important archives. Currently, museums and other archives around the country store about 46 million magnetic tapes. And, as time marches on, many experts fear that much of the visual and audio data recorded on these tapes between the 1960s and 1980s will be forever lost. As Katharine Gammon reported to ...
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South Korean Government To Replace Aging History Textbooks With Its Own Version Of History
12Oct By superadminNo Comments
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South Korean Government To Replace Aging History Textbooks With Its Own Version Of History

In a move which should resonate with its communist northern neighbor,South Korea's government says it will introduce plans to control the history textbooks used by schools. At present, schools can choose from textbooks published by eight different publishing companies, but starting in 2017 and going forward, all schools will be required to only use history textbooks issued by the state. The government is arguing that current history textbooks lean too far to the Korean political left and encourage anti-American and pro-North Korea feelings. The move has been met with fierce criticism from opposition parties and academics who say the government plan will be "distorting history". They say that President Park Geun-hye’s conservative government is returning education to the country’s authorit...
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Historians Believe They’ve Discovered King Henry V 600 Year Old Sunken Ship
12Oct By superadminNo Comments
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Historians Believe They’ve Discovered King Henry V 600 Year Old Sunken Ship

A sunken warship that assisted Henry V in a war against France is believed to have been located in the Hampshire River of England. The remains of the vessel are almost 600 years old. The ship is known as the “Holigost”, and it was one of the four “great ships” that were commissioned by King Henry V in England’s war against the French. It was identified in an aerial photograph that was taken by historian Dr. Ian Friel. The historian identified the wreckage while he was researching evidence to be used in an upcoming historical book about the navy of Henry V. The Holigost participated in naval combat during the Hundred Years War. It was unique for the fact that it was once repaired underwater by a diver in 1423, which is believed to be the first recorded example of an English diver r...
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Happy American Museum Day! Over 1,400 Museums Across The U.S. Are Free Today!
26Sep By superadminNo Comments
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Happy American Museum Day! Over 1,400 Museums Across The U.S. Are Free Today!

Today, more than 1400 museums across the U.S are offering the public free admission to commemorate the 11th annual Museum Day Live. Last year a record 400,000 people took advantage of the Smithsonian hosted event, with organizers expecting that number to be significantly higher this year. Many of the participating museums will be putting on special exhibits and programs, which will give the public an inside and close up look at some of their more unusual and unique offerings - from handcrafted voodoo dolls and skulls to Thanksgiving Day pardoned turkeys. According to The Smithsonian here’s what will be happening today across the nation: At the Morven Park Museum in Leesburg, Virginia, the former home of Governor Westmoreland Davis, visitors can learn about the history of the an...
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Language Scholar Finds The ‘F-Word’ To Be Some 200 Years Older Than Previously Thought
14Sep By superadminNo Comments
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Language Scholar Finds The ‘F-Word’ To Be Some 200 Years Older Than Previously Thought

Recently uncovered documents suggest that the “f-word” was first used all the way back to 1310. An English historian has found the earliest recorded usage of the curse word in the English language, found hidden inside court records dating back to 1310. The particular case deals with a gentleman by the name of Roger Fuckbythenavele. Senior history researcher at Keele University Dr. Paul Booth stumbled upon the verbage while examining a set of Chester County court documents that were from September 1310. Dr. Booth was conducting research from the period of Edward II. At first, he believed it was a joke. But after the unique name was repeated three times within the document, he realized that it was legitimate. Dr. Booth said, “Either it refers to an inexperienced copulator, referring to som...
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Mysterious Tunnels In Liverpool, England, Continue To Delight Despite Their Purpose Remaining A Mystery
10Sep By superadminNo Comments
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Mysterious Tunnels In Liverpool, England, Continue To Delight Despite Their Purpose Remaining A Mystery

Beneath the streets of Liverpool, England exists a mysterious labyrinth of tunnels which have no known purpose. The tunnels were built between 1810 and 1840 by Joseph Williamson, an eccentric local businessman. Over the past 15 years, people have started to explore the network of tunnels and thanks to the rise of the Internet during that time people have now started sharing their finds. Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels is an organization that was founded in 1996. The group has conducted extensive excavation work on the tunnels. They have uncovered cellar systems, areas with multiple levels, and more than 120 trash skips filled with litter from people utilizing the tunnels as a means of waste disposal. Member of the Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels Les Coe said “A lot of people knew abo...
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Scientists Uncover Hidden Stone Monuments Just Feet From Famous Stonehenge
7Sep By Monica OakleyNo Comments
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Scientists Uncover Hidden Stone Monuments Just Feet From Famous Stonehenge

Archaeologists in England say they have discovered remains of a previously undetected stone monument within two miles of the famous Stonehenge. Using ground penetrating radar, a series of nearly 90 standing stones were found hidden under three feet of earth near a former discovery known as Durrington Walls. The discovery adds another chapter to the extensive network of monuments in the English countryside. Located above the new discovery, Durrington Walls is believed to have been built one century after Stonehenge, and dwarfs its more famous neighbor. The original Stonehenge is believed to date back 4,500 years and the new monument is believed to have been built during or before the same time period. Discovered as part of the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP), the discovere...
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Hidden Trove Of Ancient Bones Shows Neanderthals Hunting Extinct Cave Lions
25Aug By TiffanyNo Comments
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Hidden Trove Of Ancient Bones Shows Neanderthals Hunting Extinct Cave Lions

Ancient artifacts found in an Immanai cave in Russia have revealed what could be the largest ever find of supersize cave lions in history. The find has caused plenty of excitement among archaeologists worldwide as they can now delve into more research on the rare creature that went extinct some 30,000 years ago. In the Russian republic of Bashkiria, deep in the Immanai caves, archaeologists have found a trove of 500 cave lion bones. They also found the remains of a cave bear with a spear made from ancient material rooted deep into its skull. However, they found no sign of prehistoric people living in the cave. Senior Researcher Pavel Kosintsev, from the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology said, “We found about 500 bones and fragments of bones of the giant cave lion. But there could...
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Diver’s Find Hidden Spanish Treasure Off The Coast Of Florida
24Aug By superadminNo Comments
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Diver’s Find Hidden Spanish Treasure Off The Coast Of Florida

Hidden treasure really does exist, at least last month, off the coast of Florida, where a group of divers found 350 Spanish gold coins worth about $4.5 million in water only four feet deep. The treasure was found by William Bartlett, Jonah Martinez and Dan Beckingham at the site of a 1715 Spanish fleet wreck. In order for permission to dive at the site, the team subcontracted with the “1715 Fleet Queens Jewels Salvage Crew,” the entity that owns rights to the wreck. The treasure was found on the 300th anniversary of the wreck - to the day. On July 31, 1715, eleven ships filled with treasure were heading to Spain from Havana, Cuba when they came upon a severe hurricane off of Florida’s coast. The storm sunk the fleet and as many as 1,000 lives were lost in what is considered one of Spain...
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Treasure Hunters Find Long Lost Nazi Gold Train Yet Questions Continue To Swirl
21Aug By superadminNo Comments
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Treasure Hunters Find Long Lost Nazi Gold Train Yet Questions Continue To Swirl

Two men in Poland claim to have discovered a legendary Nazi train, though details about the find remain sketchy despite making international headlines. No images or details of the find have been released and virtually no details about the supposed find have been released publicly. The legendary Nazi train, according to local legend, was filled with gems, valuable art and gold yet disappeared into a system of mysterious underground tunnels as the Germans ran away from encroaching Soviet troops at the end of the Second World War According to historians, the reality of the train has never been convincingly established. Yet local authorities are not passing up this opportunity at possibly recovering the precious contents of the train that have sparked the thoughts of local people ...
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A Century Later, DNA Tests Prove President Warren Harding Had An Illegitimate Child While In Office
14Aug By superadminNo Comments
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A Century Later, DNA Tests Prove President Warren Harding Had An Illegitimate Child While In Office

Dismissed as a “degenerate,” denounced as a “pervert’ and publicly shamed for what was termed as a diabolic campaign to tear away at the legacy of former U.S. President Warren G. Harding, Nan Britton can now rest in peace after science has proven she did in fact have a child with the former President. The revelation will both legitimize her family and give her historical prominence. Before Lucy Mercer or Monica Lewinsky, there was Nan Britton. Britton was rebuked by an entire nation for publishing “falsehoods” about their beloved president. Her claim that she had an affair with the president and that she even sired a daughter with former President Harding were labeled “diabolical” and that she was intent on ruining the legacy of America’s 29th president. Nan died having never found recog...
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Washington Redskins Lose Right To Trademark Controversial Name
8Jul By superadminNo Comments
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Washington Redskins Lose Right To Trademark Controversial Name

The campaign to have the Redskins change their controversial name notched up another win today after a federal judge ordered a stop to the Washington Redskins’ federal trademark registrations. The NFL team has been battling calls by Native American activists for decades to change its name which the activists claim are racist and disparaging. The trademark registration cancellation order can not go into effect until the Redskins organization has exhausted all available appeals processes. Team President Bruce Allen said his organization would appeal today’s decision. “We are convinced that we will win on appeal as the facts and the law are on the side of our franchise that has proudly used the name Washington Redskins for more than 80 years,” said Allen. Legal expert said that even if th...
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Historic Supreme Court Decision Means Gay Marriage Now Legal Nationwide
26Jun By superadminNo Comments
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Historic Supreme Court Decision Means Gay Marriage Now Legal Nationwide

In a landmark decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal throughout America, finding that the constitution provides gay and lesbian couples the same rights as it does straight couples. The historic ruling invalidates same-sex marriage bans present in 13 states across the country. The 5-4 vote reflected the deep divide on the issue in American society. The bench's four liberal justices were joined by conservative Anthony Kennedy, who wrote his third landmark opinion expanding gay rights. Invoking powerful and unequivocal language, Kennedy declared same-sex relationships worthy of the same protections afforded under the sacred institution of marriage between men and women. For the marriage equality movement the ruling is a triumph and a testament to ...
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FAA Approves First Legal Drone Delivery In U.S. History
25Jun By superadminNo Comments
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FAA Approves First Legal Drone Delivery In U.S. History

Drones may be delivering the mail in the U.S. someday sooner, rather than later, thanks to new rules introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA will begin delivering medical necessities to a clinic in West Virginia on July 17th, in the very first legal delivery made by a drone in the U.S. Flirtey, the self proclaimed “world's first autonomous aerial delivery company,” will be the test partner. Flirtey CEO Matt Sweeny said, “This is a Kitty Hawk moment not just for Flirtey, but for the entire industry. Proving that unmanned aircraft can deliver life-saving medicines is an important step toward a future where unmanned aircraft make routine autonomous deliveries of your everyday purchases.” The test is being made possible by NASA, Flirtey, and Virginia Tech. during an...
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Law and No Pulley Stops Critics From Lowering Confederate Flag In South Carolina
23Jun By superadminNo Comments
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Law and No Pulley Stops Critics From Lowering Confederate Flag In South Carolina

Even though criticism continues to rage that the Confederate Flag in the grounds of South Carolina's State House was not hung at half mast in respect to the nine people allegedly slaughtered by gunman and self stated racist Dylann Storm Roof last week in Charleston, it seems, no one, including the State's Governor Nikki Haley, can do anything about it. "In South Carolina, the governor does not have legal authority to alter the flag,” a Haley spokesman said. “Only the General Assembly can do that.” There is also a physical obstacle that prevents the flag from being lowered - it’s affixed to the pole, not on a pulley system and can’t come down unless someone climbs the flag pole and pulls it down — which would be illegal anyway. South Carolina has been attacked about its capitol’s Confede...
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Beautiful Jewel Encrusted Skeletons Discovered Beneath Rome
15Jun By superadminNo Comments
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Beautiful Jewel Encrusted Skeletons Discovered Beneath Rome

Beneath the ancient city of Rome is a fascinating and somewhat baffling maze of tombs, first discovered in 1578. The tombs house skeletons of early Christian martyrs who the ancients believed to be saints due to their bravery and unwavering loyalty to the Christian religion. Named "The Catacomb Saints" by those who first discovered them, the skeletons were distributed across Europe (mainly Germany) to replace holy relics that were destroyed or stolen during the Protestant Reformation. Upon arrival at their destination they were decorated with precious jewels, expensive cloth, crowns, armor, and even wigs. They were then put on display in churches to remind visitors of the riches that await good, loyal Christians once they die. Art historian and self-proclaimed relic-hunter Paul Koudouna...
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Saudi Arabia Destroys 2,500 Year Old UNESCO World Heritage Site
14Jun By superadminNo Comments
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Saudi Arabia Destroys 2,500 Year Old UNESCO World Heritage Site

The world was made fully aware of the threat ISIS posed to the UNESCO world heritage site in Palmyra, when the terror group captured the ancient city last month. We, along with other media outlets, covered the takeover and implications in detail. The potential destruction of the ruins, which date back thousands of years, would represent a tragic defeat in the global effort to preserve the cultural heritage of both the Middle East and civilization itself. On Friday, another UNESCO world heritage site was actually destroyed, this time in Yemen by U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. Saudi warplanes decimated Old City, a 2,500 year-old collection of towers, gardens, homes, mosques, and public baths in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. The site was obliterated in an explosion early Friday from a missile or...
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Beatiful 1917 School Chalkboards That Time Forgot Offer Rare Glimpse Of American Life
6Jun By superadminNo Comments
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Beatiful 1917 School Chalkboards That Time Forgot Offer Rare Glimpse Of American Life

Nearly 100 years ago unknown teachers and students scribbled lessons on an Oklahoma classroom chalk boards and they haven’t been touched since. Just why this came to be remains a mystery but contractors removing old chalkboards at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City unearthed them this week, untouched since 1917. “The penmanship blows me away, because you don’t see a lot of that anymore,” Emerson High School Principal Sherry Kishore said. “Some of the handwriting in some of these rooms is beautiful.” Ironically enough the renovation was being carried out to remove the school's current chalk boards and move four classrooms to more modern whiteboards. A spokeswoman for Oklahoma City Public School District said it is working with the city to “preserve the ‘chalk’ work of the teachers tha...
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Egypt To Rebuild Alexandria Lighthouse, One Of World’s Seven Ancient Wonders
7May By superadminNo Comments
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Egypt To Rebuild Alexandria Lighthouse, One Of World’s Seven Ancient Wonders

Egypt’s supreme antiquities council has approved the rebuilding of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the World’s Seven Ancient Wonders. The Lighthouse, which was built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in 280 BC, once stood over 400 feet tall and was one of the world’s tallest man-made structures for hundreds of years. Almost 1000 years after being badly damaged by a number of earthquakes in 1323, Egypt is seeking to revive the lighthouse at it’s original location. “Members of the Permanent Committee of the Egyptian Antiquities have approved an old project, submitted previously by the Alexandria governorate, aiming to revive the lighthouse,” Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Mostafa Amin told Youm7, an Egyptian newspaper. According to Dr. Amin, the full deta...
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Antibiotics Used To Preserve Ancient Frescoes Of Pompeii
4May By superadminNo Comments
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Antibiotics Used To Preserve Ancient Frescoes Of Pompeii

Some of the most celebrated frescoes at the ancient Roman ruin of Pompeii have been given a course of antibiotics. Specifically, conservators used amoxicillin, a type of penicillin, to treat strains of bacteria living in the ancient frescoes that decorate what scholars believe to be the dining room of the Villa of the Mysteries. The streptococcus bacteria were thriving on the paintings’ natural pigments and turning them to dust. The ancient house reopened to the public in March after a two-year restoration project. A team of 20 people from the private firm Atramentum gave the villa a thorough makeover. In addition to cleansing the works of damaging bacteria they also removed traces of soil in the paintings that had been left over from the excavation of the site in the early 1900s. ...
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