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Top 10 tallest statues in the world
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (568+ words) Long before skyscrapers, humans were already racing to build big. The ancient Greeks gave us the Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze giant guarding a harbor over 2,000 years ago, destroyed by an earthquake before most civilizations even had a written history....
Historian Timothy Snyder Teaches a Free Course on Hitler, Stalin & How "It" Can Happen Here
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (329+ words) When the historian Timothy Snyder left Yale for the University of Toronto in 2024, he took with him the practice of occasionally putting his course lectures…...
Helena-West Helena federal courthouse named for first Jewish U.S. judge and early opponent of discrimination | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (39+ words) Helena-West Helena federal courthouse named for first Jewish U.S. judge and early opponent of discrimination The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Helena-West Helena federal courthouse named for first Jewish U.S. judge and early opponent of discrimination Trieber opposed racism amid Jim Crow...
Why Ethiopia Has Its Own Calendar: The Ancient Origins of the Ethiopian Calendar
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (1678+ words) Published 6 September 2026 3:55pm Specifically, from September 11/12 to 31 December, the Ethiopian calendar trails the Gregorian calendar by seven years, and by eight years from 1 January to September 10/11. Additionally, while the Gregorian day commences at midnight, the Ethiopian day begins at dawn. Explanations…...
World’s smallest country has capital inside another capital city – Here’s how
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (536+ words) Nestled in the heart of Rome, Vatican City covers just 44 hectares, or about 0.44 square kilometres. Its borders are marked by walls, while the boundary through St Peter’s Square is indicated by a distinctive strip of marble connecting the two sides…...
Olive Linge and the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, in Durham
2+ week, 1+ day ago (938+ words) IN 2017, a clean-up of overgrowth was undertaken on the approach to Willington library and it revealed a stone that had been hidden for several decades. It is a dark unprepossessing stone, not really worth a second glance. It juts about…...
2-euro commemorative coins of San Marino??? all issues
2+ week, 5+ day ago (126+ words) 2-euro commemorative coins of San Marino – all issues zwei-euro.com Feedback on the new site The site has just been relaunched. If something is broken, missing or you don’t like it – we read every message. 2-euro commemorative coins of San…...
Nicholas Cusanus as Prince-Bishop of Brixen (1450-64): Historians and a Conflict of Church and State
3+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) Medievalists.net Nicholas Cusanus as Prince-Bishop of Brixen (1450-64): Historians and a Conflict of Church and State By Brian A. Pavlac Historical Reflections / Reflexions Historiques Vol.21 No.1 (1995) Summary: This article examines the conflict between Cardinal Nicolaus Cusanus (Nicholas of Cusa), prince-bishop of…...
Transylvania’s fortified churches face a fragile future
3+ week, 3+ day ago (542+ words) Built during the Middle Ages to shelter communities from attacks, Transylvania’s fortified churches risk crumbling despite efforts to preserve them and breathe new life into the buildings. In a stark reminder of their fragility, part of the outer wall of…...
St. Mary's Mission to add new addition
3+ week, 5+ day ago (218+ words) Lyn Graves' painting "Winter Count" will be on display at Saint Mary's Mission and Museum's new Legacy Hall in Stevensville. It seemed like a relatively small donation when the parish church next door gave St. Mary’s Mission and Museum in…...