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7 Fun, Random Historical Facts That I Need To Impart To You This Month
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 5 months agoI love history, and I'm always reading new journal articles, and old books, and discovering new...
How Quiche Lorraine Got Its Iconic Name
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSlice of homemade quiche Lorraine - Lauripatterson/Getty Images Have you ever wondered who "Lorraine" is when you hear "quiche Lorraine?" We're serving...
The origins of 20 political words and terms
Stacker via AOL· 2 months agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Ciano // Stacker // Shutterstock "Gerrymander," "blue states," and "red tape." These words populate headlines and...
Christmas Day is a unique date in history
WOOD via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s the “most wonderful time of the year,” but not always. Just ask the Hessians in Trenton or the crew of the Santa Maria....
Culture Re-View: How the Brothers Grimm changed fairy tales forever in 1812
Euronews via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were just in their late 20s when they published one of the...
Travel + Leisure Readers' 5 Favorite Hotels in Vienna of 2023
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 11 months agoReaders voted this utterly luxurious hotel as their No. 1 pick in Vienna in our annual “World’s Best...
Ridley Scott filmed “Napoleon” like a general: 'I plan it, in a funny kind of way, like a battle'
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt takes one to know one, they say. So, to make his new film about one of the most successful...
The best history books of 2023: from Churchill to Henry III
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHistory books for a general audience in 2023 concentrated on the 250 years since the American and...
'The noble capital of Vienna'
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVienna Pegasus Books Vienna as an international capital is a city that has been a pivot for diplomacy, culture, intellectual thought, music, art, design,...
Anna's Thinking Cap: Chicken Marengo or how Napoleon birthed a dish
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhat do Marengo, Iowa and Chicken Marengo have in common? Napoleon Bonaparte, of course, whose June...