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The origins of 20 political words and terms
Stacker via AOL· 4 weeks agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Ciano // Stacker // Shutterstock "Gerrymander," "blue states," and "red tape." These words populate headlines and...
Does the United States really tolerate all belief systems?
SC Cloud | St. Cloud Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHow do citizens respond if the government mandates obedience to evil? That is not a new question. Let’s consider historical evidence. Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire sought to eradicate the ...
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon: Accidentally a Comedy?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTwo centuries and change ago there lived a man who formulated the legal code that more than half the nations on earth still use today, who dissolved the...
Trove of treasures from hundreds of years ago discovered in Poland forest. See the find
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLeszek Miszczyszyn was recently exploring a state forest in Poland. During his search, he collected...
Europe unprepared for war with Russia and could be dismantled like the Holy Roman Empire – The Times
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEurope is not ready for war with an aggressive Russia and risks being “washed away” in a conflict,...
'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,...
Christmas Day is a unique date in history
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 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....
Weather underground: What caves can reveal about climate change, both past and future
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 months agoStalactites and stalagmites Getty Images/Hans Strand During the so-called Little Ice Age, medieval...
500-year-old gold coins discovered in a German monastery were 'hastily hidden' during a 'dangerous...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA person wearing gloves holds a gold coin. Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered a handful of...
Construction crew stumbles on centuries-old path used to parade royal jewels. See it
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn a small town in southern Germany, a main road winds through the neatly arranged houses and shops....
