AvatarNatasja AthertonAvatarAvatar6 hours agoWhat's the game of Monopoly really about? Find out in Throughline's history quiz.verified_publisherNPR - Anya Steinberg , Peter Balonon-Rosen , Alyson HurtMonopoly is one of the best-selling board games in history. It was invented by a woman, who originally didn't get credit for her idea. What else is hidden in the game's history? Test your knowledge here and listen to our episode about the history of Monopoly – and how a young woman's critique of …
Everything history AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo16 hours ago50 rare photos of daily life in the 19th centuryhistorydefined.net - Carl SeaverThe 19th century stands out as a period of profound transformation and contrast. This era witnessed the upheaval of revolutions, the bloom of the …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoHow was Elizabeth I shaped by her childhood?historyextra.com - Lauren GoodElizabeth I is probably best remembered as an aging monarch, with a powdered white face and elaborate red wig. But she was just 25 when she became …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoFireships: How Greece’s Daring Sailors Destroyed the Turkish Fleetgreekreporter.com - Alexander BillinisSilently, with mute prayers to St. Nicholas and the Virgin Mary during the Greek War of Independence, Greece’s islanders—from the small islands of …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoThe Chios Massacre: The Worst Atrocity Committed by the Ottomansgreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisThe Chios massacre of 1822 was perhaps the worst atrocity committed by the Ottomans against Greeks during the Greek War of Independence.Approximately …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo“Today I Learned”: 40 Interesting Facts People Discovered Beyond The Classroom (New Pics)boredpanda.com - Nikita Manot, Kotryna Br, Evelina ŠiukšterytėRemember when kids used to flip through encyclopedias to learn fun facts? Well, in today's digital age you don’t need a thick book to gain knowledge. …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat Was The Knights Templar? The True Story Of The Crusade-Era Warriors And Their Bloody Downfallallthatsinteresting.com - Kaleena FragaThe Knights Templar was a Catholic military order formed during the Crusades — and some believe the group found the legendary Holy Grail while in …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln? And how was he caught?historyextra.com - Jonny WilkesThe events of that infamous assassination and the subsequent hunt for Booth and his fellow conspirators are in the spotlight again as the focus of a …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWillie James Howard: The 15-Year-Old Boy Who Was Lynched for Having a Crush on His White Colleague in 1944 - TalkAfricanatalkafricana.com - Uzonna AneleWillie James Howard, a 15-year-old African American living in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida, met a tragic fate on January 2, 1944, in a …
AvatarNatasja Atherton10 Strange Foods of the Great Depressionhistorydefined.net - Carl SeaverThe Great Depression, which lasted in the United States from 1929 to 1939, was a time of intense scarcity. Jobs, money, and food were in short …
AvatarNatasja AthertonAvatarAvatarAncient Iberians Ingested Red Dust Loaded With Mind-Altering MercurySmithsonian Magazine - Bridget AlexFive thousand years ago, in what’s now southern Spain, a special set of women donned their ceremonial gowns, bedecked with tens of thousands of beads …
AvatarNatasja AthertonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWho was the real Mary Villiers?historyextra.com - Elinor EvansYes, Mary Villiers was a real figure in history, who rose from humble beginnings to gain significant influence within the English Stuart court. As …