History Magazine

Bradshaw, Railway Pioneer

210 years ago today, George Bradshaw was born in Lancashire; he spent most of his life in Manchester. His work would have huge impact on the Victorian railways, but he wasn't an... Read more

Paperblog Pick in History

The Mysterian: Teilhard De Chardin

The priest and paleontologist was present at the beginning, more or less. When the hoaxed Piltdown “fossils” were discovered in 1912 and the “Peking Man”... Read more

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The American Railroads and the Panic of 1873

The Panic of 1873 and subsequent Long Depression in the U.S. began on September 18th with the failure of Jay Cooke and Co., although signs of distress had... Read more

The 08 July 2011 by Realizingresonance
Books, Culture,
James Madison and the Problem of Factions

Factions are groups of citizens who unite under a common interest or goal, and James Madison argues in Federalist #10 that the formation of factions is the... Read more

The 14 July 2011 by Realizingresonance
Culture, Philosophy
Traveling Artists Sketching an Arab Encampment, Cairo

Artist: Émile Vernet Lecomte (French (1821-1900)Title: Traveling Artists Sketching an Arab Encampment, Cairo (1863) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 25 1/5 by 41... Read more

The 05 July 2011 by Enzieshahmiri
Art & Design, Culture, Travel
St. Paul Indian Burial Mounds... Dating Back to the Time of Pharaohs

St Paul is the site of some of the tallest Native American burial mounds in Minnesota and Wisconsin, dating back about 2000 years to the beginning of the... Read more

The 31 July 2011 by Homesmsp
Culture,
Witch Trials in the Family History

It was 319 years ago today, on July 26th, 1692, when my family, the Endicott family, became part of one of the most infamous affairs in American history, the... Read more

The 27 July 2011 by Realizingresonance
Books, Culture, Spirituality
The History Of The @-Symbol

The at sign (@), also called the atmark, at symbol, or commercial at, is formally an abbreviation of the accounting and commercial invoice term 'at the rate of. Read more

The 26 July 2011 by Gerard
Random, Social Media, Tech
AIRPORT SECURITY: How Did We Create This Paranoid Mess?

Security at Denver International Airport -- a giant empire of bureaucratic overkill? Flying from Washington, D.C., to Albany, NY, a few... Read more

The 13 July 2011 by Kena
Debate, Politics, Society
DEBT CEILING Crisis: History Demands a "grand Bargain."

1862 Greenback Dollar -- worth about 30 cents by 1865. Drowning in debt and inflation after the Civil War, the US managed to regain its credit and... Read more

The 18 July 2011 by Kena
Culture, Politics
GUEST BLOGGER: Amy Arden on Buck Taylor, the Original Cowboy Hero

One of the many books, pamphlets, and dime novels featuring Taylor during the 1880s.Western history buffs easily recognize the name “Buffalo” Bill Cody, the... Read more

The 21 July 2011 by Kena
Culture,
Super Heroes In Past Photos

Creative photo manipulations by Agan Harahap depict superheroes and villains during World War II.10 ImagesSpider-ManSpider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics... Read more

The 30 July 2011 by Srinul
Comic Books, Culture, Entertainment,