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POLITICS: In 1868, a Wild Fraud to Dwarf Today’s Political Sleaze
Photo from Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Thanks again to our friends at the Bloomberg "Echoes" financial history blog for running this... Read more
The 28 June 2012 by Kena
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The Second Amendment and Self-Defense
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The Second Amendment is a controversial issue in America today. Incidents of gun violence are common in cities across the... Read more
The 27 June 2012 by Realizingresonance
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Great Tower for London
Paris got the Eiffel Tower in 1889. Within months, a competitor in London was being planned. It didn't quite happen - but came very close indeed. Sir Edward... Read more
The 25 June 2012 by Carolineld
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Perez Hamilton Puts the Bitchiness into Historical Fact
Scoped Out brings to you the historical world's Perez Hilton... Perez Hamilton! Expect many historical lolz. Read more
The 22 June 2012 by Periscope
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Selling Spirituality & Global Capital
Whatever else one thinks of Slavov Zizek, he is occasionally capable of keen and clear insights. One of his favorite targets is New Age spirituality and... Read more
The 21 June 2012 by Cris
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Domestic Drones and the Fourth Amendment
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, son of Presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas, has proposed legislation that would limit... Read more
The 19 June 2012 by Realizingresonance
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Bessie Stringfield: Motorcyclist
Bessie Stringfield (1911–1993) was an African American woman credited with breaking down barriers for both women and African American motorcyclists. She was... Read more
The 15 June 2012 by Gerard
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11 Wars That Lasted Way Longer Than They Should Have
image credit Thanks to lost paperwork, diplomatic technicalities, or just plain forgetting they had declared war in the first place, many countries remained... Read more
The 15 June 2012 by Gerard
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17 Vintage Thrill Rides Of Questionable Safety
image credit Victorians loved a good amusement park. Spending exorbitant amounts of money to queue in long lines in the hot sun for 30 seconds of adrenaline... Read more
The 14 June 2012 by Gerard
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50 Years Later: Mystery Of Alcatraz Escape Endures
image credit Fifty years ago three men set out into the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay in a raft made out of raincoats. It was one of the most daring... Read more
The 13 June 2012 by Gerard
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