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• From the Archives: London's First Buses, the Lewisham Connection

  

  London's first bus route may have been north of the river, but south-east London has been crucial to the story too. London's early buses have been mentioned her... Read more

  The 17 July 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Poison, Mistaken Identity and a Sermon

  In 1839, there was a mysterious death in Greenwich Park near the 'wilderness'. An unknown young man was found dead, apparently from poison. He was scruffily... Read more

  The 15 July 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Egypt's Oldest Pyramid Saved From Collapse By Giant Airbags

  

  image credit Egypt's oldest pyramid has been saved from collapse by giant airbags which have been used to prop up the ceilings. The 4,700-year-old building... Read more

  The 14 July 2011 by   Gerard
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• 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
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• REALITY CHECK: Two Cheers for the Debt Ceiling !!

  

  Everyone complains about the debt ceiling. And, yes, there's plenty about it not to like:Red Ink: First, there's the debt itself. Today, the US government... Read more

  The 11 July 2011 by   Kena
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• Beheading the “Snake God” at Rhino Cave

  

  Indiana Jones would have loved it: 65,000 years ago, stone age hunters in Africa gathered at night in a hidden cave to worship the giant rock snake that seemed... Read more

  The 10 July 2011 by   Cris
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• From the Archives: Tower Bridge Quick Guide

  

  I've chosen this post for today because it coincides with a very exciting new piece of Tower Bridge history at Discovering London: previously unseen... Read more

  The 09 July 2011 by   Carolineld
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• WOUNDED KNEE: A Few Afterthoughts

  

  Three survivors of the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, identified (left to right) as brothers White Lance, Joseph Horn Cloud, and Dewey Beard (Iron Tail). Since... Read more

  The 06 July 2011 by   Kena
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• What Comes Around, Goes Around

  

  At the time the team weren't actually awarded any medals or even a cup. Some years later the IOC awarded the club the "honour" of a gold medal, but as they... Read more

  The 06 July 2011 by   Stuartnoel
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• A Ray of Light on Stonehenge

  

  If you have ever suffered through an episode of “Ancient Aliens” on the History Channel, you might believe that every megalithic structure in the world was... Read more

  The 15 June 2011 by   Cris
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