History Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• WOUNDED KNEE: Part 2, 1890 -- The Massacre.

  

  Photo taken shortly after the massacre/battle, showing defeated Sioux chiefs guarded by a cavalry soldier.[For WOUNDED KNEE, Part I, The Closing Frontier,... Read more

  The 14 June 2011 by   Kena
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• Parachute Wedding Dress

  

  Parachute Wedding Dress, 1947 This wedding dress was made from a nylon parachute that saved Maj. Claude Hensinger during World War II. In August 1944, Hensinger... Read more

  The 06 June 2011 by   Sfalcont
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• WOUNDED KNEE: Sacred Ground for American Sioux Indians. Our June Feature.

  

  Red Cloud (on right with feather head-dress), chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux, who defeated the US Cavalry in several encounters 1866-1868 (Red Cloud's War)... Read more

  The 03 June 2011 by   Kena
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• Renewed Splendour, Faded Glory

  

  There's a thought-provoking post on the Ghostsigns blog about restoration. Should these old advertisements be restored to their original bright colours or left... Read more

  The 10 May 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Laguna Heritage Churches Part 1: Pakil, Paete, and Longos

  

  Laguna is a province in the immediate south of Manila. In 1571, Captain Juan de Salcedo and his troops conquered Laguna with its surrounding areas, and in mere... Read more

  The 09 May 2011 by   Thelostboylloyd
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• REALITY CHECK: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden.

  

  All this cheering for an execution -- even one so well deserved as that of Osama bin Laden, the mass murderer behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on our... Read more

  The 05 May 2011 by   Kena
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• Celebrating Liberation in Amsterdam

  

  Like most countries in Europe, the Netherlands struggled during World War II. Every year, the country celebrates the efforts of the countless soldiers,... Read more

  The 04 May 2011 by   Amsterdam City Tours
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• 2,000-Year-Old Roman Ship Unearthed

  

  A 2,000-year-old Roman ship in the middle of a plain near the ancient port of Rome has been unearthed by Italian archaeologists. The wooden vessel was found at ... Read more

  The 03 May 2011 by   Gerard
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• For May Day -- I Give You Big Bill Haywood

  

  Bill Haywood (in Derby hat) leading strikers in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1912. Happy May Day, Comrades. Remember back when Red States had nothing do to with... Read more

  The 01 May 2011 by   Kena
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• BIRTHERS, Part II: The Grover Cleveland Bastards.

  

   Cartoon mocking Grover Cleveland over the paternity scandal. I cannot leave the subject of birthers without a quick visit to what I consider the stranges... Read more

  The 29 April 2011 by   Kena
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