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"The Devil Was Standing Right There": The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 15 Comments • 7 years ago

In the 1920s, the Osage found themselves in a unique position among Native Americans tribes. As other tribal lands were parceled out in an effort by the government to encourage dissolution and...

Newstalkers Pop Quiz! How many of these old time TV commercial jingles do you remember?

Via: krishna • History & Sociology • 40 Comments • 7 years ago

This article was inspired by Buzz's article: Before the days of TV, what was your favourite radio program, and why? I decided to try to do an article about Radio commercials- - and as a...

Métis people of Canada. Pepetikwe chipwa kawacheyn Li Bon Michif (come in and sit with the good Metis)

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

A group of Indigenous people that are virtually unknown in the the United States. The Metis people of Canada are recognized by the Canadian Government as a Canadian Aboriginal group. The...

The Four Chaplin's - Courage

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

Whether you are a believer or non-believer this story of courage by four Chaplin's is sure to make you proud of them. This article is not about religion, pro or con. It is about four men who...

Before transgender was a word, women served as men

Via: johnrussell • History & Sociology • 95 Comments • 7 years ago

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-tsui-transgender-history-wars-20170730-story.html One of the toughest military enlistments in the Civil War was served by a woman who dressed as a man....

Down Wind From Evil - A Short Story

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 48 Comments • 7 years ago

East Grand Forks, Minnesota. August, 2001. Duncan Brown shuffled along the street looking for discarded cigarette butts. He had reached the bottom of a long hard road. His life, while never good,...

Everything I Need To Know About Life, I learned From Gran Torino

Via: perrie-berlin-halpern • History & Sociology • 25 Comments • 7 years ago

By Perrie Berlin-Halpern Theo learns from Walt the tools of the trade. Disclaimer: This is a sociological article about human nature. There is content to...

The 78-day stand-off over a golf course

Via: randy • History & Sociology • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

The 78-day stand-off over a golf course In July 1990 Mohawk protesters clashed with Canadian forces over the development of a golf course on their ancient burial ground. The impasse lasted for...

Obama makes surprise visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall

Via: krishna • History & Sociology • 3 Comments • 7 years ago

A interesting moment in history: Jerusalem - July 24, 2008 Barack Obama ended his trip to Israel this morning with a surprise visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall, before heading to...

New Orleans takes down third Confederate monument

Via: community • History & Sociology • 16 Comments • 7 years ago

New Orleans takes down third Confederate monument Fox News, Published May 17, 2017 New Orleans removes third Confederate statue Workers in New Orleans removed a third Confederate monument from...

Race, racism, how you act, how you are expected to act, peer pressure, how you dealt with it. More Ramblings from Randy.

Via: randy • History & Sociology • 19 Comments • 7 years ago

I was raised in my youngest years, from birth to eight in Grand Rapids, Michigan. My parents divorced when I was five in 1960. No big deal as it was the newest rage back then. I won't bore you...

Joe Galloway: Old, Bold War Correspondent - The Story of one of the Greatest War Correspondents of all Time

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 12 Comments • 7 years ago

A s a young man Ernest Hemingway wrote, “when you go to war as a boy, you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed; not you.” Joe Galloway in Vietnam. Courtesy photo...

Much-loved 'George Washington oak tree' cut down

Via: randy • History & Sociology • 18 Comments • 7 years ago

A 600-year-old oak tree where President George Washington once picnicked has been cut down after starting to show signs of its age. Working under a grey cloudy sky on Monday, crews in a New...

Korea June 25th 1950 North Korea Invades South Korea.

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 6 Comments • 7 years ago

June 25th 1950, North Korean tanks and troops rolled across the 38th parallel into South Korea. Thus the start of the Korean War that lasted until July 27th, 1953. The U.S. and South Korea were...

Japan's Underwater Aircraft Carrier.....The Largest Submarine Ever Built.

Via: kavika • History & Sociology • 13 Comments • 7 years ago

The article is from 2005, but the size of this submarine is amazing. A underwater aircraft carrier, 400 feet long. Ahoy - Mac's Web Log Naval, Maritime, Australian History and more Mackenzie J...

How Western Civilisation Could Collapse.

Via: randy • History & Sociology • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

Some possible precipitating factors are already in place. How the West reacts to them will determine the world’s future, says Rachel Nuwer. By Rachel Nuwer 18 April 2017 The...

Mom Cuts Off Son Who Took His Wife's Last Name

Via: community • History & Sociology • 26 Comments • 7 years ago

This was in Dear Abby this morning-- and it got me to thinking: Mom Cuts Off Son Who Took His Wife's Last Name Apr 05, 2017 - Letter 3 of 3 DEAR ABBY: I am estranged from my son...

The Civil War in Kentucky -- Sophronia's Crazy Quilt

Via: dowser • History & Sociology • 17 Comments • 7 years ago

New Castle, KY was the home of my great-great grandparents William Owen and Sophronia Combs Bruce. They lived on about 3,000+ acres of land along the Drennon Springs Road, only part of the...

The West - A Journey through the Eight-Part Documentary Series

Via: pj • History & Sociology • 2 Comments • 7 years ago

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/episodes/ I was bored the other evening and ran across this series about the West. Very interesting and although a lot of it I already knew there is...

Danish boy finds remains of German Messerschmitt in a field

Via: randy • History & Sociology • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

By Rebecca Seales BBC News When Klaus Kristiansen tried to bring his son's history homework to life, he probably wasn't expecting the boy to unearth a buried World War Two...

The 100 Most Influential People Of All Time

Via: johnrussell • History & Sociology • 35 Comments • 7 years ago

Here are the top 20 agreements? disagreements? http://www.biographyonline.net/people/100-most-influential.html 100 most influential people in world history This is a list chosen...

Hard gangsta cries like a little bitch after getting a life sentence

Via: aeonpax • History & Sociology • 52 Comments • 7 years ago

` Closer to my home, this happened recently in Milwaukee;

Son of a Jew was conscripted by Nazis. The rest of his life has been making good on a promise

Via: community • History & Sociology • 7 Comments • 8 years ago

http://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cst-helmut-diefenthal.jpg?w=661 780w,http://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cst-helmut-diefenthal.jpg?w=864...

December 20th, 1944 Ardenne Forest - The Epic Battle of the Bulge.

Via: krav-maga • History & Sociology • 50 Comments • 8 years ago

Today there are few on NT that remember this date, or the pivotal battle that took place. The ''Battle of the Bulge'' was fought in bitter cold that lasted from December 16th to January 25th,...

Remembering the Alamo Scouts: The Silent Warriors of World War II

Via: angry-red-man • History & Sociology • 10 Comments • 8 years ago

During the many wars that the U.S. has been involved in there have been units that were little known, but had a powerful influence. This is one such unit whose mission were keep secret until the...

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