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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
By: kavika
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History & Sociology
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54 Comments
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2 weeks ago
A day to celebrate the indigenous people of the America’s and for the Indigenous people to celebrate their culture/language/history and their resilience. For many of us it is also time to reflect...
Haitian Soldiers at the Battle of Savannah (1779) •
Via: kavika
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History & Sociology
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30 Comments
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one month ago
In 2022 my wife and I visited Savannah and made it a point to visit Franklin Sq to view the monument. It is inspiring. The drummer boy in it later became the head of the Haitian army and then the...
Republican lawmaker leaves loaded gun in Colorado capitol bathroom
Via: outis
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History & Sociology
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52 Comments
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7 months ago
A quick search told me next to nothing about Mr Wilson. I have no reason to imagine that he's less attentive to firearms than any other. That's the point....
The Truth About Human Population Decline
Via: outis
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History & Sociology
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23 Comments
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7 months ago
When I was a kid, a long time ago, we learned that the Earth would one day be over-populated, with all sorts of dire consequences. This is one of those cases where circumstances change...
The origin of every US state's name
Via: outis
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History & Sociology
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7 Comments
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8 months ago
If I understand correctly, almost all the states' names are of two origins. Either: - Long dead kings that no one remembers... - Native American words and phrases whose meanings we...
The Greenwich Meridian's Forgotten Rival
Via: outis
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History & Sociology
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6 Comments
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8 months ago
Tim Byrne is "The Tim Traveler". His (more or less) weekly videos are gems of historical and geographical knick-knacks. Utterly without importance, and utterly charming. I was aware that...
The Circassians in Israel - Who Are the Circassians, Warriors, statemen, inventors and citizens of Israel
Via: kavika
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History & Sociology
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15 Comments
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11 months ago
A unique people that are from the North Caucasus, are Caucasians that are mostly Sunni Muslim, but there are a number that are Orthodox Christian and Pagan. They speak a multitude of languages and...
The Beginning of the Universe (Who are the Yazidis)
Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner
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History & Sociology
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11 Comments
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last year
Unusually good article abut a group that is little known in the west: LALISH, IRAQ In Northern Iraq there is a place called Lalish where the Yezidis say the universe was born. I drove...