Category Archives: History

The Brave Sage of Timbuktu: Abdel Kader Haidara | Innovators | National Geographic

Posted on May 2, 2026 by agogo22

ByJoshua Hammer Published April 21, 2014 •25 min read It was early in the summer of 2012, and at the Mamma Haidara Library in Timbuktu, a clandestine operation was under way. Night after night, a team under the direction of … Continue reading →

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Meet Abdel Kader Haidara, the man who risked his life to save more than 350,000 ancient manuscripts from Timbuktu from being destroyed by Al-Qaeda

Posted on May 2, 2026 by agogo22
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The Best-Selling Yiddish Anarchist Newspaper in Britain (For Now)

Posted on May 1, 2026 by agogo22
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Chinese Cubans #cuba #history #china

Posted on April 29, 2026 by agogo22
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Ryukyu Kingdom: Japans Hidden Ethnic Group #history #japan #okinawa

Posted on April 26, 2026 by agogo22
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This 5,000 year old burial mound in Newport, Wales, predates both the great Pyramids and the standing stones of Stonehenge

Posted on April 6, 2026 by agogo22
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The very first Google Server (1996) was literally stored in a custom case made of Lego bricks. It’s now on display at Stanford University

Posted on April 1, 2026 by agogo22
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The Tangled Web of Trump’s Russian Allegiance

Posted on March 31, 2026 by agogo22
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United Nations declares slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’ | DW News

Posted on March 26, 2026 by agogo22

26 Mar 2026 #UnitedNations #slavery #slavetrade The UN General Assembly has declared that slavery is the ‘gravest crime against humanity’ – specifically the enslavement of some 12 million Africans and their descendents through the transatlantic slave trade. Why did the … Continue reading →

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An Analysis of Modern Republicanism | Explainer

Posted on March 23, 2026 by agogo22

21 Mar 2026 Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack… You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxr… Facebook: / heathercoxrichardson Resources: Home New Homepage 2025 https://cc4democracy.com/ https://liberalrocks.com/ Take Action https://www.congress.gov/members/find… © 2026 Heather Cox … Continue reading →

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