Tag Archives: history

The Hidden Assumption Behind All Numbers

Posted on May 2, 2020 by agogo22

 

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Juxtapoz Magazine – Waltzing Round Vienna

Posted on April 30, 2020 by agogo22

From morning ‘til evening, locals and visitors happily wait in line for the chocolate iced, apricot filled torte created in 1832 by 16-year-old apprentice baker Franz Sacher. Mounds of whipped cream accompany each wedge served at sweet shops in Vienna, … Continue reading →

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The History Of Coffee

Posted on April 29, 2020 by agogo22

Would life be possible without coffee? Would our modern society cease to function if we could no longer drink our dark piping hot caffeine elixir? Our story begins in a dark, scary time in human history. The Precaffazine. The ancient … Continue reading →

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25 Artists Pay Respect To The Late Gene Deitch, The Illustrator Of Tom & Jerry And Popeye by Judita Kusaitytė BoredPanda staff — Zahra’s Blog + Brown Lady Art Collective

Posted on April 29, 2020 by agogo22

While a lot of people grew up watching Popeye and Tom & Jerry or had their kids watching it all the time, most likely just a handful knew the genius behind it. Eugene Merril Deitch, most commonly known simply as … Continue reading →

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Bertrand Russell – Great Interview with John Chandos – 1961

Posted on April 27, 2020 by agogo22

Speaking Personally: Earl Bertrand Russell. 1961. Interview with John Chandos. Recorded on 11-12 April 1961 at Bertrand Russell’s house in North Wales. List of Topics: Childhood and Earliest Memories Life Begins at Cambridge Eccentrics and Personages Robert Browning and Alfred … Continue reading →

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Friedrich Nietzsche by Bertrand Russell

Posted on April 27, 2020 by agogo22

 

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Top 10 African Contributions To World Civilization

Posted on April 26, 2020 by agogo22

 

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30 Years of Science with the Hubble Space Telescope

Posted on April 25, 2020 by agogo22

On 24 April 1990 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery, the first space telescope of its kind. It offered a new view of the Universe and has, for 30 years, reached and … Continue reading →

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Virology and Forgotten History

Posted on April 25, 2020 by agogo22

When Edward Jenner created the first vaccine against smallpox, he had no idea what caused smallpox. The scientific appreciation of “germ theory” was just the start of the process of understanding microbiology. The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of … Continue reading →

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Untold Stories: a history of Black People in Kent, England

Posted on April 24, 2020 by agogo22

A history of important and affluent Black People in Kent, England from the 16th century. (2018)

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Elision & Contraction in Old English

Posted on April 23, 2020 by agogo22

 

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#EarthDay2020Halt: The Global Stealth Street Art Campaign

Posted on April 22, 2020 by agogo22

Earth Day Network and more than 500 street artists around the world have planned and executed a worldwide protest, #EarthDay2020Halt. Beginning on Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22) in New Zealand at 9am NZT until 11:59pm Eastern Time in NYC, breakout … Continue reading →

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