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This article from Smithsonian Magazine that dispells some of the myths surrounding the tulipmania is well worth a read: So if tulipmania wasn’t actually a calamity, why was it made …
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This article from Smithsonian Magazine that dispells some of the myths surrounding the tulipmania is well worth a read: So if tulipmania wasn’t actually a calamity, why was it made …
The following two articles give some valuable insights on the history of epidemiology and public health: “Dr. Wise on Influenza: Rare Silent Film Shows How They Tried to Educate …
My knowledge of the British suffragettes seems to be completely wrong. Fascinating how their movements used different tactics to draw attention on the street and from the camera. …
In an article by Standpoint Magazine Joseph Rachman uses insights from author Umberto Eco to understand the rise of new far right movements. I found the following quote interesting …
A quote from the Freakonomics podcast “How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War”: [Peter Timmer]: I used to ask my class, I’m talking 1985, “Where is the world’s largest …
Fisnished watching a documentary from DW Documentary, “The Big Bang that created today’s world”. The two part documentary gives an overview of important events in 1989 that still …
Via Wikipedia I learned that on the 24th of January 1848 James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California Gold Rush. I decided to …
Some nice recent articles from Courier International: A bit of history on the introduction of street numbers in Vienna. As ways to collect taxes, for conscription of people into …
What a wonderful short excerpt from BBC documentary about Venice from 1969. I learned something new as well about the creation of “ghettos” in Venice: “physically isolating a …
What travellers during baroque period would bring home: “Engravings made ideal souvenirs: they were light, portable, and relatively affordable. Long after the tour ended, they …