Amid the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year-reign as British monarch, retired Capt. Andrew Clark of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment recalled the day it all began — and the role he played himself. When the queen was crowned on June 2, 1953, he marched in the procession. Clark, born in Coventry in 1934, was … Lire la suite
It was perhaps the politest “battle” in human history. Upon entering Guam’s harbor on June 20, 1898, instead of experiencing the expected whizz of bullets and the booms of a cannonade, U.S. Navy Capt. Henry Glass and his crew aboard the re-commissioned cruiser USS Charleston were greeted on the beaches by curious residents who mistook … Lire la suite
2022 Dig Scholarship Winners Congratulating BAS’s 2022 scholarship winners Nathan Steinmeyer June 03, 2022 0 Comments 346 views Share BAS Dig Scholarships allow students and enthusiasts alike to participate in the excitement of excavating biblical history Photo: Courtesy of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project. For almost four decades, the Biblical Archaeology Society has been connecting … Lire la suite
ONE OF THE THINGS I’VE REALIZED when it comes to studying the war is that once a narrative becomes entrenched, it’s difficult to get people to see it any other way. Take U.S. Fifth Army commander Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, for example, and the fall of Rome on June 4, 1944. In the decades … Lire la suite
Scholars Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen and Christoffer Theis say maybe not Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 02, 2022 17 Comments 30910 views Share Does this fragmentary hieroglyphic inscription contain the first mention of Israel? According to a recently published article by Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen and Christoffer Theis, the name-ring on … Lire la suite
From the sands of Normandy to the beaches of Iwo the breadth and depth of World War II films worth watching can simply be staggering. Add streaming sites into the mix, and it can be overwhelming, if not time consuming, to decide on what to watch for the night. So, how about letting HistoryNet make … Lire la suite
Was Jesus a Jew? Discovering the Jewish Jesus Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 02, 2022 164 Comments 193782 views Share Was Jesus a Jew? Some people claim that Jesus was a Christian. Some have claimed that he was an Aryan Christian. But in recent decades scholars have been returning to ancient historical settings and discovering … Lire la suite
Is there anything sweeter — literally or figuratively — than biting into the plastic-wrapped chemical compound of luxuriously spongey cake with vanilla cream that is a Twinkie? Perhaps not. But the original Hostess delicacy was once something else entirely. The preservative-filled dessert that many once believed could withstand nuclear war got its start as a banana cream … Lire la suite
Text Treasures: Cairo Geniza 300,000 documents found in an attic storeroom Marek Dospěl June 01, 2022 0 Comments 861 views Share The Cairo Geniza refers to the cache of about 300,000 documents found in the attic storeroom of the Ben Ezra Synagogue, located in Fustat (in Old Cairo), the capital city of Egypt during the … Lire la suite
Am 22. Mai 2022 ist Miss.Tic, die Pariser „Graffiti-Prinzessin“, im Alter von 66 Jahren einem Krebsleiden erlegen.[1] „Tant de tristesse“, schrieb ihr Street-Art-Kollege Jef Aérosol dazu, und diese Traurigkeit teilt er sicherlich mit vielen anderen, auch mit mir. Denn seit wir (2009) Paris als unseren (zweiten) Wohnsitz gewählt haben, sind wir Miss.Tic immer wieder begegnet: … Lire la suite
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