Under the leadership of Eleanor Holmes Norton and Cory Booker, the U.S. Congress has begun debating the possibility of awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the nearly 200,000 Black people who served in the U.S. military service during the Civil War. Their efforts reinforce that Black Civil War military service, even 100 plus years ago, deserves … Lire la suite
What we learn from the Bible and archaeology Philip D. Stern March 02, 2022 2 Comments 1117 views Share Not Pharaoh’s Daughter. This coffin cover belonged to a woman who lived in Thebes during Egypt’s 21st Dynasty. Although her name has not been preserved, she seems to have been wealthy and belonged to the clerical … Lire la suite
A figure of the early Church who deserves to be remembered Jonathan Laden March 01, 2022 0 Comments 13472 views Share Sint Paulus bij de heiligen Aquila en Priscilla CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain DedicationPhoto: Museum Plantin-Moretus The name of Priscilla in the New Testament does not come up often in Bible study. Yet, as … Lire la suite
Die Nacht vom 17. auf den 18. Oktober 1961 war eine nuit noire in der französischen Geschichte der Nachkriegszeit[1] und der 8. Februar 1962 war ein schwarzer Tag. An beiden Tagen gab es im Zusammenhang mit dem Algerien-Krieg große Demonstrationen in Paris, die zahlreiche Opfer forderten. Die Erinnerung daran ist immer noch lebendig. Was geschah … Lire la suite
History is full of dramatic conflicts where the capricious tide of events could have turned the outcome in either direction. A mistimed cavalry charge, a careless tactical blunder, a change in the wind direction. What if Napoleon hadn’t wavered at Waterloo? How close did the Normans come to losing the Battle of Hastings? What would … Lire la suite
On the evening of Saturday, December 20, 1919, cold winds swept New York Harbor as 249 leftist radicals waited on Ellis Island to board USS Burford. The Army transport was to carry the deportees, most of whom were not American citizens, to Soviet Russia. The Soviet state formed after the overthrow of the czar in … Lire la suite
9,000-year-old shrine discovered in Jordan desert Nathan Steinmeyer February 28, 2022 0 Comments 1542 views Share Two anthropomorphic figures, nicknamed by researchers “Ghassan” (left) and “Abu Ghassan” (right), discovered inside a Neolithic ritual complex in southeast Jordan. Credit: Courtesy South Eastern Badia Archaeological Project. While excavating ancient Neolithic hunting traps in Jordan’s southeastern desert near … Lire la suite
Major General Benedict Arnold’s 1780 plot to surrender the American fortifications and garrison at West Point to the British, one of the Revolution’s most dramatic episodes, nearly succeeded. Arnold’s treasonous undertaking failed thanks to a remarkable convergence of events—events that many, including General George Washington, could explain only as divine intervention. “In no instance since … Lire la suite
L’Argentina è un grande paese con una varietà di paesaggi e climi. Quindi, non sorprende che abbia 35 parchi nazionali che vanno da incantevoli deserti a ghiacciai spettacolari. I 35 parchi sono distribuiti in 20 province e in tutte le regioni climatiche del paese. Mentre alcuni parchi non hanno ingresso o tariffa di campeggio, altri … Lire la suite
Who Were the Minoans? Minoan civilization confirmed European by 2013 DNA study Noah Wiener February 27, 2022 32 Comments 26638 views Share This Bible History Daily article was originally published in May 2013. It has been updated.—Ed. Who were the Minoans? The Minoan civilization is remembered for its ornate frescoes, including this Prince of the … Lire la suite
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