‘Ain Ghazal houses the remains of an ancient culture that thrived there for thousands of years. It is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever found. The site is in modern-day Jordan and is best known for the ʿAin Ghazal statues that were discovered there in the 1980s. Some of the archeological remains found at […]
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Elvis Presley, the King of Rock, is one of the most recognizable characters in history. Every aspect of his life was under a microscope, from his love life to his drug use to his family. Even though he tragically passed in 1977, he had one daughter before he died: Lisa Marie Presley. Following in her
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There isn’t much that represents ancient Rome quite like the Colosseum. This iconic architectural marvel is instantly recognizable, even in its fractured present form. Images of gladiatorial battles come to mind when the Colosseum is mentioned. But it was also host to another strange sort of spectacle loved by the ancient Romans–naval battles. In a
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For over a century now, the name Albert Einstein has been synonymous with “genius.” The epitome of super-intelligence. Every grade school student knows his name and millions of aspiring scientists study his theories hoping to discover a flicker of his brilliance in themselves. Einstein is credited with presenting seven theories that literally changed our understanding
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Cleopatra is known to be one of the most beautiful monarchs in history. However, it must be noted that she was more than just her beauty. She was an influential leader and the last Hellenic ruler in Egypt. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra was both loved and hated
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Over the course of three years during World War II, the United States developed a new form of warfare: the atomic bomb. It was developed through a massive secret project explored in the recent box office hit Oppenheimer. After testing the first bomb at Los Alamos on July 16, 1945, the US military immediately began
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Ancient Egypt may have lacked many things that we take for granted today, such as wheels and coins. But that civilization spawned countless inventions and innovations that shaped the ancient world. This article will move chronologically through the most important inventions of Ancient Egypt. Prehistoric Egypt The area around the Nile has been inhabited for
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In the darkest corners of true crime history, certain names stand out as chilling reminders of the limits of depravity in the human psyche. Harvey Glatman, infamously known as the “Glamour Girl Killer,” carved a gruesome path through the 1950s, leaving a trail of victims in his wake. His actions would redefine the safety procedures
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Unless you’re an American history buff or student of American Presidential history, you may never have heard the name Edith Bolling Galt Wilson. But for all intents and purposes, she served as the first de facto female President of the United States, from October 1919 to March 1921. She was the second wife of President
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If every piece of a ship is replaced over time until none of the original components remain, is it still the same ship? The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment rooted in the story of Theseus, the founder-king of Athens who took a certain ship on a pilgrimage each year to honor the god
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