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__NOTOC__{{Mediawiki:kindleoasis}}<div class="portal" style="widthfont-size:8590%;">[[File:Gregory-AmericanSpartacus -Surveillance1960 -cposter.jpgpng|thumbnail|200px|left|200px]]====[[American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony GregoryHow accurate is Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus'?]]====The United States has been conducting surveillance historical epic Spartacus (1960) is one of the best-known movies in cinema history. It caused a sensation on its citizens since it release and was created, but one of the ability most successful pictures of any government to spy on its citizens has dramatically improved in the digital age1960s. How should United States balance national security The movie was not only a commercial success it was a critical success and personal privacy? Does it received several Academy Awards. Spartacus was directed by the Constitution provide adequate protection against unrestricted government surveillance? What can advocates do to strengthen personal privacy rights? These concerns will only intensify in the years to comecinematic genius Stanley Kubrick.{{Read more|American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony GregoryHow accurate is Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus'?}}
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<div class="portal" style="widthfont-size:8590%;">[[File:1896 Olympic marathonLast_Kingdom_2.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|thumb|200px]]====[[How did the marathon emergeHistorically Accurate is Season 2 of Last Kingdom?]]====The marathon Season 2 is seen today as grueling longdivided into two novels from the Saxon Tales series written by Bernard Cornwell, namely books 3 and 4 (Season 1 was books 1-distance, usually over 26 mile race2). The battle of Marathon, fought novels span roughly between 878-886 (Figure 1). The main focus for Season 2 in the Greek and Persian armiesfirst four episodes is Uhtred's quest to go north from Wessex into Northumbria, and the resulting run a less tamed area of England that is ruled more by a Greek warrior to tell the victory Danes but their hold is usually cited as the origin of this sportsomewhat less clear. While there is truth Uhtred seeks his ancestral home in this storyBebbanburg (Bamburgh Castle) and also wants revenge against Kjartan, the history of the marathon who killed is complex and its presence in many major world cities shows it still stands as one of the great events that tests human will and skilladopted Danish father.{{Read more|How did the marathon emergeHistorically Accurate is Season 2 of Last Kingdom?}}
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<div class="portal" style="widthfont-size:8590%;">[[File:GettysburgConfederate_monument_Elmira_NY.jpegjpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?]]====As one travels across the southern United States, it is not unusual to find monuments and memorials to the Confederate dead in many small towns. In fact, these sculptural pieces, often composed of the same statues and plinths from the Monumental Bronze Co. of Bridgeport, Conn., can be found as far north as Pennsylvania and New York. A study in 2016 found some 1,500 monuments still standing. While in recent years these monuments have become a new source of political conversation their very erection was a movement by Confederate women. {{Read more|Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?}}</div> <div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:16307509620 d1ab80ba6b.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[Civil War Battles Top Ten BooklistWhat was lynching?]]====A DailyHistoryLynching is often described as a form of extralegal, vigilante violence or justice; however, its meaning has evolved over time—from the tarring and feathering of individuals in the Colonial period to the lethal, racial violence that proliferated in the South. According to Digital History, "Lynching received its name from Judge Charles Lynch, a Virginia farmer who punished outlaws and Tories with "rough" justice during the American Revolution." The United States has a long history of vigilance committees whose purposes were to protect the community. According to Linda Gordon, “vigilantism generally means bypassing the legal procedures of the state and substituting direct, usually punitive and coercive action by self-appointed groups of citizens".{{Read more|What was lynching?}}</div> <div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Tomb_of_Nakht.org top ten booklist focusing on best book on jpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[What Was the battles Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt?]]====There is a common misconception today that life in ancient Egypt was a dreary one for anyone not in the nobility. This image is probably at least partially derived from pop culture where scenes are common in movies that depict Egyptian peasants being worked to the American Civil Wardeath to make tombs and temples for their gods and kings. The books on this list explore reality is that although the ancient Egyptian social system was quite different from that of the battles modern world, and they had few of Antietamtoday’s modern conveniences, GettysburgEgyptians from all social classes enjoyed a leisure culture that was not much different than today’s. {{Read more|What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt?}}</div> <div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:L'aquarium; vue intérieure.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[How Did Public Aquariums Develop?]]====Large public aquariums have become fixtures in most major urban regions. In some places, Chancellorsvillethey have become among the leading attractions for city tourism, where many aquariums have also expanded into conservation efforts and many othersapplied research along with being tourist destinations. The list includes history of such aquariums is not completely modern, although the works form in which we know aquariums today is mostly a recent development. {{Read more|How Did Public Aquariums Develop?}}</div> <div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Karl XII i Ystad 1715, målning av Johan Heinrich Wedekindt från 1719.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[Why did Charles XII of Sweden fail to conquer Russia in 1708?]]====The failed invasion of several Russia by Hitler and Napoleon are well known. Less well-known is invasion of Russia by the Swedes under their most prominent historians on this topic including James McPhersonfamous king, Gordon Rhea, Stephen Sears Charles XII. Sweden in 1700 was the greatest Northern European power and Craig Symondsthis provoked the jealousy of its neighbors. Take a look This led to the Great Northern War. The culmination of this war was the Swedish monarch’s invasion of Russia and his subsequent defeat by Tsar Peter the Great at our listPoltava (1709).{{Read more|Civil War Battles Top Ten BooklistWhy did Charles XII of Sweden fail to conquer Russia in 1708?}}
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<div class="portal" style="widthfont-size:8590%;">[[File:662px-Official_Francisco_FrancoThe_Native_Ground.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|thumb|200px]]====[[What were the Root Causes How have Historians's perceptions of the Spanish Civil WarNative Americans changed?]]====Spain was In 1997, Kerwin Lee Klein, among others, observed that a very divided, unstable and weak country wholesale change had occurred in the 19th centuryhow historians portrayed Native American history. Once a great powerPreviously, Spain lost almost the last historians and ethnographers had focused on “the tragedy of its colonies after it defeat in the Spanish-American warvanishing Indian.”[1] It Many Americans, even those sympathetic to Native Americans, argued that Indians ultimately faced extinction. Even though this argument was technically a monarchy, but power had frequently been in undermined by the hands continued survival of military dictatorsNative Americans, scholars were slow to reject it. The country was bitterly divided. The acute poverty Native American rights movement of the Spanish people meant that many were drawn to Communism, Anarchism 1960s and Socialism1970s emphasized the persistence of Native Americans.{{Read more|What were the Root Causes How have Historians's perceptions of the Spanish Civil WarNative Americans changed?}}
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<div class="portal" style="widthfont-size:8590%;">[[File:PrivateeringAbraham_Lincoln_Brigade.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|200px]]====[[Privateering during The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: the Historiography of the American soldiers in the Spanish American War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert]]====During the Spanish Civil War 1812, US approximately 2,800 American men and Canadian privateers fought most of women answered the call from the naval battles between Communist party to defend the United States and Great BritainSpanish republic from fascist aggression. These privateers were comprised of captains who were motivated by the promise of profit to fight for their countries. There was a strong legal framework men and women served in both the United States Fifteenth International Brigade and Great Britain that normalized piracy. Canadian and American ship owners and investors took advantage of it formed the Abraham Lincoln, Washington and funded privateering outfits during the warMacKenzie-Papineau Battalions. Needless to sayThese soldiers’ stories have been controversial, privateers because 80 percent of these volunteers were incredibly risky investmentsCommunists. {{Read more|Privateering during The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: the Historiography of the American soldiers in the Spanish American War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert}}
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<div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:CayleffAmerican_Girls_in_Red_Russia.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px150px]]====[[Nature's PathAmerican Girls in Red Russia: Interview with Susan E. CayleffJulia Mickenberg]]====At Julia L. Mickenberg's new book American Girls in Russia: Chasing the Soviet Dream published by the University of Chicago Press explores the very end history of the 19th CenturyAmerican women who went to Russia looking for adventure, a freedom, revolution, work and new system called naturopathy was created by Benedict life. After they moved to Russia they found challenges and Louisa Stroebel Lusthardships. Unlike many Many were disturbed by both the conditions of the 19th Century medical systems created, naturopathy has persevered to this day. Naturopathic healing was founded country and based on number the treatment of influences including botanics, hydrotherapy, eclecticism, temperance and vegetarianismpeople by the new government. {{Read more|Nature's PathAmerican Girls in Red Russia: Interview with Susan E. CayleffJulia Mickenberg}}
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<div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:Congress_of_Vienna_1815GermanHyperChart.jpg|150px|thumbnail|left|250px]] ====[[Why did What Were the Congress Causes of Germany's Hyperinflation of Vienna fail to stop future European wars1921-1923?]]====The Congress Among the defining features of Vienna was a gathering early twentieth century Europe and one of representatives of European kingdoms that the contributing factors to World War II, was presided over by the Austrian Chancellor Klemens Von Metternicheconomic maelstrom known as “hyperinflation” that ravaged Germany from 1921 until 1923. The Congress was held Although the short period is often overlooked in Vienna from 1814 to 1815. The goals popular histories of the Congress were to secure peace and stability in period, there is no denying the impacts that the process had on Germany, Europe , and to ensure that revolutions did not destabilize the Continentworld. {{Read more|Why did What Were the Congress Causes of Germany's Hyperinflation of Vienna fail to stop future European wars1921-1923?}}
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<div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:652px-First_Oil_Well32936173946 bc0836c5c5 o.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]] ====[[When did abortion become legal in the United States?]]====In colonial America, abortion was dealt with in a manner according to English common law. Abortion was typically only frowned upon, or penalized, when it occurred after “quickening,”—when a woman felt fetal movement—because it suggested that the fetus had manifested into its own separate being. Quickening could vary from women to woman, and sometimes as late as four months. {{Read more|When did abortion become legal in the United States?}}</div>
<div class="portal">[[File: Ancient_ziggurat.jpg|150px|thumbnail|left]]====[[How did Edwin Drake create What Was the World's first oil wellImportance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia?]]====Even though there was no one "first discover" The people of oil. Oil was known in antiquity when it was used ancient Mesopotamia practiced a religion that modern scholars are only just now beginning to heal wounds. But by understand and the middle physical focal point of their religion were the 19th century methods for collecting oil from the ground had not changed for thousands of years. Edwin Drake's oil fundamentally changed this process and dramatically increased oil production around the worldmonumental, triangular structures known as ziggurats. {{Read more|How did Edwin Drake create What Was the World's first oil wellImportance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia?}}
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<div class="portal" style="width:85%;">[[File:VDC_book_coverImmigrants_Ellis.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri GloverWorking Toward Whiteness by David Roediger]]====Starting in 1787, states began David Roediger’s book <i>Working Toward Whiteness: How America’s Immigrants Became White: The Strange Journey from Ellis Island to ratify the newly drafted federal Constitution which would determine the fate Suburbs</i> continues his provocative exploration of whiteness studies by examining how southern and eastern European immigrants became white during the new American Republic. In order for the Constitution to go in effect, nine first half of the states needed to agree to the documenttwentieth century. While five states quickly ratified the Constitution between December 1787 and January 1788Roediger argues that “the long, the country's eyes stayed on Virginia. Virginia was the most populated and largest state and it was critical for the state to ratify the Constitution to legitimize the circuitous processby which ‘new immigrants’ became ‘white ethnics’” matters. {{Read more|Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri GloverWorking Toward Whiteness by David Roediger}}
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[[File:Px-Epikouros BM 1843Marco Polo traveling.jpgjpeg|left|thumbnail|left|200px]] ====[[Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so importantWhat Is the History of Ice Cream?]]====Epicurus is often associated Ice cream has been a popular treat that many see today as having developed relatively recently, as one ice cream usually requires a form of the Greek philosophers more interested in pleasure or its pursuit than other idealsrefrigeration. While at times this led to a negative view the modern form of his philosophyice cream is relatively more recent, the reality is his thinking was very advanced and developedidea of ice cream has been present for millennia. Ice treats, which eventually gave us ice cream, leading to his ideas becoming highly influential were refreshing snacks usually reserved for elites or those who can obtain ice in modern thought in many regions times of the world today. He was one of the first Greek philosophers to develop a strong tradition that avoid superstition as a core idealwarm or hot weather.{{Read more|Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so importantWhat Is the History of Ice Cream?}}
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[[File:Almost_a_MiracleTod des Spartacus by Hermann Vogel.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[American Revolution Top Ten BooklistWhat was the impact of Spartacus' uprising on Rome? ]]====On July 4Spartacus was a Thracian and he had once fought with the Romans. According to Plutarch, 1776, the Declaration of Independence he was signed enslaved by the Continental Congressthem after he had deserted. This act Due to his strength and military skills he was only the first step towards the creation of the United Statestrained as a gladiator. The United States then fought a seven year war In 73BC, he plotted to cement its independence escape from England. The successful fight for independence has had a remarkable impact on world history over his gladiatorial school, near Capua in southern Italy and was joined in the past 200 years. The United States gradually transformed itself from a former colony into a superpower. The impact of this revolution cannot be ignoredconspiracy by up to 100 other gladiators. {{Read more|American Revolution Top Ten BooklistWhat was the impact of Spartacus' uprising on Rome?}}
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[[File:Plato Academy MAN Napoli Inv124545Hoecke_Croesus_showing_his_treasures.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thoughtHow Did Croesus Become the Wealthiest Man in the Ancient World?]]====The Academy, founded by the philosopher Plato in According the early 4th fifth century BCEBC Greek historian Herodotus, was perhaps one who has often been called the “father of history,” the earliest institutions of higher learningLydian King Croesus (ruled ca. While it 560-540s BC) was not like a university where people would enroll and obtain advanced degreesthe world’s wealthiest king who ruled the world’s wealthiest kingdom. When Salon, it functioned as one of the first places for dedicated research into scientific and philosophical questions, at least in Europelegendary Athenian law giver, took place by gathered scholars. Its main function was came to teach Plato's philosophical understandingLydia see the king’s wealth personally, but it also challenged its scholars Croesus immediately had his servants “take him on a tour of the royal treasuries” in order to develop a new understanding “point out the richness and magnificence of our universeeverything. ”{{Read more|What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thoughtHow Did Croesus Become the Wealthiest Man in the Ancient World?}}
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[[File:The_Alien_and_Sedition_Acts_of_1789Oseberg_ship_-_IMG_9129.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]] ====[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri HalperinWhat if the Vikings Never Invaded England?]]====The Alien Viking, or more accurately Danish and Sedition Acts Norsemen, invasions of 1798 were four laws that were passed by England in the predominantly Federalist Congress and signed by John Adams 9th century CE (865) helped lead to strengthen what ultimately would become the national security united country of the United StatesEngland. These acts not only restricted the ability of an immigrant to become a citizenBefore 865, but made it easier to deport non-citizens who were either deemed dangerous England was divided into four or were citizens of hostile sometimes more countries. Perhaps the most contentious aspect of the new laws criminalized the printing or speaking allegedly false statements about the federal government. Not surprisingly, these laws were incredibly controversial populated by Angles and strongly opposed by Thomas Jefferson's opposition DemocraticSaxons (or Anglo-Republican partySaxons).{{Read more|The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri HalperinWhat if the Vikings Never Invaded England?}}
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[[File:grantPrivateering.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px150px]]====[[Was Privateering during the Destruction Perpetrated by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Necessary to End the Civil War?of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert]]====January 1, 1863 marked a pivotal moment in During the American Civil War. On this date 1812, US and Canadian privateers fought most of the Emancipation Proclamation, naval battles between the preliminary United States and Great Britain. These privateers were comprised of which was issued captains who were motivated by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862, took full and permanent effect, thus changing the Union’s ultimate war goalpromise of profit to fight for their countries. The Civil War There was no longer being fought to preserve the antebellum Union but rather, a strong legal framework in both the words United States and Great Britain that normalized piracy. Canadian and American ship owners and investors took advantage of Lincoln, was to be a it and funded privateering outfits during the war of “subjugation…the [old] South” was . Needless to be destroyed in favor of “new propositions and ideassay, privateers were incredibly risky investments.”{{Read more|Was the Destruction Perpetrated by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Necessary to End Privateering during the Civil War?of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert}}
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[[File:Stalingrad threeCayleff.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px150px]]====[[Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleff]]====Hitler saw At the war in terms very end of his personal rivalry with Stalin and he decided to attack the city19th Century, because of its symbolic valuea new system called naturopathy was created by Benedict and Louisa Stroebel Lust. However, the original aim Unlike many of the offensive in Southern Russian was 19th Century medical systems created, naturopathy has persevered to secure the oil fields in the Caucasusthis day. The oil Naturopathic healing was essential for the German war machine. Hitler knew this – instead of opting for concentrating all his forces founded and based on the conquest number of the oil fieldsinfluences including botanics, hydrotherapy, eclecticism, he made perhaps a fateful mistaketemperance and vegetarianism.{{Read more|Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleff}}
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[[File:Samuel_Hahnemann_1841British_Lancers.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[What was Why did the dominant medical sect in Battle of the United States during the 19th CenturySomme largely fail to achieve its objectives?]]====Nineteenth-century medicine The Battle of the Somme or the Somme Offensive was characterized by constant competition among three major medical sects: Regulars, Eclectics, a series of battles that occurred during the Summer and HomeopathsAutumn of 1916.[1] Each of these medical sects not only meaningfully disagreed It involved British and French forces launching a massive assault on how the German lines in an effort to treat illnesses break the stalemate on the Western Front. The Battle was primarily a battle between the Germans and diseases, but sought to portray their type of practice as the most effective British. The offensive achieved very little and scientificboth sides suffered heavy casualties. Arguably none of The British only advanced a few miles and the three sects German lines held. The stalemate was superior to not broken by the others, but their adherents concluded that their sectarian beliefs were better than their competitorsoffensive.{{Read more|What was Why did the dominant medical sect in Battle of the United States during the 19th CenturySomme largely fail to achieve its objectives?}}
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[[File:Thomas_Jefferson_by_Rembrandt_Peale,_1800French_soldiers.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam HaselbyOrigins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist]]====Recently on Twitter, a debate broke out between Annette Gordon-Reed, Sam Haselby, The First World War was an incredibly destructive and John Fea on wide ranging catastrophe. Not only did it dramatically change the nature map of Thomas Jefferson's religious beliefsEurope and the world and it led to further instability. Instead The First World War was one of recreating the most important wars in human history. There has long been a debate, it made more sense to contact one about the exact cause of the participants, Sam Haselby, whose recent book ''First World War. The Origins assassination of American Religious Nationalism'' (published by Oxford University Press) examines how a conflict with Protestantism, in the decades following US independence transformed American national identityArchduke Ferdinand triggered the war but its ultimate causes were far more complex.{{Read more|Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam HaselbyOrigins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist}}
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[[File:EngineeringvictoryQueen_Anne's_Lace_(25468119510).jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Engineering Victory during What was used for birth control in medieval Europe?]]====Birth is a universal experience for humanity and therefore, so is conception. This makes the issue of contraception one which stretched back into antiquity. While this topic is frequently in modern news, the historic practices of contraception and the Civil Warspecific methods utilized are rarely touched upon. {{Read more|What was used for birth control in medieval Europe?}}</div> <div class="portal" >[[File: Interview with Thomas FGW-painting. jpg|thumbnail|left|180px]]====[[What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution?]]====The Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to put George Washington in charge of the Continental Armyin 1775. Washington was only 43 years old at the time, Jra gentleman planter and local Virginian politician. {{Read more|What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution?}}</div> <div class="portal" >[[File:512px-Filip II Macedonia.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]] ====[[How did Phillip II of Macedon change Ancient Greek history?]]====Logistics win warsAlexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history. Logistics However, it is the coordination generally recognized that Alexander’s achievements would have been impossible without his father, Philip II of complex operations such as movingMacedon, housing and supplying troops and their equipmentwho reigned from 359 to 336 B.C. War He is not as well-known as his son but he laid the ultimate test foundations for the great Empire of Alexander.{{Read more|How did Phillip II of any logisticianMacedon change Ancient Greek history?}}</div> <div class="portal" >[[File:Egyptian kitchen Berlin 1. During jpg|thumbnail|left|220px]]=====[[How did kitchens develop?]]=====Few places in a home are as important or symbolic for our social bonds than the Civil Warkitchen. In almost every culture, the Union troops fought almost kitchen serves not only as the entire war place where food is prepared, but serves as a social hub for families and friends. Humans develop deep social bonds with family and friends in the Souththeir kitchen. Thomas FThe kitchen does not simply provide for our daily nutrition but also helps to reinforce our social character. ArmyWhether humans are cooking around a fire or chopping vegetables on a granite counter-top, Jrthey are also interacting with one another. argues in his new book Engineering Victory{{Read more|How did kitchens develop?}}</div> <div class="portal" >[[File: How Technology Won Christiaan_Barnard_(1968).jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[When did the Civil War published by Johns Hopkins University Press that First Heart Transplant take place?]]====When Christiaan Barnard performed the Union's engineering prowess during Civil War gave first heart transplant in 1967, it an distinct advantage over was initially seen as remarkable scientific achievement, but overtime both the medical community and the general public were forced to re-evaluate heart transplants. The medical community quickly realized that the Confederacyfirst transplants were little more than dangerous and unpredictable experiments.{{Read more|Engineering Victory during When did the Civil WarFirst Heart Transplant take place?}}</div> <div class="portal" >[[File: Interview with Thomas FKeller.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Why Did Helen Keller Become a Socialist?]]====Helen Keller (1880–1967) is best known for her triumph over blindness, deafness, and muteness. ArmyRescued from the isolation of her afflictions as a young girl by the Perkins Institute for the Blind teacher Anne Sullivan, JrKeller learned to understand a basic form of sign language and learned to “feel” and imitate the sound of the human voice. {{Read more|Why Did Helen Keller Become a Socialist?}}</div> <div class="portal" >[[File:Anthophyllite_asbestos_SEM.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[When was Mesothelioma First Diagnosed?]]====The history of Mesothelioma is complicated. Medicine struggled to establish its existence and understand what caused it. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that forms on the "tissues that cover the lungs and abdomen." Mesothelioma is typically tied to the exposure of people to asbestos in either their environment or workplace.{{Read more|When was Mesothelioma First Diagnosed?}}
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<div class="portal">[[File:Shantytown_USARabbbi's_Atheist_.jpgjpeg|thumbnail|left|200px]] ====[[Shantytown, USAThe Rabbi's Atheist Daughter: Interview with Lisa GoffBonnie S. Anderson]]====The Harvard University Press recently published Lisa Goff's new book ShantytownHistory is fickle. During the 19th Century, USA: Forgotten Landscapes Ernestine Rose was one of the Working Poormost important and famous international advocates for feminism, free thought and anti-slavery. There's a chance that one of your American ancestors lived She worked closely with renowned figures in an American shantytownthis movement such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. While we may not realize it nowDespite her contributions to feminism, atheism, shantytowns were a common feature of 19th century America. Goff's book explores not only how shantytowns became a prominent feature of America's towns and citiesanti-slavery, but why middle class Americans eventually turned on them and their residentssince her death she has slowly been erased from history. {{Read more|Shantytown, USAThe Rabbi's Atheist Daughter: Interview with Lisa GoffBonnie S. Anderson}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:portraitbowieSkythian_archer_plate_BM_E135_by_Epiktetos.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|200px]]====[[The Mysterious Illness of Jim Bowie: How Did He Contribute to His Own DeclineWhen did Men Start Wearing Pants?]]====Directly or indirectlyWhy did humans start wearing pants? To answer this question it’s important to understand two things - first, Jim Bowie’s enigmatic illness resulted from his own actions. A hearty man what were the earliest forms of six feet in heightclothing and how did they evolve into pants and secondly, Bowie was why did a walking contradiction; need for pants develop? It is also helpful to define what is meant by pants - specifically a slave trader who fought bifurcated garment for freedom, the bottom half of the body which covers from waist to the lower leg. It is also helpful to define what is meant by pants - specifically a generous and congenial man who called out his thunderous temper on a whim, and a commanding leader who was prone bifurcated garment for the bottom half of the body which covers from waist to binges of sloppy drunkennessthe lower leg.{{Read more|The Mysterious Illness of Jim Bowie: How Did He Contribute to His Own DeclineWhen did Men Start Wearing Pants?}}
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[[File:Young_boxers_fresco,_Akrotiri,_GreeceInto_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit for my series headline photo.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]] ====[[How What Mistakes did modern boxing emergethe Allies make during Operation Overlord on D-Day?]]====Boxing is one June 6, 1944 was arguably the most pivotal day of the oldest sports known to usWorld War II. From very early historical records, Operation Overlord was set to its professional development in the last century, be launched and modern prizefightsif successful, the sport has become was to open a global phenomenon watched by millionssecond front in Europe so as to attack Germany from all sides. Although modern boxing has a lot of similarities with its ancient cousin, Stalin’s Soviet Army had been battling the mix with televisionGerman Army since late 1942 in Stalingrad, big moneyLeningrad, and big personalities has forever changed the sportMoscow. {{Read more|How What Mistakes did modern boxing emergethe Allies make during Operation Overlord on D-Day?}}
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====[[Book Review: "The Assassin's Accomplice."]]====[[File:AlexanderTheGreat_BustAssassins_accomplice.jpg|left|thumb|220px150px]]====[[Alexander Kate Clifford Larson's book The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Great Top Ten Booklist]]====Creating Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln is a top ten list for books on Alexander well-researched narrative exploring the prosecution of Mary Surratt. The Assassin’s Accomplice details the Great is not easy, since few ancient historical figures have been written about as muchevents that revolved around Mrs. Everything from his complex personality Surratt in the days and his sexual life weeks leading up to his military and logistical tactics have been analyzed by historiansthe assassination of President Lincoln. Alexander, simply put, stands out as unique among ancient historical figures for having so much detailed assessment made on his life and times. {{Read more|Alexander the Great Top Ten BooklistBook Review: "The Assassin's Accomplice."}}
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On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress. This act was only the first step towards the creation of the United States. The impact of this revolution cannot be ignored. {{Read more|American Revolution Top Ten Booklist}}
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In 1850, Allan Pinkerton founded a detective agency that would grow into the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Pinkerton's agency is easily the most famous and infamous security guard and detective agency in United States history. Pinkerton originally created the agency to help railroad companies investigate their employees and catch train robbers. But over time, the Pinkertons developed an intimate relationship with the federal government and as these partnerships grew the Pinkertons' role increased dramatically. {{Read more|Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara}}
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[[File:French Prisoners 1940652px-First_Oil_Well.jpg|thumbnail|left|thumb|200px]]====[[Why was France defeated in 1940How did Edwin Drake create the World's first oil well?]]====In September 1939, the Nazi War Machine invaded Poland and World War II beganEven though there was no one "first discover" of oil. France and its Britain declared against Nazi Germany in 1939. The French army Oil was known in theory as strong as the Germanys and antiquity when it had a vast Empire and a sophisticated arms industrywas used to heal wounds. It had also established a series of fortifications in But by the east middle of the country, known as 19th century methods for collecting oil from the Maginot Lineground had not changed for thousands of years. The Line was designed to keep German forces out of FranceEdwin Drake's oil fundamentally changed this process and dramatically increased oil production around the world.{{Read more|Why How did Edwin Drake create the United States and Soviet Union Reach Detente During the Cold WarWorld's first oil well?}}
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====[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]====[[File:Akhenaten_as_a_Sphinx_(Kestner_Museum)American_Colossus.jpg|jpeg|left|thumb|200px125px]]====[[How did Monotheism Develop?]]====While monotheism Creating a Top Ten List for the Gilded Age/Progressive Era is seen as something that has derived from Judaism, challenging. There are an extraordinary number of outstanding books on this period. These books are a selection of our favorites. Creating a Top Ten List for the history of how monotheism became pervasive Gilded Age/Progressive Era is complexchallenging. Integrating both historical and archaeological data, we find that the rise There are an extraordinary number of monotheism has been influenced by key political eventsoutstanding books on this period. These political events help transform not just books are a selection of our favorites. Most of these early monotheistic faiths but also by extension many parts books are focused on trying to define this era as whole, instead of the world todayfocusing on a single issue.{{Read more|How did Monotheism Develop?Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist}}
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[[File:American_ColossusSamuel_Hahnemann_1841.jpegjpg|thumbnail|left|thumb|300px200px]]====[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten BooklistWhat was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?]]====Creating a Top Ten List for the Gilded Age/Progressive Era is challengingNineteenth-century medicine was characterized by constant competition among three major medical sects: Regulars, Eclectics, and Homeopaths. There are an extraordinary number of outstanding books on this period. These books are a selection of our favorites. Most [1] Each of these books are focused medical sects not only meaningfully disagreed on trying how to define this era as wholetreat illnesses and diseases, instead of focusing on a single issue. In other words, several of these books are seeking but sought to create a grand narrative portray their type of practice as the era to help their readers understand itmost effective and scientific. {{Read more|Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten BooklistWhat was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century?}}
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[[File:Gettysburg.jpeg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist]]====A DailyHistory.org top ten booklist focusing on best book on the battles of the American Civil War. The books on this list explore the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and many others. Take a look at our list. {{Read more|Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist}}</div> <div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Stalingrad three.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px]] ====[[Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?]]====Hitler saw the war in terms of his personal rivalry with Stalin and he decided to attack the city, because of its symbolic value. However, the original aim of the offensive in Southern Russian was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus. The oil was essential for the German war machine. 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