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This Day in History

Smallpox is officially declared eradicated
Separation of Charles and Diana announced
John Birch Society founded
Walesa elected president of Poland
Intifada begins on Gaza Strip
U.S Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia
Paris peace talks break down
The Texan Army captures San Antonio
“The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson is published
Pacino stars in Scarface

BBC News

New Zealand volcano: 'No sign of life' after White Island eruption
Russia banned from global sports for four years
French far-left leader Mélenchon sentenced for intimidation
'Tonight a door was opened' says new Miss Universe
Pensacola attack is presumed terrorism - FBI
Juice Wrld: US rapper dies aged 21 'after seizure at airport'
Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
China Uighurs: Detainees 'free' after 'graduating', official says
White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren paid $1.9m for past legal work
In pictures: Mythical creatures appear in Medellín

New York Times

Impeachment Hearing Updates: Evidence to Be Presented on Impeachment
The Indispensable Man: How Giuliani Led Trump to the Brink of Impeachment
What to Look for in the Watchdog Report on the Russia Investigation
Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Waged War on Inflation, Is Dead at 92
Pensacola Attack Probed for Terrorism Link. Saudi Suspect Clashed With Instructor.
Pensacola Victims: Three Hopeful Men at the Dawn of Naval Careers
New Zealand Volcano Erupts, and Police See ‘No Signs of Life’
Jacqueline Woodson on Africa, America and Slavery’s Fierce Undertow
Russia, New Zealand, Golden Globes: Your Monday Briefing
Tensions Over Subway Policing, Race and ‘Arrest Quotas’

Time Magazine

Judiciary Hearing Sets the Stage for President Trump Impeachment Charges
China Claims Everyone in Xinjiang Camps Has ‘Graduated’
At Least Five Killed on New Zealand Volcanic Island After an Eruption
Heads of U.S. Business Group in Hong Kong Denied Entry to Macau
Anti-Government Protests Have Rocked Hong Kong for Six Months. Here’s a Look Back at the Major Developments
France Braces for Even Worse Travel Woes With More Nationwide Strikes Planned
Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Makes First Appearance Since Being Shot
Female Minister, 34, Tapped to Become Finland’s Youngest Prime Minister
Saudi Gunman Tweeted Against U.S. Before Naval Base Shooting
Female Reporter Calls Out Runner Who Groped Her While She Was on TV

Memorial Fund

Memorial Fund

Reuters News

Brexit versus public services: Rival British leaders make final campaign push
UK Labour would deliver first budget on February 5: McDonnell
Brexit in January or second referendum: the UK election choice
Labour's McDonnell: No run on sterling if we win election
Cambodia to start opposition leader trial in January

WSJ World News

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The World Next Week

The UK’s Pivotal Election, Ukraine’s Peace Talks, and More
Live! The World Next Week’s Tenth Anniversary Special (Rebroadcast)
G20 Foreign Ministers Convene, Hong Kong Protests Continue, and More
Sergei Magnitsky Is Remembered, SecDef Esper Travels to South Korea, and More
TWNW Presents: Why It Matters
Erdogan Visits the White House, Spain Holds Another Election, and More
Protests Flare Around the Globe, U.S. House Votes, and More
Live! The World Next Week’s Tenth Anniversary Special
Tumult Persists in Syria, Brexit Negotiations Continue, and More
Syrians Face Uncertainty, U.S. Democrats Debate, and More

AbeBooks Blog

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Smithsonian History Feed

This Restaurant in Sweden Offers Every Meal Served at the Nobel Banquet Since 1922
Every Year Just 'Bout This Time, Kurtis Blow Celebrates With a Rhyme
The Best Books of 2019
Ten Smithsonian Artifacts You Can 3-D Print
The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue
A Brief History of the Crock Pot
How New York City Found Clean Water
Here’s What NPG Gala Honorees Have to Say About Their Portraits
The Ten Best History Books of 2019
The True History Behind Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'

The New Yorker

Dancing with Merce Cunningham in Three Dimensions
Watch Live: The House Judiciary Committee’s Impeachment-Inquiry Hearing into Donald Trump
Introducing the Cartoon Caption Contest on Instagram Stories
Hong Kong’s Protest Movement and the Fight for the City’s Soul
“Passion,” by Louise Erdrich
Emilio Fraia on Stories Within Stories
The Safdie Brothers’ Full-Immersion Filmmaking
The Best Cookbooks of 2019
Shopping for Christmas Tunes with Los Lobos
When Toscanini Went to Mohonk

History Today

The Journey of the Magi
Cambodia's Crimes Unpunished
A History of Haggis
Books of the Year 2019
The Nuclear Taboo
December Quiz
Beyond Profit
Travels Through Time: Bloodshed and Confusion in India
Stauffenberg: Portrait of a Plotter
Gossiping with the Dead

History Today Podcasts

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Medievalists Blog

Buried Viking ship uncovered by Georadar in Norway
How sex, violence and exclusion shaped masculine expectations in medieval Europe
The White Ship Disaster
Medieval Reads: Ivanhoe, by Walter Scott
London Under Danish Rule: Cnut’s Politics and Policies as a Demonstration of Power

In the Middle – Medieval Blog

drop everything and read this now: "BlacKKKShakespearean: A Call to Action for Medieval and Early Modern Studies"
The Monster They Have Created: Tone-Policing, Victim Blaming, and the Toxicity of White Medieval Studies
#RaceB4Race and how you can help create a better future for the field
Ravens, Doves, Stowaways: Some Thoughts From Noah's Ark
Game of Thrones’ Peasants are a Problem of White Supremacy—and Its Victims, too

Medieval Hungary

Monument Protection Archives Reopen in Budapest
Exhibition on Medieval Towns in Magdeburg
In memoriam Tünde Wehli (1943-2019)
Spectacular Cycle of Medieval Frescoes uncovered at Visk
Two discoveries of medieval painting

History Extra Podcasts

Asians in 1980s Britain
Secrets of the river
The Mountbattens: success and scandal
The teashop empire
Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudors
Maoism
A history of the United States
The King: Henry V on film
The Pacific War on screen
The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

Ask the Past

How to Freshen Your Face, 1565
How to Increase Your Energy, 15th century
How to Cure Your Cough, 1558
How to Interpret Forehead Wrinkles, 1562
How to Pest-Proof Your House, 1639
How to Bathe in January, c. 7th century
How to Make It Through November, c. 7th c.
How to Eat a Pumpkin, 1597
How to Survive a Mermaid Attack, 1527
How to Treat the Freshmen, 1367

CBC Ideas Podcasts

“You Might Need Some Richard Rorty”
Ought vs. Is: Reclaiming nature as a moral guide
The Pulpit, Power and Politics: Evangelicalism's thumbprint on America
The Relativity Revolution: Albert Einstein and the making of the modern world
How To Feed The World
In the Sweet By and By: Atheist Edition
Canada as a middle power in an upended world: Time for a foreign policy reset?
The Desert: a well-spring of the imagination
Machines of Chance: How casino culture plays with us
Does the deep state exist?

Council on Foreign Relations

Cyber Week in Review: December 6, 2019
Can the Paris Summit End Ukraine’s War?
Trump Is Happy to Seem Weak Next to Erdogan
Erdogan Has No Idea What He’s Doing in Syria
Europe Wants Strategic Autonomy, but That Is Much Easier Said Than Done
Disinformation Colonialism and African Internet Policy
At the Paris Peace Forum, Europe Makes the Case for Multilateralism
The President’s Inbox: Should the United States Rethink Its Russia Policy?
Amid Tensions, Trump-Erdogan Meeting Changes Little
Cyber Week in Review: November 8, 2019

A Don’s Life

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Today’s Document from the National Archives

12th Amendment

The History Blog

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History of the Ancient World

A History of Ancient Rome in 10 Buildings
10 Self-Help Tips from a Roman Emperor
The Search for Early Christian Egypt: Archaeology and the Treasures of the Desert
Basel papyrus is an ancient medical text, researchers find
Spells, charms, erotic dolls: love magic in the ancient Mediterranean
Pliny the Elder’s History: Recording the past in the Naturalis Historia
Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh
Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to tourist attraction
Religions of Ancient Italy
Research network sheds new light on drinking and eating habits in the Roman world

Got Medieval

Medieval Batman Cosplay Worth the Click-Through
The Medieval Secret To Besieging Castles That THEY Don’t Want You To Know (Wmm… Marginalia #118)
A Little Something Classy for the Patron (Mmm… Marginalia #116)
Speaking of Horses (Mmm… Marginalia #115)
Finally, a reason to call fundamentalists ‘medieval’
Make Like a Manuscript and Leaf (Mmm… Marginalia #114)
Adventures in Adaptation
On Horses, Getting Back On Them (Mmm… Marginalia #113)
Gravity in the Margins, again (Mmm… Marginalia #112)
Blasphemy, Blaspheyou, Blaspheverybody (Mmm… Marginalia #108)

History and Women

The First Women in the Theatre - Elizabeth Knepp (By author Deborah Swift)
Sonora Webster Carver - Horse Diving
A Top 35 Historical Book Blog
The School of Venus or the Ladies Delight Reduced into Rules of Practice
Masks of 18th Century Venetian Women
Who was Sultana Nurbanu?
Hoyden of the Week
Scandalous Bad Girl - Alice Caush
Hoyden of the Week
Scandalous Bad Girl - Annie Anderson

Roman Times

Review: Army of the Roman Emperors: Archaeology and History by Thomas Fischer
Caesar's Ancient World Alexa Skill Now Illustrated!
New "Ancient Wisdom" Alexa skill available now!
Dr. J LED mini-projector provides economical solution to history presentations
Review: The Middle Ages in 50 Objects by Gertsman and Rosenwein
Review: Onslaught by Anthony Riches
Review: A World Full of Gods: The Strange Triumph of Christianity by Keith Hopkins
Time Travel Rome Mobil App: The Entire Roman Empire In Your Pocket!
Julius Caesar Reborn!!!
Review: The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor

Stuff You Missed in History Class

SYMHC Classics: Ned Kelly's Last Stand
Behind the Scenes Minis: Barbecue and Holiday Figures
Krampus and Friends Holiday Special, Part 4
SYMHC Live: A Brief (U.S.) History of Barbecue
Introducing 'The Women'
SYMHC Classics: The Booth Conspiracy
Behind the Scenes Minis: Belinfante and Chutz-POW!
Interviews: The Team Behind 'Chutz-POW!'
Frieda Belinfante – Musician and Resistance Agent
SYMHC Classics: Alice Roosevelt

Intelligent Life

Writing on the wall: a tour of Hong Kong’s protest graffiti
Walking the wall: my Brexit hike in northern England
My quest to understand the appeal of bird’s nest soup
The charm of elderberries
Ron Arad: the scrapyard chair that made me a designer
Watch designs are increasingly outlandish and intricate
Continental shift: Africa’s jewellery industry
Michelle Ong: bold designs that “don’t have to shout”
Beyond bling
When life gives you lemons

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