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Getty Museum exhibition pairs medieval manuscripts and contemporary paintings to trace the enduring influence of Biblical Creation narratives from the Middle Ages to the present.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Getty Museum exhibition pairs medieval manuscripts and contemporary paintings to trace the enduring influence of Biblical Creation narratives from the Middle Ages to the present.
Assata Shakur adopted a runaway slave identity that inspired many but required permanent exile and painful personal sacrifices.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Assata Shakur adopted a runaway slave identity that inspired many but required permanent exile and painful personal sacrifices.
The Donation of Constantine was a forged medieval document that legitimised extensive papal authority and shaped Church–state and East–West ecclesiastical conflicts.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Donation of Constantine was a forged medieval document that legitimised extensive papal authority and shaped Church–state and East–West ecclesiastical conflicts.
World War II's human and social costs persist today and popular heroic narratives obscure veterans' and civilians' lasting wounds.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
World War II's human and social costs persist today and popular heroic narratives obscure veterans' and civilians' lasting wounds.
The Harpe brothers were America's earliest documented serial killers, murdering at least 39 people across 1797–1799 for pleasure rather than profit or revenge.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Harpe brothers were America's earliest documented serial killers, murdering at least 39 people across 1797–1799 for pleasure rather than profit or revenge.
The 937 Battle of Brunanburh most likely took place at Bromborough on the Wirral.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The 937 Battle of Brunanburh most likely took place at Bromborough on the Wirral.
The Guards Museum near Buckingham Palace showcases the history, symbolism, and discipline of the five Foot Guards regiments, combining uniforms, artifacts, and surprising anecdotes.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Guards Museum near Buckingham Palace showcases the history, symbolism, and discipline of the five Foot Guards regiments, combining uniforms, artifacts, and surprising anecdotes.
Slot machines evolved from Charles Fey's 1895 Liberty Bell three-reel mechanical design through electromechanical advances to today's diverse, regulated online iGaming market in the UK.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Slot machines evolved from Charles Fey's 1895 Liberty Bell three-reel mechanical design through electromechanical advances to today's diverse, regulated online iGaming market in the UK.
Dec. 16, 2025 is the 350th day of the year and is marked by major historical events, notable tragedies, and multiple celebrity birthdays.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Dec. 16, 2025 is the 350th day of the year and is marked by major historical events, notable tragedies, and multiple celebrity birthdays.
New Year's resolutions combine common lifestyle goals, often abandoned quickly, with ancient ritual origins from Babylonian oath-making to Roman Janus observances.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New Year's resolutions combine common lifestyle goals, often abandoned quickly, with ancient ritual origins from Babylonian oath-making to Roman Janus observances.
A 5,000-year-old male dog skeleton was found in a Swedish bog buried with a 10-inch bone dagger, indicating a Neolithic ritual deposition.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A 5,000-year-old male dog skeleton was found in a Swedish bog buried with a 10-inch bone dagger, indicating a Neolithic ritual deposition.
York shows continuous occupation from Roman through early medieval periods, with Roman infrastructure such as a road shaping the later medieval city's layout.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
York shows continuous occupation from Roman through early medieval periods, with Roman infrastructure such as a road shaping the later medieval city's layout.
Lockheed Martin produced a broad range of influential military aircraft spanning fighters, reconnaissance platforms, transports, and special-mission variants that shaped modern airpower.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Lockheed Martin produced a broad range of influential military aircraft spanning fighters, reconnaissance platforms, transports, and special-mission variants that shaped modern airpower.
Twelve historical events are identified as undeniably among the most consequential in shaping world history.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Twelve historical events are identified as undeniably among the most consequential in shaping world history.
A commemorative plaque at Charing Cross station honors six workers killed when the station roof collapsed on 5 December 1905.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A commemorative plaque at Charing Cross station honors six workers killed when the station roof collapsed on 5 December 1905.
A late-18th-century potato-shaped Staffordshire flask combines novelty and function, sparking modern desire and prompting reconsideration of the potato as gift, aesthetic, and comfort.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A late-18th-century potato-shaped Staffordshire flask combines novelty and function, sparking modern desire and prompting reconsideration of the potato as gift, aesthetic, and comfort.
Sardines were consumed in Roman Switzerland, evidenced by sardine bones found inside a Roman amphora at Gebenstorf.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Sardines were consumed in Roman Switzerland, evidenced by sardine bones found inside a Roman amphora at Gebenstorf.
London streets remained filthy and muddy for centuries, only largely cleaned after mid-19th-century sewer installations.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
London streets remained filthy and muddy for centuries, only largely cleaned after mid-19th-century sewer installations.
The Locarno Pact (seven treaties signed 1 December 1925) guaranteed Western European borders, pledged peaceful dispute resolution, but left Germany's eastern borders unresolved.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Locarno Pact (seven treaties signed 1 December 1925) guaranteed Western European borders, pledged peaceful dispute resolution, but left Germany's eastern borders unresolved.
Dec. 15 marks anniversaries of major historical events including the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse, the Bill of Rights, Sitting Bull's death, and notable births.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Dec. 15 marks anniversaries of major historical events including the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse, the Bill of Rights, Sitting Bull's death, and notable births.
Families and volunteers sustain a cherished Irish railway tradition by running festive steam train excursions from Dublin Connolly to Maynooth, creating a community holiday experience.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Families and volunteers sustain a cherished Irish railway tradition by running festive steam train excursions from Dublin Connolly to Maynooth, creating a community holiday experience.
Paul Wiggin, a College Football Hall of Famer and former Stanford coach, died at 91 after a long career as an All-American player, NFL player, coach, and executive.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Paul Wiggin, a College Football Hall of Famer and former Stanford coach, died at 91 after a long career as an All-American player, NFL player, coach, and executive.
Good health requires fresh air, balanced diet, regular activity and rest, moderated sleep and emotions, and maintaining balance among the four humours.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Good health requires fresh air, balanced diet, regular activity and rest, moderated sleep and emotions, and maintaining balance among the four humours.
Jakob Fugger pioneered global-scale commerce using Venetian double-entry bookkeeping, intelligence networks, and expansive trade connecting Europe with the Americas and Asia.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Jakob Fugger pioneered global-scale commerce using Venetian double-entry bookkeeping, intelligence networks, and expansive trade connecting Europe with the Americas and Asia.
Late antiquity practices used lecture exercises, impersonation, and private searches to infer, model, and confirm other people's mental states and possessions.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Late antiquity practices used lecture exercises, impersonation, and private searches to infer, model, and confirm other people's mental states and possessions.