Category: History

History

Dogs May Have Come From Central Asia

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-10-27

(http://time.com/4079485/dogs-origin-central-asia)

History

North America before Europeans

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-10-27

A great article about North America before Europeans & about population sizes & causes for decline

(http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/03/1491/302445)

History

Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police ‘disappeared’ 7,000 people

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-10-20

Police “disappeared” more than 7,000 people at an off-the-books interrogation warehouse in Chicago

(http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/19/homan-square-chicago-police-disappeared-thousands)

Current Events History

The Islamic State Blows Up Another of Palmyra’s 2,000-Year-Old Monuments

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-10-05

(https://news.vice.com/article/the-islamic-state-blows-up-another-of-palmyras-2000-year-old-monuments)

History

Fallen tree reveals medieval Irish skeleton in its roots

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-09-16

Nearly 1,000 years after his death, the remains of a young man have been found wrapped in the root system of an ancient beech tree in Ireland.

The 215-year-old tree was uprooted during a violent wind storm near the town of Collooney, in the northwestern part of Ireland, revealing the skeletal remains of a man who died in the medieval period.

(http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/fallen-tree-reveals-medieval-irish-skeleton-in-its-roots-1.2563950)

Engineering History Local

Construction of Cape Cod Canal Saves Lives, Cargo, and Time

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-07-03

(http://blogs.asce.org/construction-of-cape-cod-canal-saves-lives-cargo-and-time)

Engineering History Humanity

How A Historical Blunder Helped Create The Water Crisis In The West

Post author By danelabonte
Post date 2015-06-26

This is a great discussion about how water rights were originally divided in the West and how it could have been done better based on new and better information.

(http://www.npr.org/2015/06/25/417430662/how-a-historical-blunder-helped-create-the-water-crisis-in-the-west)