Tag: history
Some Perspective on This Moment in Time
This post gives some much needed perspective to our current moment in time. Times are tough now, but this too, shall pass. Not that previous…
The History of Recipes in the United States
This is a super interesting post about the long history of recipes in the United States. It goes over many of the events that influenced…
Black Women I Wish I Learned About in History Class
Lesson time! Anna Bodney posted this wonderful collection of just a few of the amazing black women that we should be learning about in history. Here’s what…
Poland’s Artillery Bear Wojtek Was a World War II Hero
It’s true, in World War II Poland really had a bear named Wojtek who was a private in the military! Wojtek was a Syrian brown…
Man Discovers The Lost Underground City of Derinkuyu
This is the crazy story of how a man accidently rediscovered the Derinkuyu underground city in Turkey. In 1963, while doing renovations on his home, a…
Jewish Holidays Summarized
rizaoftheowls summarized the Jewish holidays in a very basic, yet amusing way for those of us who don’t know anything about their culture. Like the…
When Is Beauty and the Beast Set?
raeynbowboi posted this super in depth answer to the question, “When is Beauty and the Beast supposed to be set?”. They are clearly a huge…
Response To Fan Who Claims Shakespeare Was Saying “Men Ruin Everything”
A historian had a really great, in-depth response to this fan who claimed that Shakespeare was trying to say “men ruin everything” with his work….
The Titanic Was a Massive Screw Up on So Many Levels
This post goes into just how much of a massive screw up the sinking of the RMS Titanic was. And it’s not just that the ships…
Appalachian vs Rocky Mountains
Just looking at elevation when comparing the Appalachian vs Rocky Mountains isn’t really fair. So the perfect response to this person claiming “the Appalachian mountains…