‘The atmosphere was electric’ – the fall and rise of Morocco’s cinemas
“You used to be able to smoke inside,” Omar Edressi recalls about Cinema Rif, the 86-year-old movie theatre that still ...
Tag: History
‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination
Three daughters of Malcolm X, a Black empowerment and civil rights icon in the United States, have accused the Central ...
Election ‘Nostradamus’ says October surprise is a myth and backs Harris prediction
Allan Lichtman, a historian and professor at American University often called the Nostradamus of presidential elections, has two notes for ...
In 1949, racial tensions boiled over in Englewood
On Nov. 8, 1949, Aaron Bindman, the secretary treasurer of a warehouse workers union, invited 16 shop stewards to his ...
US Election 2024: Understanding the United States in 20 maps
How well do you know the United States? These 20 maps offer an overview of the economy, demographics, geography and ...
Why is the US election on a Tuesday in November? What to know, in 500 words
EXPLAINERAmericans are heading to the polls on November 5 as part of an Election Day tradition dating back to the ...
Moment remains of Nazi 'Angel of death' Josef Mengele were exhumed in 1985 from cemetery in Brazil – where twisted Auschwitz doctor lived under false name while evading international manhunt
Surrounded by photographers and locals, what are believed to be the bones of one of the world's most hunted Nazis ...
The US Electoral College – How the South used slavery for political gain
System to pick US president created in 1787, when the South found a way to inflate its numbers and political ...
Wealth remains solidly the hands of few, finds inequality nonprofit warning of new ‘Gilded Age’
Taking a modern-century spin on “Let them eat cake,” shareholders are having the whole cake, and eating it too. It’s ...
What is the science behind the Christopher Columbus origins discovery?
A documentary aired on Spain’s national television this month has made headlines around the world for its revolutionary claim that ...
Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb
She was only seven years old at the time, but Michiko Kodama has a crystal-clear memory of the morning of ...
South African Indigenous people fight Big Oil to defend ancestors’ spirits
Shell’s final lifeline Once an exploration permit is granted, the holder of the permit is able to apply for up ...
What’s so spectacular about the new tomb discovery in Jordan’s Petra?
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb beneath the ancient, imposing Al Khazneh in Petra, Jordan. Long before it appeared in Stephen ...
From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road
On an early morning car ride from Tashkent to Samarkand after a performance in 1983, the Uzbek pop singer Nasiba ...
How Samuel Adams’ founder built a $3 billion beer empire
The secret to brewing up a $3 billion business idea: a beloved family recipe, a bootstrapped business plan, and a ...
124-year-old half-eaten chocolate bar to be auctioned for $1,000
That’s some dandy candy. A U.K. soldier and “affectionate husband” stationed overseas in 1900 sent a British chocolate bar as ...
How a memorial to WWII sex slaves ignited a battle in Berlin – Baltimore Sun
Max Kim | Los Angeles Times (TNS)BERLIN — On a quiet street corner in Berlin’s Mitte district, a bronze statue of ...
The History of the Kaffiyeh
Once used for sun protection from the blistering sun in Southwest Asia and North Africa, the kaffiyeh's function, and symbolism, ...
The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it
One hundred years ago, on February 28, 1924, a four-foot-10-inch woman of colour gave a speech at the Wanderers Hall ...
Egyptian archaeologist urges German museum to return Nefertiti’s bust
Petition by ex-antiquities minister asks for the return of the bust, saying it was removed from Egypt illegally in early 1900s.Prominent Egyptian archaeologist ...
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