A new test being offered by a British company can determine an individual's history with alcohol during the past months -- or even years. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The entire amazing movie can be LEGALLY viewed here. Enjoy! picked by skate2live 9 months ago

An ancient volcanic super-eruption, one of the largest known in Earth's history, may not have devastated the world and humanity as much as once thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An informative page that gives you the history of well (and not so well) known companies. picked by 86Apex 12 months ago

A history of picture stories aka comics from 300 AD to 1929

Also a history of word balloons in comics and illustrations along with other commentaries can be found here picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"In November 1872, soldiers and settlers attacked Captain Jack's camp on Lost River. After the battle, about 50 Modocs fled to the strategic position of the lava beds. Jack lived in the stronghold and successfully defended it for about one year. The first battle for the stronghold took place in January 1873, and the second in April 1873." This is part of the history I grew up on. Altho... read full post picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

Archaeologists from the Institute of Prehistory and Early History of the University of Vienna have found an amulet inscribed with a Jewish prayer in a Roman child’s grave dating back to the 3rd century CE at a burial ground in the Austrian town of Halbturn. This amulet shows that people of Jewish faith lived in what is today Austria since the Roman Empire. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

This history of the Gulf War by William M. Arkin draws on declassified documents and inside information It was published on the Website of the magazine Stars and Stripes (a privately-owned magazine, not the US military newspaper of the same name). At some point the Website disappeared and with it, unfortunately, went this important piece of work. The Memory Hole is pleased to resurrect it. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

The Computer History Museum is the pre-eminent virtual museum of The Information Age, with exhibits on topics such as visible storage and the history of microprocessors, and a reading room where you can learn more. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A Spokane man made history by being the first person to basejump off Mount Hood on Thursday.

*Video linked in article picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Using iconic events from history, the Cape Times(a local newspaper) highlights the fact that world-changing events often can¹t be predicted and that the course of history can, quite literally, change in a day. picked by streetlight22 1 year ago

Michael Moore funny clip on the gun loving history of the USA picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Here from the History Channel is "The History of Halloween" told from a non-spam source picked by bernardblack 2 weeks ago

Gruenther scours garage sales every weekend and he often finds valuable artifacts, antiques and furniture. His entire home is filled with the purchases. But it was a piece of history that recently caught his eye. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Jewish tradition regards one's Jewish birthday to be fraught with meaning and relevance and, in some ways, even a mini-Rosh Hashanah! On your Jewish birthday your mazel (good fortune) is dominant.
Figure out your exact Jewish birthday. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

An illustrated chronological history of the development of motion pictures. Covering 2,500 years leading to the discovery of cinematography in the 1800's. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Historian Ben Burrns brings us through this history of LOLCats. Did you know that 26% of all emails contain a LOLcat photo? picked by Proverb 10 months ago

From 1969 to, erm, 2003, the complete history of the internets. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Join our Man, Lewis Black this Monday, February 18th on the History channel for an in depth look into humor and the way we see it today, and how it got there. Im guessing its going to be a bit like the Aristocrats, minus the Vulgarity. This site is full of videos and great comedians performing great jokes.

I am super excited. Preview clip here! picked by MUPpetMAKer 7 months ago

The conservatives faced withering criticism for dropping a book that had dared to question a version of history generations of Greeks have grown up with. picked by DemureArt 12 months ago