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General & Hellos

Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by ProudMary

An historically accurate Confederate monument. Image by political and labor cartoonist Gary Huck.

Aug 13, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Barnie2years

I found this to be a very educational read. Things they never covered in history class. And this helps in some ways to explain many of the issues we still have to deal with in the Southern States.

Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 11, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Geoffrey51

Another Sphinx! Here's interesting

Music, Movies & Books

Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by twill

A book I am reading now:The Darkening Age Anyone else?

Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by BookDeath

LINKVirginia Women's Monument: Breaking the grip of men and war on the way we memorialize history - The Washington Post

Health & Happiness

Aug 5, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Keymaiden

"Paradise... this Eden which is Sussex still", Hilaire Belloc, 1911. Sussex, the land of the South Saxons, is the county in which I live in the South East corner of this small island. Our unofficial county motto, 'We wunt be druv' is a Sussex ...

Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Markss76118

It bothers me that most US citizens don't know "In God We Trust" wasn't official for the first 180 years of our country's existence. Our country was 88 years old when it was first used on some, not all, of our currency. It was 178 when "under God" ...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Jthurston2

You can order your DNA profile, which can tell you how much neanderthal DNA you have, and can trace your ancestry back a hundred thousand years to a specific part of Africa. It can tell you how your distant ancestors migrated from Africa into the ...

Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by repubatheists

Madalyn Murray O'Hair, founder of American Atheists, tried to defect to the Soviet Union.

General & Hellos

Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by PickledRick

History repeating??

General & Hellos

Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by magicwatch

Stiff upper lip of the British, Oliver Cromwell: Execution Of Charles I,

Jul 30, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Coldo

It's Emily Bronte's two hundredth birthday today. She wrote just one novel,Wuthering Heights, and died of T.B. aged thirty.

General & Hellos

Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Snickers77

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY -- PRAGUE -- 1995 What astounded me most about Prague was the dearth of destruction from WWII. The old city center was intact and most of the renowned architecture was still in good repair. The first 2 are from just ...

Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 19, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by myownmind

What was your favorite subject in High School?

Religion & Spirituality

Jul 18, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Best of Francesca Stavrakopoulou Amazing Arguments And Clever Comebacks Part 2, Agatan Foundation

Silly, Random & Fun

Jul 13, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Joan of Arc Leads an Army (feat. Vanessa Hudgens) - Drunk History

Jul 3, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

Hatred of The Other is Deeply Embedded in American Hisory

Silly, Random & Fun

Jun 25, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Ryksie

What are some of the biggest lies ever told in history?

Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 21, 2018Jun 2018

Has anyone ever come across compelling information regarding the possibility that Jesus' fictional character was purposefully constructed to push back against the Jewish rebellion in Rome? =O

Academic (e.g., Science)

Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by cweigle

Today I learned that an American Playwright and Novelist died aboard the Lusitania. He was on his way to London to try to sell his play "Hyphen" hoping it would be more successful than here in America. Before he left, a man with a thick German accent...

Religion & Spirituality

Jun 13, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

It is Not Necessary to Believe in God to be a Good Person Pope Francis

Jun 11, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

Statue of Liberty - Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Emma Lazarus

Jun 2, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by sassygirl3869

A Long History of Racism in USA

General & Hellos

May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by inabbar

It's true for 2016 -17 -18 -ad infinitum

May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by hemingwaykitten

Since the advent of modern computers, from the 1950s forward, the big push has been that human intelligence would create devices to give us more leisure time and no need to work exhausting hours. With the monopolization of so many industries taking ...

General & Hellos

May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Howdy, folks! I just started a new group, it will be the 'dumping ground' for all the Science, Space Health, & History articles & videos I've been posting in various categories, & clear these up, I guess as a few think I overpost! So it will be off ...

May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by Ellatynemouth

Tuesday, 1 August, 1944: Dearest Kitty, “A bundle of contradictions” was the end of my previous letter and is the beginning of this one. Can you please tell me exactly what “a bundle of contradictions” is? What does “contradiction” ...

Religion & Spirituality

May 1, 2018May 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Best of Francesca Stavrakopoulou Amazing Arguments And Clever Comebacks Part 1

Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 13, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by NotConvinced

Full sunset over Omaha, NE from Lewis and Clark Monument in Council Bluffs, IA. "Photography Group" "Hike, Climb, Paddle Group"

Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 10, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by shockwaverider

LINKWhat people born today will never experience...

Apr 9, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Angelface

"88,000-Year-Old Middle Finger Found in Saudi Arabia Could Rewrite Human History"

Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 8, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by PickledRick

When did the practice of men not carrying a purse but a wallet start?

Religion & Spirituality

Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by GarytheGondolier

I consider myself steadfastly agnostic, but I have always been interested in religions--their histories and their stories. I've recently finished reading Reza Aslan's God: A Human History. I'm currently reading Karen Armstrong's A History of God, and...

Silly, Random & Fun

Apr 4, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by 2TuffTony

How about a childhood photo?

Academic (e.g., Science)

Apr 2, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by SkotlandSkye

LINKGo Scotland...Skye.... :-)

Religion & Spirituality

Mar 23, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by AustinSkepticus

Just a cool little in-dept tree of religion I found awhile ago. Better quality:

Religion & Spirituality

Mar 17, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Hutch

I was wondering if there are many in this forum that is interested in the history of religion. I've been reading 101 myths of the bible ( Greenberg) and am astounded by the parallels of christianity and Egyptian mythology..

Religion & Spirituality

Mar 17, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by wilsonjoe

Anybody else binging "Wild Wild Country" on Netflix? Started last night, only one episode in. Was familiar with the story and Osho's teachings before watching. Interesting so far.

Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 16, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Top 10 Historical Objects Ruined by Morons...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 8, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Racial Conflict, California History (Ep. 7)...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 7, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

(Oldest) Message In A Bottle...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 6, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Rare 1906 San Francisco Stills & Movie...

Music, Movies & Books

Mar 3, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by orange_girl

I just started reading Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire by Kurt Anderson. It's amazing so far! Blurb: "In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen shows that what’s happening in our country today—this post-factual, ...

General & Hellos

Mar 3, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

CP Time: Forgotten Black Women...:The Daily Show...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 26, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Attacking the Attacks on Darwin...

Feb 16, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

Just a reminder that books made prior to 2018 will mention the Saint Valentine Day Massacre to an event that happened in Chicago in 1929 where 7 gangsters lost their lives. Just a Reminder how History can change with the support of the nra.

Family & Parenting

Feb 16, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by zblaze

What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery - The Atlantic

General & Hellos

Feb 11, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Gatovicolo

Religion Without the Facts

Feb 11, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

25 Most Important Events...

General & Hellos

Feb 8, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by RobCampbell

Who in your opinion was the greatest American President and why.

Philosophy & Meaning

Feb 6, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Jesusluvsu

I would love to be in a world where a personal, caring, loving god exists, where he made himself known to us in a real way every day, and where he assured us of a meaningful life. That world would be beautiful. I believed in this whole heartedly ...

Feb 6, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

The Ukraine Conflict...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 5, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

On This Day In Space...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 4, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Ancient Roman "Halftime Shows"...

Music, Movies & Books

Feb 2, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by Hellbent

Poetry arises in unexpected places

Feb 2, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Visualizing Empires Decline (interesting animated graphic)...

Feb 2, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 30, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

How the White House Killed Two Presidents...

Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 29, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Silly, Random & Fun

Jan 19, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

& if you'll notice, this is 119 in a series...

Religion & Spirituality

Jan 17, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by ksmartines

I just watched a program on AHC network that Mussolini is the dictator that gave the Vatican it's sovereignty if they would back his fascist regime. It's also a historical fact that the Vatican is the first country to sign a treaty with Hitler. In ...

Jan 17, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by evidentialist

For those who love rail history and the far northwestern part of the North American Continent like I do, here is an overview of the history of rail transportation in Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia. It's long, so ya gotta love it to watch it. ...

Jan 17, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by AlasBabylon

Deep History of America’s Deep State – Consortiumnews

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