History

Nag Hammadi library - Wikipedia

  | Sep 30, 2011

The Thunder, Perfect Mind -- The Nag Hammadi Library

  | Sep 30, 2011

Mustafa Kemal Atatrk - Wikipedia

Interesting guy. Turned the former Ottoman Empire into the Republic of Turkey. Changed the county's official alphabet and brought raised literacy from 10 to 70 percent in 2 years.

  | Sep 25, 2011

Gbekli Tepe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  | Jul 18, 2011

BBC iPlayer - Egypt's Lost Cities

  | Jun 3, 2011

Part I, Question I | The Malleus Maleficarum

"Whether the belief that there are such beings as witches is so essential a part of the Catholic faith that obstinately to maintain the opposite opinion manifestly savours of heresy..."

  | Sep 9, 2010

COINTELPRO - Wikipedia

...a series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political organizations within the United States.

  | Jan 18, 2010

Elizabeth Bathory - Wikipedia

Tortured and killed hundreds of young girls. Legend has it that she bathed in their blood to preserve her youth. Her birthday was August 7, Leo.

  | Jan 1, 2010

Female serial killers - Wikipedia

A fairly comprehensive list of female serial killers

  | Jan 1, 2010

Oakland Park Bridge in 1956

An amazing photo. If only I had bought some land then. Oh wait, I think my mom was still in pre-school.

  | Jul 26, 2009

Giordano Bruno - Wikipedia

Ha! He was burned at the stake for practising "magic". He believed the Sun was at the center of the solar system.

  | Oct 29, 2008

Hunter Scott - Wikipedia

A 12 year old's school project results in a Congressional resolution to clear the name of a World War II Captain.

  | Oct 21, 2008

Tlatelolco massacre - Wikipedia

As we get ready for the 2008 Olympics, we should read about what happened days before the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

  | Aug 5, 2008

2012 A.D. - Wikipedia

- Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world on Dec 21.
- NASA says our sun's magnetic poles will reverse.
- Charles Manson is eligible for a parole hearing

  | Jun 10, 2007

Angkor Wat - Wikipedia

12th century temple in Cambodia. See also Angkor Thom

  | May 1, 2007

Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address

Awesome! If only there were ANY Republicans today like Lincoln. *sigh*

  | Jan 10, 2007