2016 has been quite a year, what with the American presidency changing hands, Brexit, David Bowie's death, and countless other events. Whether it's been a good ...
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New Year's Day seems like one of those facts of life that has always existed. The sun goes down on the old year and rises with the new. ...
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In one of the biggest archaeological science breakthroughs of 2016, scientists have discovered a way to identify the handprints of 4...
"The goal of our research is to understand, among other things, what led to the end of the huge settlement and how its last inhabitants lived." - Professor Arka...
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In December of 1914, bitter battles were fought in the trenches along the western front of World War I. The trenches were a horrific pl...
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During the Christmas Season, we hear a lot about "Yuletide" in Christmas songs everywhere, but where does this word come fro...
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Hanukkah, or Chanukkah, the Jewish festival of re-dedication, sometimes known as the festival of lights, overlaps with Christmas thi...
The human race has been celebrating the holiday of Christmas for a very long time - about a thousand years, actually. Of course, no matter what time period in h...
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Kwanzaa is the newest addition to the winter holidays. It was created fifty years ago, and since it's so new, it's often misunders...
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There's three main names that get thrown around a lot during the Christmas Season. You've got Santa Claus - the name you hear in a...
Elizabeth Lundin is a Portland-based freelance writer and blogger who enjoys writing about history almost as much as she enjoys reading it: which is quite a lot.
