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Day in history: events that occurred on January 2

2 Jan 2024 1 minute read 1 comment Jurgan

I'm launching a new column: “This Day in History.” I will talk about the events that took place on the specified date. Accordingly, I will start on January 2. The first photographs of the Moon In 1839 the first photograph of the Moon was taken. Phot...

Some History On Garlic

2 Jan 2024 3 minute read 0 comments nicolewoman

          "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”, these are the well-known words of the ancient Greek physician who was known as the father of Western medicine named Hippocrates. It was Hippocrates who actually used this special herb kn...

THE BATTLE OF DELIUM, 424 BC: Ancient Friendly Fire and Flamethrowers

1 Jan 2024 18 minute read 2 comments YouveBeenGreeked

Despite the hard hits against Athens since the start of the Peloponnesian War, neither conflict nor plague could wither the Empire enough to be brought down. Atop of this, key victories at Lesbos and Pylos showed that the lion still had immense power...

Review of Kings of the North, Elizabeth Moon

26 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments powersjo

Author Elizabeth Moon writes the sequel, Kings of the North, to Oath of Fealty. If you have not read it, I wrote a review of Oath of Fealty here. Kings of the North picks up with King Kieri’s coronation and him attempting to find a wife. Like the las...

5 Historic Walking Tours of Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas

26 Dec 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor

I hope your Christmas was a merry as mine and more full of joy than a jar of peanut butter. Since this is the last Travelogue post of the year, I think it would be appropriate to look at the top five most popular videos from the Adventures of Allen a...

The Slavic Christmas -Gods birth celebration

24 Dec 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Sdom

The celebration known as Generous Gody originated with our Slovinian forefathers' ancient customs. The triumph of light over darkness was celebrated throughout the long and chilly winter solstice, which was marked by the lengthening days and the grad...

See upon the palms of my hands I have written your name; your walls are ever before me.

24 Dec 2023 4 minute read 3 comments Jinno

The Birth of Jesus   "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too...

What The Tech?! Lasers

22 Dec 2023 6 minute read 2 comments Investigator515

How laser technology impacted our modern world. As we’ve written these pieces, it’s been an enjoyable look back at some of the important pieces of technology that’s been influential on our world. One thing we’ve noticed however is that some things ar...

Pinpointing the Navigational Coordinates of the Kingdom of God

21 Dec 2023 7 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor

Approximately 600 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, a king of a great empire built a golden statue. Afterward, he passed an edict requiring everyone to bow down to that statue and worship it. Three teenage Hebrews refused to do so. Making good...

Crypto AG: The Swiss Firm Owned by the CIA

20 Dec 2023 4 minute read 3 comments MintDice.com

It’s almost too crazy to believe. The United States CIA actually owned a firm in Switzerland, which allowed them to spy on the world. But it’s true. It happened, and the entire scheme lasted over 50 years, only coming to light in 2018. If we’ve pique...