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History is the study of written accounts of the past, encompassing all aspects of society: its political development, wars, cultural developments and everyday life. It is chronological, in that it assesses past events as they occurred sequentially. History is preserved and studied as a means of understanding both the past and the present which the former's events have helped to shape. It is not an objective science, though nowadays it is often classified as being a branch of the social sciences. 

History is usually taken to mean a written analysis of past events and human interactions, although oral history is an important area of study also. In certain types of traditional tribal societies, for example, oral history is a well developed and sophisticated means of transmitting the story of the past to the people of the present.

Many blogs are devoted to the study and discussion of history, some quite general and international in scope. Others focus on a certain geographical area, such as the United States, or a certain time period, such as the Middle Ages or the Edwardian period. 

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  • Peach State Pandemonium - Nov 12,2009


    GWH Radio Network | Blog Talk Radio Feed — Authority Authority: 123
    Peach State Pandemonium, hosted by Rich Tate and Les Thatcher, presents opinion-based commentary, interviews with stars both past and present. tate | thatcher | classic | wrestling | history
    1 hour ago

  • Rationality and Irrationality


    Gary Rumor's Anti-Entropic Continuum — Authority Authority: 126
    I live on the edge of a rational universe. I admire rationality but I constantly find myself attracted to women who are irrational to an extreme. I fell in love with a woman. I took care of her, supported her, treated her like a princess, and the princess found a pea in the mattress. She rejected me and I am free ...
    2 hours ago

  • Riese the series Christine Chatelain, Television With Pitys Daniel Manu and MonstersandCritics Apri - Nov 11,2009


    TV TALK on Blog Talk Radio — Authority Authority: 496
    Christine Chatelain the star of Riese the series was on with us to talk about her new hit web series. Then Daniel Manu from Television Without Pity was on to dish Sons of Anarchy, Heroes, V and more. And April MacIntyre was on from MonstersandCritics to talk about Sons of Anarchy as well and documentaries upcoming ...
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  • If Chrysostom was performing an exorcism, hed probably say this...


    Christians in Context: from orthodoxy to orthopraxy. — Authority Authority: 124
    Yes, I really was asked to come to a hospital room the other day to cast out a demon. It was a six-year old girl; I wont repeat the things she was saying, but they were things six-year old girls dont say, and it took both her father and mother to hold her still. Needless to say, it was a first for me. When I recounted ...
    4 hours ago

  • Some AWESOME shirts!


    Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority Authority: 133
    Reality Check T Shirts . I’ll run THIS ad for free!
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  • Credit Repair Help: A Checklist To Dispute Negative Entries


    Credit Repair That Lasts — Authority Authority: 110
    Here are the steps you need to clean up your credit. Print out a copy of this to track your progress and keep a copy for your records. Review and print out a free copy of your credit reports from www.annualcreditreport.com. They’ll ask you about your prior addresses and items that may appear on your credit record ...
    5 hours ago

  • Remembrance Day Recommendations


    The Dewey Divas and the Dudes — Authority Authority: 118
    One of my picks this Fall is Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel & Brett Witter. A great choice for Rememberance Day, this book recounts the fascinating yet little known contributions of a division of the Allied Forces in WWII- the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archive Section. This group of 315 men and women from ...
    5 hours ago

  • Brooklyn Celebrates “Five Dutch Days”


    Cobble Hill Blog — Authority Authority: 517
    Read about it on BHB .
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  • JEWS DO NOT CONTROL THE WORLD


    What Do You Believe? — Authority Authority: 429
    Anyone who says that Jews con trol 100% of th is planet is a liar! + + + THE RULING CLASS OF THE USSR 1936-1939 SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION I.V. Stalin L.M. Kaganovich [Jew] ORGANIZATION BUREAU OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ...
    5 hours ago

  • "Google Location History" and related posts


    DesiTonic : Spice Your Life With Daily Digital Doze — Authority Authority: 158
    Google Mobile Blog Whether you’re taking a road trip across the country, backpacking across Europe, or just going out for a night on the town, it’s fascinating to look back at where you went, and for how long you stayed. Google Latitude Offers Opt-In Location History, Alerts of Nearby Friends
    5 hours ago

  • Google Latitude Gets Creepy With Location History And Alerts [Google]


    F-Default — Authority Authority: 560
      Google already knows too much about me , yet Google Latitude ’s Location History and Location Alerts features are still creepy. But they’re useful, because together they learn your usual hangouts and know when you don’t need notifications of who’s nearby. Read more from the original source: Google ...
    5 hours ago

  • Artificially Induced Snowfall in Beijing Disrupts Traffic, Flights


    China Briefing News — Authority Authority: 498
    BEIJING, Nov. 11 – Unusually early snowfall in Beijing that worsened traffic and grounded flights out of the city’s international airport yesterday was the second snowfall in eight days to be artificially induced says China Daily.The first snowfall occurred on October 31 when authorities shot 186 doses of silver ...
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  • The daily roundup: heres what you mightve missed


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  • Remembrance Day


    rchies Archive - The Curmudgeon's Magazine — Authority Authority: 139
    At the Eleventh hour of the Eleventh day of the Eleventh month, we shall remember them. Their flame burns forever.
    6 hours ago

  • Veteran’s Day


    Lorain County Photographer's Blog — Authority Authority: 110
    When I wrote  this , I had no idea that it would be one of the most ‘hit’ articles here. It was picked up by another blog   in its entirety. A woman whose uncle was on the plane motivated me to write to Senators John Boehner and George Voinovich, neither of them felt the need to even respond with a form email ...
    6 hours ago

  • Lowell and the Civil War


    richardhowe.com — Authority Authority: 483
    On April 19, 1861, Luther Ladd and Addison Whitney, two young mill workers from Lowell, became the first soldiers killed in action in the American Civil War.   From the very beginning of that conflict, the city of Lowell and its citizens played a prominent role.   Today, w ith an eye on the calendar, individuals ...
    6 hours ago

  • ASCII Art for all your N.E.R.D.ly needs :-).....


    N.E.R.D. — Authority Authority: 119
    Yep, a whole archive of ASCII Art , brought to you by Christopher A. Johnson......Ahhh, just like heaven.... ..uu. ?$""`?i z `M .@" x" Z :#" . . f 8M &H;?` :$f U8 @ ...
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  • Warfare in Africa WWI


    War and Game — Authority Authority: 131
    For the Great War in Africa, although the product of European devices and desires, was fought principally by the Africans themselves. In all, somewhere over 2 million Africans served in the First World War as soldiers or labourers, and upwards of 200,000 of them died or were killed in action. By comparison with Europe ...
    6 hours ago

  • Firefox Turns 5 and Cambyses II


    Ancient History Ramblings — Authority Authority: 112
    The Firefox browser turns five years old today. It now accounts for nearly 25% of browser usage today. Its fairly steady growth as an alternative to Internet Explorer has slowed with the release of Googles Chrome. It will be interesting to see how Firefox changes as Chrome grows - Firefox 4.0 is around the corner and ...
    6 hours ago

  • A moment’s pause


    Dr Aust's Spleen — Authority Authority: 405
    No bad science – just a small bit of family history. Dr Aust, like many folk of a slightly pessimistic disposition, has to remind himself periodically that he is actually pretty lucky. One of Dr Aust’s pieces of luck has been to live in an era where major wars have been absent, and compulsory military service ...
    6 hours ago

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