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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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  • Presidents and umbrellas, continued: Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth


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    This is just so odd that it merits our attention, so long as we’re talking about presidents and umbrellas . In 1864, John Wilkes Booth wrote to President Abraham Lincoln asking for money to purchase an umbrella. Yes, Booth, the man who would eventually assassinate that same Abraham Lincoln. Page 1 of John ...
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  • One Hundred Fifty Years of History Along the RF&P


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    Train Tuesdays My dad has been trying to reduce the clutter around his house so has been passing along some old train books and such to me.  One of the books he recently gave me is <a ...
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  • Crystal Lake Memories- the Definitive Friday the 13th documentary!


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    I’ll admit that I’ve always been more of a Freddy fan than a Jason Voorhees one. I liked that Freddy could quip about his kills, whereas Jason was a brutal killer fueled by pure evil. Though, Freddy will always be my favorite, I still love the Friday the 13th series. Danniel Ferrands and Thommy Hutson are also ...
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  • Judy Garland And Liza


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  • Annual Meeting of Queen Anne Historical Society focuses on Kinnear Park conservation


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    This Thursday, May 23rd, the Queen Anne Historical Society (QAHS) will be hosting its annual meeting at the Seattle Church of Christ at 7pm. Kinnear Park, 1911 Photo courtesy of QAHS In addition to brief QAHS business such as board elections, the meeting will spotlight the conservation efforts for Kinnear ...
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  • R.I.P. Ray Manzarek Founding Member of The Doors


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    This is so sad. Ray was a true classic rock innovator of the 60s and gave The Doors their signature sound. Some say he was the best keyboardist of the period. For me its hard to say since they flamed out pretty early with Jims death. But, no doubt about it, Ray was a unique and inventive musician. I loved his work. ...
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  • Miyazaki Culture Park


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    宮崎県総合文化公園 Miyazaki Culture Park in Miyazaki city is situated close to Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum . The Miyazaki Culture Park is a large public space with wide grass lawns, fountains, mountain art sculptures, a walking/jogging path, a cherry tree avenue and various large trees of ...
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  • Fashioning the New Woman: 1890 – 1925, DAR Museum


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    When it comes to travel opportunities I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit of an opportunist.  Last week I found it necessary to pay a visit to my 93 year old uncle in West Virginia, and I realized I was just a few hours away from Washington, DC.  I had hopes of visiting the city later this summer as there ...
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  • Russian Sociology Under Assault


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    Science isn’t safe in Russia today. That, anyway, was Lev Gudkov’s message this morning in a public statement published  [ru] to the website of the Levada Center , one of Russia’s oldest and best-respected sociological research organizations. The institute is also home to scholars with attitudes widely ...
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  • Getting to Yes with the Taliban - By John Arquilla


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    The case for negotiating withterrorists.
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  • Movie: “Choice”


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    This is from 1964: Daniel McCarthy explains: I’d heard a lot about “Choice,” the campaign film Clif White instigated for Goldwater in 1964 but that the candidate ultimately vetoed. Until it appeared on YouTube, however, I hadn’t seen the program in full. It’s a doozy: fast cars, fast women, John ...
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  • Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season


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    MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season. Visit link: Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season
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  • It’s Not the Size That Matters, It’s How You Use It.


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    Jigoro Kano, the man credited with creating judo, despite being the first and possibly greatest practitioner of a martial art that basically consists of trying to fuse a opponent’s collarbone with the pavement, was only 5ft 2 and weighed just over 90 pounds. Bear that in mind. Kano got the idea for judo while ...
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  • Lies, Damned Lies, and the Obama Administration


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    One cannot think back to the last thing that the Obama Administration nor any of its appointed officials have said about Benghazi, the IRS scandal, or the illegal subpoena of Associated Press phone records that has had even a shred … Continue reading →
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  • Missed in History: Karni Mata


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    (iStockphoto/ThinkStock) We hadn’t been working on the podcast long when listener Karissa asked us to talk about India’s Karni Mata temple , which is home to 20,000 rats. I wasn’t expecting “rat temple” to take us to the legend of a goddess’ fight against a buffalo demon, but it did. I also wasn’t ...
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  • At War Blog: ROTC Returns to CUNY More Than Four Decades After Removal


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    Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to attend a ceremony welcoming the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to the City University of New York.        
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  • Old photographs of Greece, taken between 1903 and 1920


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    59 marvelous photographs taken between 1903 and 1920 by Frédéric Boissonnas (1858-1946), a franco-Swiss photographer who loved Greece. This is him being hauled up to the Meteora monastery in a net. Boissonnas was also a mountaineer and was the first to scale Mt. Olympus successfully in 1913. During the ...
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  • Meet CHRISTINE at the Chrysler Nationals


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    She’s rolled back the odometer and has her headlights aimed at you ! Celebrating the darkest ride in cinematic history, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release [...]
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  • Fun Fact: There Was Once a Yahoo DVD Player


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    Well, will you look this? Isn’t that a sight for sore eyes? Forget Yahoo the web portal, forget Yahoo the e-mail service, forget Yahoo the company that just bought Tumblr: Back in 2005, there was a Yahoo DVD player. As CNET’s John Falcone tweets: Remember when Yahoo made a DVD player? ...
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  • Marine Corp History In Pictures


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    Photo By: Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning Jul 10,2012 Itoman city, Okinawa, Japan – Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. gives an account of the Battle of Okinawa at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman June 23. The battle was the last major engagement of World War II. Glueck is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary [...]
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