Category Archives: History

Flatiron Rising: 1902 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive

by Tim Posted on 1/20/2010

Shorpy posts vintage photos, with good quality and detail. Make sure to click through and look closely at the full-sized image. This is wonderful. My maternal grandmother, whom I am so happy to say I came to know pretty well, … Continue reading →

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Conquerors of the Middle East

by Tim Posted on 12/30/2009

A fascinating 90-second animation showing who has controlled the Middle east over the last 5000 years. I need to know more world history, for sure. Via.

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