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Welcome to History!
A community dedicated to sharing and discussing fascinating historical facts from all periods and regions.
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Post about history. Ask a question about the past, share a link to an article about something historical, or talk about something related to history that interests you. Discussion is encouraged.
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We like facts and reliable sources here. While sources like Quora/Reddit/Wikipedia can be great tools for quick searches, we do not allow such user-generated content as primary source. What’s wrong with Wikipedia?
NOTE: Personal attacks and insults will not be tolerated. Stick to talking about the historical topic at hand in your comments. Insults and personal attacks will get you an immediate ban.
- On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his famous “What to the American slave is your 4th of July?” speech in Rochester, NY.lemmy.ml ↗Submitted 1 day ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml | 0 comments
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- The Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.www.utubepublisher.in ↗Submitted 1 week ago by IamNobuddy@lemmy.world | 0 comments
- Ejnar Mikkelsen, a Danish Explorer, spent two and a half years on an island off Greenland waiting to be rescued.www.vintag.es ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca | 1 comment
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- Medieval Africans Had a Unique Process for Purifying Gold With Glass - Atlas Obscurawww.atlasobscura.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago by mettwurstkaninchen@feddit.org | 1 comment
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- The scandalous story of Fred Trump: how Donald Trump's father made his millionsuk.finance.yahoo.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago by Klimaschutz@feddit.org | 7 comments
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- I was Hitler’s neighbour: ‘If he’d known we were Jewish, we’d have been sent to Dachau’www.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca | 2 comments
- The curse of Toumaï: an ancient skull, a disputed femur and a bitter feud over humanity’s originswww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago by jandoenermann@feddit.org | 0 comments
- Ejnar Mikkelsen, a Danish Explorer, spent two and a half years on an island off Greenland waiting to be rescued.www.vintag.es ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca | 1 comment
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