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united-states-postal-service - http://www.damncoolpictures.com[..]ited-states-postal-service-then-and.html surprising-facts-about-the-united-states-military - http://list25.com[..]-facts-about-the-united-states-military/ about-the-revolutionary-war-you-might-not-know - http://list25.com[..]tionary-war-you-might-not-know/?view=all About White house - http://list25.com[..]e-house-you-probably-never-thought-about http://list25.com[..]ite-house-facts-you-probably-didnt-know/ Civil war - http://list25.com[..]s-that-will-change-your-view-on-history/ New York - http://list25.com[..]ting-facts-about-new-york-city/?view=all Lincoln - http://list25.com[..]ught-you-about-abraham-lincoln/?view=all Alaska - http://list25.com[..]interesting-and-craziest-state/?view=all native-americans - http://list25.com[..]n-facts-about-native-americans/?view=all Ali - http://list25.com[..]s-you-might-not-know-about-muhammad-ali/ 珍珠港事件的歷史照片 - http://cn.wsj.com/big5/20161207/PHO103456.asp?source=rss 25-biggest-screw-ups-that-completely-changed-history - http://list25.com[..]rew-ups-that-completely-changed-history/ george-washington - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]story/magazine/2015/12/george-washington Indian - https://www.monacannation.com/our-history.html https://savingplaces.org[..]most-endangered-historic-places-for-2020 https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]apital-11-most-endangered-historic-sites https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]tory/league-nations-doomed-before-began/ https://www.bbc.com[..]gynaecologist-who-fought-for-black-women Decades ago, this pollution disaster exposed the perils of dirty air - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]a-smog-disaster-exposed-perils-dirty-air joe-biden - https://time.com/longform/joe-biden-2020/ Who owns America’s history? The answer will define what replaces fallen monuments. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-what-replaces-fallen-monuments-feature/ In 1921 rioters killed as many as 300 people, devastating a prosperous area for generations. Now the city is trying to reckon with the disgrace. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-mob-destroyed-a-black-community-feature https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]assacre-black-business-booming-greenwood What Benjamin Franklin’s battles with a deadly virus that swept Colonial America can teach us about our own struggles with anti-vaxxers - https://www.zmescience.com[..]min-franklin-lessons-from-smallpox-0423/ The Ugly Election That Birthed Modern American Politics - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]sidential-elections-1824-corrupt-bargain Arrested and tortured, the Silent Sentinels suffered for suffrage - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]article/silent-sentinels-womens-suffrage Ancient solar storm pinpoints Viking settlement in Americas exactly 1,000 years ago - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ttlement-americas-exactly-1000-years-ago Harriet Tubman Is Famous for Being an Abolitionist and Political Activist, but She Was Also a Naturalist - https://www.smithsonianmag.com[..]-but-she-was-also-a-naturalist-180979689 Cutting ties with a king might have seemed like "Common Sense" in the 1770s, but the desire was not unanimous among the colonists—until the Declaration convinced them otherwise. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ndependence-wooed-americans-from-britain Life, both big and small, returns to NYC’s 500 miles of coastline - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]l-returns-to-nycs-500-miles-of-coastline From sweeping views of the Grand Canyon to stunning waterfalls in Yosemite, these vintage photos capture timeless beauty of national parks in the United States. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]l/national-parks/article/historic-photos 'Hispanic'? 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Here’s where the terms come from - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]panic-latino-heres-where-terms-come-from A leader of the indigenous Caribbeans known as the Taíno describes how his people’s history was erased—and what they’re doing to get it back. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]eet-survivors-taino-tribe-paper-genocide How Tecumseh fought for Native lands—and became a folk hero - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-for-native-lands-and-became-a-folk-hero How mail-in voting began on Civil War battlefields - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]n-voting-began-on-civil-war-battlefields Why the 1876 election was the most divisive in U.S. history - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ed-states-history-how-congress-responded 80 years after the Montford Point Camp was established to train enlisted African Americans, relatives and other Marines fight to document their contributions before it’s too late. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-the-stories-of-the-first-black-recruits These 5 ancient cities once ruled North America—what happened to them? - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]s-cities-north-america-archaeology-sites Take a road trip through Alabama’s civil rights history - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-rights-trail-history-martin-luther-king Here Is How The Pentagon Comes Up With Code Words And Secret Project Nicknames - https://getpocket.com[..]-code-words-and-secret-project-nicknames This Black artist’s vibrant quilts inspired generations of U.S. artisans - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]k-artist-woman-art-quilts-harriet-powers The first Black U.S. senator lived an extraordinary life - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-senator-extraordinary-life-hiram-revels The surprising history of Hawai‘i’s hula tradition - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]rising-history-of-hawaiis-hula-tradition From Chinese railroad workers in Utah to Filipino shrimpers in Louisiana, here are tales of immigration, struggle, and belonging. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]an-americans-deep-roots-in-united-states Oppenheimer - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]rld-war-ii-atomic-bomb-manhattan-project https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]er-historical-accuracy-christopher-nolan What is the Feast of the Seven Fishes? - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]le/what-is-the-feast-of-the-seven-fishes National Geographic partnered with the For Freedoms artist group On A Series of Photo Essays inspired by American History. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]om/magazine/graphics/the-past-is-present Martin Luther King Jr.'s - https://www.npr.org[..]68/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety https://www.usatoday.com[..]-in-the-crowd-share-stories/70233565007/ Artifacts pulled from the rubble of 9/11 become symbols of what was lost - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-of-9-11-become-symbols-of-what-was-lost In 1967, a Black Man and a White Woman Bought a Home. American Politics Would Never Be the Same. - https://www.politico.com[..]higan-suburbs-american-politics-00131386 How Christmas Became an American Holiday Tradition - https://getpocket.com[..]tion-with-a-santa-claus-gifts-and-a-tree Harriet Tubman, the spy: uncovering her secret Civil War missions - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ium/article/harriet-tubman-spy-civil-war
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Wed Sep 20 06:26:03 GMT 2023
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How National Geographic photographed Queen Elizabeth II - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ographic-photographed-queen-elizabeth-ii Why Elizabeth II was modern Britain’s most unlikely queen - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]lizabeth-ii-britains-most-unlikely-queen From party invitations to requests for warm socks, letters discovered at Vindolanda, England gave first-hand accounts of everyday life inside a Roman fort. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]um/article/vindolanda-roman-fort-england queen-elizabeth-ii - http://list25.com[..]t-queen-elizabeth-ii-you-might-not-know/ winston-churchill - http://list25.com[..]rated-and-controversial-figure/?view=all 南海泡沫:英國300年前一次金融危機留給後世的遺產 - https://yahoo-news.com.hk/BBCChineseNews/15328 A hero to the Welsh, Owain Glyndŵr led the country in a rebellion against the English crown that lasted for over a decade. Although ultimately unsuccessful at gaining independence for his people, Owain Glyndŵr was the last person to hold the title Prince of Wales, with his story and exploits becoming the stuff of local legend. Nevertheless, his cunning and bravery led today’s United Kingdom through one of its bloodiest conflicts, and the skeletons at Pembrokeshire could have lived and died during those times. - https://www.zmescience.com[..]nce/lost-welsh-abbey-skeletons-94245235/ The Tower of London has impressed—and terrified—people for nearly 1,000 years - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]s-terrified-people-for-nearly-1000-years London's underground treasures reveal lifestyles of the rich and English - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]f-the-rich-and-english-underneath-london Queen Elizabeth II: A lifetime of devotion and service - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]th-ii-a-lifetime-of-devotion-and-service
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Fri May 19 00:52:20 GMT 2023
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The ancient origins of glass - https://knowablemagazine.org[..]ticle/society/2021/ancient-origins-glass The true location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon remains an unsolved mystery, but the latest research suggests looking in a different place. - https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk[..]-of-the-ancient-world-are-except-for-one They were scouting for oil in Iran. They found an ancient temple instead - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ine/article/the-ziggurat-of-elam-in-iran What were hieroglyphs, the Egyptian words of the gods, and what did they mean? - https://www.zmescience.com/science/egyptian-hieroglyphs-feature/ Only one ancient account mentions the existence of Xerxes Canal, long thought to be a tall tale. But archaeology is confirming that Persia's engineering triumph was real. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]al-xerxes-existence-darius-persia-greece
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The Incredible Story of the US Army’s Earth-Shaking, Off-Road Land Trains - https://getpocket.com[..]rmy-s-earth-shaking-off-road-land-trains
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Fri Apr 21 06:05:49 GMT 2023
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The fascinating story of Mongolia’s nomadic empire, revealed by DNA analysis - https://www.zmescience.com[..]nomadic-empire-revealed-by-dna-analysis/
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Fri Feb 24 01:32:10 GMT 2023
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http://list25.com[..]ieces-of-egyptian-architecture/?view=all Egypt - http://list25.com[..]t-not-know-about-ancient-egypt/?view=all http://list25.com[..]ight-leave-you-a-bit-surprised/?view=all madagascar - http://list25.com[..]-madagascar-you-might-not-know/?view=all “Our world is moved by the minerals of the Congo,” says Mombilo. “The positive thing I can say is that in all these advanced technologies, you’re talking about the Congo.” - https://www.bbc.com[..]orgotten-mine-that-built-the-atomic-bomb 來自非洲,卻征服全世界的神奇植物「可樂果」 - https://dq.yam.com/post.php?id=12830 King Tut's grandparents were Egypt's royal power couple - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]rents-tiye-amenhotep-egypt-royal-couple/ Ebou Janha, 102, is the only surviving veteran of 1 Gambia Regiment, which fought for the British against Japanese troops in then-Burma during the Second World War. - https://www.aljazeera.com[..]f-africas-forgotten-army-gambia-and-wwii Nefertiti was more than just a pretty face - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]fertiti-was-more-than-just-a-pretty-face Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their fortunes waned over time. Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight, archaeology is now revealing their glorious pasts. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]these-four-lost-cities-of-ancient-africa The Lighthouse of Alexandria towered over the port city founded by Alexander the Great. Guiding sailors for centuries, it stood from the third century B.C. until the Middle Ages. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]-brightly-for-more-than-a-thousand-years Thonis-Heracleion, Alexandria, Meroë, and Jenne-Jeno were once centers of sophistication and wealth, but their fortunes waned over time. Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight, archaeology is now revealing their glorious pasts. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]these-four-lost-cities-of-ancient-africa The 2,300-year-old royal tomb of a Kushite king appears nearly untouched—and submerged in rising groundwater. What’s an archaeologist to do? - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]/article/dive-ancient-pyramid-nuri-sudan The deep, long-lasting, and sometimes bizarre symbolism of the Eye of Horus - https://www.zmescience.com[..]s-bizarre-symbolism-of-the-eye-of-horus/ Where did the Queen of Sheba rule—Arabia or Africa? - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]cle/where-queen-sheba-rule-arabia-africa How was King Tut’s tomb discovered 100 years ago? Grit and luck - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ered-100-years-ago-grit-and-luck-feature Ancient Egypt gave rise to one of the world's oldest Christian faiths - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]rticle/coptic-christianity-ancient-egypt The warriors of this West African kingdom were formidable—and female - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]e-story-of-the-women-warriors-of-dahomey The stunning discovery of tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years ago opened a window into egypt’s golden past. Now the world will get a new look at the young pharaoh’s riches. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ower-of-king-tut-as-never-before-feature Seven days of unwrapping the king - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ys-of-unwrapping-king-tutankhamuns-mummy Mysteries of King Tut: What we still don't know - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]ries-of-king-tut-what-we-still-dont-know Ramses II ruled for 70 years and had 100 children. Egypt paid the price. - https://www.nationalgeographic.com[..]gypt-children-pharaoh-ramses-family-tree
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