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There is a lot to be said about Queen Victoria. In fact, a great deal already has. Crowned the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom at the age of 18, her 63 year reign lent its name to an entire era, a culture, an architectural style, and a belief system. Queen Victoria was much loved, […]
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The “Alexandra Limp” was a short lived fad in Victorian London. Fashionable young women mimicked the limp of Princess Alexandra. Canny shopkeepers even started selling mismatched footwear, with one high heel, and one low. The practice was widely ridiculed, even at the time.
1816 was the “Year Without Summer”. Snow fell all Summer from New England to as far south as Virginia. This may have been due to the Tambora volcano, which erupted for a Week.
A nomadic tribe lived over 12,000 years ago in Turkey and built massive megaliths over 25-acre area. At that time mankind only knew how to make fire but had not discovered the wheel yet. Excavations are still going on today.
We put a lot of faith in the history we learn throughout life, but for most of us it would seem we learn only the history that the book-writers want us to learn. There are many historical facts we accept as truth, although it is not likely that any of us were around to see […]
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We put a lot of faith in the history we learn throughout life, but for most of us it would seem we learn only the history that the book-writers want us to learn. There are many historical facts we accept as truth, although it is not likely that any of us were around to see […]
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When it comes to “top” lists, many of them seem to be based on someone’s opinion, and you know what they say about opinions. On the other hand, when it comes down to it, just about any list that involves the entertainment industry is going to be based on opinion – even if it is […]
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Shoe swapping was a high school fad in 1947.