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Smithsonian Open Access - 2.8 million images and 3D models from the Institution's collections released into the public domain ~humanities.history Article 1740 words 14 votes
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The deadliest disaster in maritime history happened seventy-five years ago this week: Thousands of German citizens and soldiers fleeing the Soviet army died when the “Wilhelm Gustloff” sank ~humanities.history Article 1924 words 4 votes
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In the 1980s, a far-left, female-led domestic terrorism group bombed the US capitol ~humanities.history Article 1859 words 9 votes
How this abandoned mining town in Greenland helped win World War II ~humanities.history Article 1308 words 5 votes
The fertile shore: Archaeologists and even geneticists are closer than ever to understanding when humans made the first bold journey to the Americas ~humanities.history Article 4444 words 8 votes
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