Edinburgh's Beltane Fire Festival, rooted in ancient Gaelic traditions, heralds the beginning of summer and celebrates the cycles of nature. The vibrant event now draws over 8,000 attendees each year. history Video 9:19 7 votes
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In the years after World War II, neutral, peace-loving Sweden embarked on an ambitious plan – build its own atomic bomb ~humanities.history Article 16 votes
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On the nature of ancient evidence ~humanities.history Article 4038 words, published Mar 26 2021 14 votes
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Salvage of the century: The lost WWII gold of HMS Edinburgh ~humanities.history Video 41:51, published Feb 29 2024 10 votes
Packages seized by the Royal Navy from a Faroese cargo ship bound for Denmark during the Napoleonic Wars opened – previously hidden away in the National Archives ~humanities.history Article 482 words 9 votes
The decimal point is 150 years older than previously thought, medieval manuscript reveals ~humanities.languages Article 560 words 16 votes
How Finland survived a 1,000,000+ Soviet invasion (1939-1940) ~humanities.history Video 46:49 13 votes
American Bar Association calls for US courts to find a different word than master, citing history and negative associations history Article 434 words 28 votes
Bellevue, WA police responded to a call from a US Air Force museum that said a man had offered to donate a Cold War-era missile stored in his late neighbor’s garage ~humanities.history Article 570 words 12 votes
What happened to David Graeber? anthropology history Article 2859 words, published Jan 20 2024 6 votes
Sweden's most popular tourist attraction, a 17th-century vessel that foundered minutes after launch, needs another financial rescue ~humanities.history Article 660 words 11 votes
The first US Army Christmas: Washington and the Hessians ~humanities.history Article 2240 words 8 votes
WWII rescue buoys - Secret 'floating hotels' of the English Channel ~humanities.history Video 26:59 4 votes