Greek Reporter1d
The First Ancient Greek to Reach Britain and the Arctic
Pytheas of Massalia, an ancient Greek geographer, was the first Mediterranean person to reach Great Britain and the Arctic ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ Sparked a Revolution
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently ...
Why are flags at half-staff, and how long will they stay after Jimmy Carter's death?
The White House ordered public flags to be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days from Carter's day of death, who ...
How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first time
Later, we connected the first multi-service heterogeneous network outside the US ( Janet, the UK’s academic network ...
Bedford Citizen5d
Bedford Minutemen Celebrate The First Flag Raising on New Year’s Day
Submitted by the Bedford Minuteman Company The Bedford Minuteman Company kicked off 2025 by representing Bedford at the 249th ...
The Bulwark6d
Jan. 6th Rioters Claim They’re Like the Patriots of 1776. Here’s the Ugly Truth.
Yet as we approach the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, a candid consideration of some of the darker aspects our ...