| | Historic Flight | | A group of aviation buffs spent five years building a replica of the first Canadian airplane, called the Silver Dart. And on Feb. 6 it made its maiden flight, piloted by astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason. You can read more about it and watch a video of... | |
| | Nominate a key figure in history | | Some time ago the BBC had a series of shows about the 100 Greatest Britons as voted for by the British public. I wonder how the vote would have went if the public were asked to nominate key figures in history from abroad.So I thought I would ask... | |
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| A real log cabin! | | I spent the afternoon at one of my co-workers' log cabin. Her husband and son in laws built it by hand. After the sleigh ride we went in and had soup and desserts! it was toasty warm, being warmed by a Ben Franklin wood burner. Inside was also a... | |
| | | History Vs. Current Events | | where would you draw a line between history and current events? i see expertise in history and expertise in current events much differently. i would concede that historians have a unique perspective on current events as well as having a grip on... | |
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| | England is a green and pleasant land. | | On this cold, damp, dismal day I thought I would remind myself why I love to live in England. We need the rain to make our countryside so lush and green. We need the cold to kill off the germs for the Summer. If it was sunny all year we would not... | |
| | Have you imagined... | | Yesterday, I was outside looking outside in the streets and watched the weather clear up. I started to imagine what my town would have looked like if it were never civilized. It gave me a weird feeling that streets were not originally paved to begin... | |
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