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Wars, empires and the people caught between them — told from the record, with the gaps marked as gaps.

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History & War ·Oct 30

Leif Eriksson: The Viking Who Reached America First

Leif Eriksson reached North America 500 years before Columbus. Discover the Viking explorer, the Vinland sagas, and the evidence at L'Anse aux Meadow…
History & War ·Oct 30

John Dee and Elias Ashmole: Magic and the First Museum

7 min read History & War ·Oct 29

Hattori Hanzo: The Real Samurai Behind Kill Bill

9 min read History & War ·Oct 28

Nazi Propaganda: How Goebbels Hypnotized a Nation

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Galata Bridge Fire: Istanbul's 1992 Cultural Loss

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