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Australia's pioneering anti-fascists
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (435+ words) Ninety years after the Spanish Civil War began, the Australians who fought for the Spanish Republic remain largely excluded from official remembrance. During the Second World War, more than one million Australians fought in the global struggle against fascism. These…...
Divers Recover Silver Bar From Atocha Shipwreck in Florida Keys
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (166+ words) Readers.id A salvage crew recovered a 22.5-pound silver bar from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha shipwreck site off the coast of Key West, Florida, on July 14, 2026, marking the first such find at the location in nearly thirty years.According…...
Shaping a continent • Inside Story
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (366+ words) A 65,000-year account of Indigenous knowledge brings science and history into dialogue Ian McShane Books 15 July 2026 1295 words The book’s immense temporal and spatial reach is organised by chapters focused on journeying, food gathering, landscape management and social organisation. In each,…...
Wildfires Ravage Fontainebleau Forest as France Marks Bastille Day
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (44+ words) Yahoo News UK Wildfires continued to ravage the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Bastille Day, forcing emergency services to battle one of the most significant blazes ever recorded in the Île-de-France region...
1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (334+ words) Bigger fires have been ravaging areas of southern France, but the Fontainebleau fire is exceptionally close to the densely populated region surrounding the French capital. Water-dumping planes repeatedly dived into the Seine River to scoop up water and douse the…...
Motion sickness has plagued travelers for hundreds of years
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (1130+ words) A new study shows stagecoach travel in early England was crowded, uncomfortable, and often caused motion sickness. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) Long before cars and trains, travel across England meant climbing into a stagecoach and bracing for the journey ahead. New historical…...
From Great War to Great Flu Year Three: Britain's Bloodiest Day
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (626+ words) July 1, 2026, marked the 110th anniversary of the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and the Revolutionary Army of George Washington was not involved. The Microbiology, Public Health and History film festival traveled to Middletown Public Library at the…...
An English King's Bones Were Moved Over Centuries and Eventually Lost. One Researcher Claims He Discovered Their Location—Under a Parking Lot
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (490+ words) For more than a century, the whereabouts of Alfred the Great’s remains have been a mystery. Now, a researcher claims to have cracked the case, asserting that the bones of the Anglo-Saxon ruler are located in an unassuming—yet not…...
A landslide has destroyed parts of the Aletsch-Gibidum via ferrata – the closure is expected to last several days - Pomona - Das Wallis im Hosensack
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (24+ words) A landslide has destroyed parts of the Aletsch-Gibidum via ferrata – the closure is expected to last several days Pomona - Das Wallis im Hosensack...
Irish-American group slams 'erasure of history' Mother and Baby Home site plans
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (408+ words) In 2021, the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation found that of 923 Bessborough infant deaths, burial records existed for only 64.(Image: Google) One of the most prominent Irish-American organizations has slammed the planned development of apartments on the site of…...