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What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...
(CNN) - A rare 19th-century condom is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. The Dutch National Museum in Amsterdam said it’s believed the condom was made from a sheep’s appendix.
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix ...
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix ...
The bodies of Pontians are arrayed in front of a Greek church in Asia Minor in 1916. Public Domain The Pontic Greek genocide. The history of Pontic Greeks goes as far back as Ancient Greece itself.
Users can now view a new historic map of Goochland County, which provides people the chance to see county maps from as early as the 19th century, according to the Library of Virginia.
19th century England is brought to life with newly acquired photograph collection Watermouth Bay, Devon. Looking towards the sea in the distance, with sailing boats moored opposite the harbour arm.
Here’s how he redrew the map of the world. He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 7, 2025 (AP photo by Evan Vucci). On Monday, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will ...
In the second half of the 19th century, many vernacular maps and street directors were published. Cartography and geography were also introduced as subjects in Hindu School (then Hindu College) at ...
Iran has cited a 19th-century British map as part of its dispute with the United Arab Emirates over a number of Gulf islands.. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb sit at the entrance to the ...
Mid-19th-century Americans lived with an odd combination: an unprecedented ability to spread information, but also a siloed and partisan system of interpreting it. It helped the nation finally reckon ...