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Armenian Genocide. Armenians worldwide commemorate 107th anniversary of Genocide
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“But it’s generally not known in the world that in the years preceding 1916, there was a concerted effort made to eliminate all the Armenian people, probably one of the greatest tragedies that ever befell any group. And there weren’t any Nuremberg trials. There weren’t any high public figures who…
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1915: The Crumbling Of An Empire, And The Massacre That Ensued
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The 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was more than a systematic ethnic purge. It also was a desperate effort to save a once-great empire. As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of what is widely known as the Armenian Genocide, most historians agree that the massacre…
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“Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?”
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“Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” is the final form of a series of graffiti connected with the discovery in 1943 of the remains of a murdered woman inside a wych elm on the outskirts of Hagley in Worcestershire. The body has remained unidentified and the case unsolved since then, prompting many media articles and films,…
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“REINCARNATION OF THE POLLOCK TWINS”
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In 1957, two sisters Joanna and Jacqueline Pollock aged 11 and 6 respectively, were tragically killed in a car accident as they walked to their local church in Northumberland, England. Their parents were grief stricken, John their father prayed and hoped his daughters would come back, and it seems his…
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mosaics with figures of sea creatures
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In Kızıltepe district of Mardin, mosaics with figures of sea creatures were found among the Roman period villa remains in the area where the rescue excavation was carried out. Officials investigated reports of illegal excavations in the area known as Kela Hanma (Lady’s Castle) in the countryside of Uzunkaya Neighborhood,…
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This shell (Tridacna Clam Shell), decorated with a feminine face, was found in a tomb at Vulci, Italy, and is currently on display in the British Museum, London.
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Its dating is placed in the 8th-7th century BC but its production area is uncertain. The fact that it was found in Etruria is not a decisive element for attributing it to some Etruscan craftsman. In fact, the Etruscans had many contacts with the Greek and Phoenician worlds and therefore…
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The green children of Woolpit.
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The green children of Woolpit. Sometime, at the end of the 12th century, Ralph of Coggeshall and William of Newburgh wrote how two children with green skin arrived in the village of Woolpit one summer. Ralph was abbot at Coggeshall monastery and William was a canon in Yorkshire. They tell…
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The Extraordinary – ( Freddy Jackson Ghost)
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The Extraordinary – ( Freddy Jackson Ghost) This is the story of Freddy Jackson Ghost. This intriguing story of a photo, taken in 1919, was first published in 1975 by Sir Victor Goddard, a retired R.A.F. officer. The photo is a group portrait of Goddard’s squadron, which had served in…
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