Evey February 14, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged among loved ones all over the world. All this is done in the name of Saint Valentine, but most people never knew who the mysterious Saint valentine

The ancient city of ife is among th oldest known kingdoms in present day southern nigeria, and have develop complex social structures as early as the 6th century AD. According to legend, supreme god olodumare

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February is Black History Month and while I am the first in line to support my black brothers and sisters and their accomplishments I am left wondering why there are so many "hidden figures"

I have long been interested in learning about my ancestors. For years, all I knew were some names. Some accurate, some nick names, some myths mixed in. When I had the time and the means, I dove headlong

Over the weekend, I posted about a realtor in Tazewell County, Virginia, who threatened to turn a critically ill tenant’s pets out of the house. The tenant is hospitalized with questionable recovery potential

How to transport thousands of stone blocks of several tons of weight each with the least possible effort through the sand. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam, in Holland, have discovered the

When it comes to doomed and unmade Hollywood films, listicles and documentaries abound. There’s Alexandro Jodorowsky’s “Dune," Terry Gilliam’s “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” (now successfully filmed

Black Rebels: Meet the Fearless Black Female Warriors of the Dahomey Kingdom Dohomey Amazons Dahomey Amazons or Female Warriors 1897 (Present-day Benin) The Dahomey Amazons (17th Century – 19th Century)

It was 6 February 1958 when the plane with 38 passengers and 6 persons crew crashed in Munich-Riem Airport in West Germany during take-off. On the plane was the Manchester United football team, the “Busby

History of the US Independence. Since its formation, the 13 North American colonies were submitted to Great Britain and forced to supply it with raw materials in exchange for manufactures. But over time,

The dead sea scrolls are considered to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. The scrolls that were found in several caves near the northwestern coast of the dead

Image source Do you love history and want to write about historical topics that are of interest to you? @symphonyofechoes is a new curation project aimed at encouraging the production of good quality,

Ten ancient skeletons have been unearthed in Mexico this week including a baby of around one-month-old! Ritualistically deformed, in that their skull shapes and teeth had been altered, they were arranged

After defeating the wise and ruthless giant Vafthruthnir in a battle of wits Odin continued down the path to the well of knowledge. When finally he came upon the shining waters and the giant sitting with

The Birth of Chinese civilization The earliest written and archaeological records of Chinese civilization can be found from around 1500 BC under the Shang Dynasty, which centered along the Yellow River

The Power of Ads This weekend is the superbowl! The yearly sporting event represents a lot of great things for different people: a fun rivalry, time with friends, the halftime show, great snack food...

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989) accomplished many firsts throughout her celebrated life. In 1919, Delta Sigma Theta, a Black women’s sorority, named Alexander its first national president. In

In todays world, it’s hard to imagine the far reaches of the United States being covered in ice. It was only 12,000 years ago that massive sheets of ice, known as the Last Glacial Maximum, scoured the

The brazen bull, bronze bull, or Sicilian bull, was a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. Brief History According to history; a well known attic worker in bronze, Perillos of Athens