Egyptomania
With the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone in the early part of the century, the understanding of Ancient Egypt grew exponentially.
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Friday, September 11, 2026
History
Slavery and Sugar Cane in the Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
Malaita Province is the second largest and most densely populated of the Solomon Islands. It was once famed for its aggressive and hostile inhabitants known for their cannibalism and tendency to attack strangers on sight.
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Carolina Gold: Middleton Place Plantation
It’s hard to imagine that Charleston’s wealthy elite were in fact the nouveau riche of the South and that many a hasty fortune and a gracious antebellum home were built by growing tobacco in the dirt.
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Historic Walks: New York – Skyscraper City
Built in 1902, resembling an Italian Renaissance Palazzo it was originally called the Fuller Building and its more familiar name derives from the public fondness to nickname it after a common household iron.
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Monticello – Jefferson’s essay in architecture
Monticello, two miles southeast of Charlottesville in Virginia, is the home of Thomas Jefferson – third President of the United States of America and one of the nation’s founding fathers.
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