We were watching T.V.
Watching T.V.
We were watching T.V.
Watching T.V.
In Tiananmen Square
Lost my baby there
My yellow rose
In her bloodstained clothes**
Last week it was 20 years ago that the Tiananmen Square massacre took place. For those of us who are too young to remember: after weeks of continued protests on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, on the 4th [...]
Filed under: History, Politics by Robert Nijssen | Social tagging: democracy > freedom > television > Tiananmen Square
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It’s Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday in a couple of weeks. No wonder then that there are currently many events in London to commemorate the seminal scientist. The Natural History Museum, for example, is hosting a small exhibition featuring many of his original notebooks, items from the Beagle (the ship that took him to the Galapagos [...]
Filed under: History, Science by Ralf Damaschke | Social tagging: books > Charles Darwin > evolution > slavery
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I like these quizes which tell you weird things about yourself that are not true in any sense. This one here is one of them: Which historical ruler are you?
According to the quiz, my ancient soulmate is none other than Sulla. Not that I’d like to rule my country as a dictator, not that I’d [...]
Filed under: History by Marcus Kästner | Social tagging: quiz
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