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Colonial era portrait of Manco Cápac (1200 - 1230), the first ruler of the Inca.
The garden in An Định Palace is now gaining more tourists due to its appearances in recent films and
littlesmartart:DRAWTOBER #30 - Tinderbox (or: A History of Fire in Colonial New Orleans) by @emilees
Ben Franklin and TofuWhile in London in 1770 Benjamin Franklin heard an account from a French Jesuit
“Upon seeing this extraordinary, unique screen, with its two beautifully painted and inlaid sides, w
Between a Rock and a Hard Place — The Pressing of Giles Corey, Salem Witch Trials, 1692Until a
The Last Great French Victory in America— The Battle of Fort CarillonBy 1758 the French and In
Fun History FactPaul Revere did not own a horse when he made his famous midnight ride. Instead he u
When Christmas was banned in Boston,To the Puritans of the 17th century, Christmas was terrible thin
The Mino, Women Warriors of the Kingdom of DahomeyThe Kingdom of Dahomey was a small but powerful re
On this day in history, August 4th, 1776,Founding Father Oliver Wolcott signs the Declaration of Ind
Benjamin Franklin’s Milk Punch,Since the Middle Ages a popular cocktail was posset, a mixture
Today in History, May 27th, 1647Alse Young is hanged for witchcraft, the first witch executed in Mas
In 1636 the magistrates of Boston contracted a carpenter named Edward Palmer to build a set of stock
A Scottish Colony in Central America — The Darien SchemeIn the Age of Exploration and subseque
Ethiopian painting of the Battle of Adwa, 1896By the late 1890’s Ethiopia was one of the last
The tailors at Colonial Williamsburg made a suit for their cat
Colonel George Washington, Virginia MilitiaPainted by Charles Wilson Peale, circa 1772.
Today in History, November 29th, 1781,The Zong Massacre On November 29th, 1781 the crew of the slave
The Red Cross Knight, John Singleton Copley, 1793
Kehinde Wiley’s portraits exude grandeur. In his layered and monumentalworks, he bestows his subject
Today in History, July 27th, 1586,Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco from Virginia to England.
The Great Smoker’s Rebellion of 1639.Today smoking bans are common place as laws and regulatio
Chief Cornplanter (Gaiänt’wakê) Seneca Chief from 1754 - 1836Was a famous war chief of the Seneca du
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