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On March 5th, 1946, Winston Churchill gives his speech "The Sinews of Peace" at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. One of his most famous delivered as Leader of the Opposition, in the speech he talks of his thoughts about the newly established UNO (United Nations Organization) and the United States rise to power as a superpower, and his worries about the ever present problems of communism and neo-fascism, including the world in post-world war II. He states that the United States and Great Britain are connected in a "special relationship", which is still a title often used towards the strong alliance between the two countries to this day.

Full Speech from BBC Archives

The Script of the Speech

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http://vitaminw.co/culture-society/womens-history-questions-and-facts

Just a fraction of the cool stuff I learned when researching women’s history.

Check out the revised (more accurate) version here: http://rebeccacohenart.tumblr.com/post/79399896965/http-vitaminw-co-culture-society-womens-history-q

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A double barrel flintlock sword pistol by H. W. Mortimer of London, 18th century.

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Book Recommendations - History

The above books are set in different periods. There’s fiction, non-fiction; young adult, adult; graphic novel, novel; ancient history, modern history; classics and underrated novels. I’ve thrown in a few fantasy and steampunk books too. As an aspiring historian, I love history and as a reader, I adore stories set in different times and places.

To find out more about these books, keep reading!

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Engraved Smith and Wesson 2nd Model American with carved pearl grips.

Sold at Auction: $9,000

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Postcards of Minneapolis (1910-1915) by the Minnesota Historical Society

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The 400s BCE Indian text by Surya Siddhanta approximated Saturn’s diameter at 73,580 miles. The calculation was only 1% off from the currently accepted estimate of 74,580 miles.

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Maria Theresa as Queen of Hungary, 18th Century. Detail.

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Palais Coburg Vienna (by {this is glamorous})

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December 7, 1941

All Images: National Archives

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If the point of the Big Bang Theory was to show that male nerds can be just as sexist as male jocks then well done I guess

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Greek Gold Diadem, c. Early 4th Century BC

Composed of a slender rectangular band ornamented with applied double and triple rosettes decorated with beaded filigree, smaller rosettes above and below, and alternating with double lotuses with small rosettes between them, the terminals each in the shape of a palmette with filigree quatrefoils with double spiral stems.

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This penny is from the year 1940. I’m sure everyone’s seen a coin from the past before but i just stopped to think about it for a second…

Do you realize that this penny could have been in the hands of Lucille Ball herself. Or James Dean or even Lou Abbott and Bud Costello. Or maybe a soldier from World War II who fought for our country bravely. Maybe he didn’t make it home. Maybe whoever had this penny had soo much luck and love, happiness, & life one day and then lost it all the next. Maybe this penny was all that someone had. Think about what this penny helped pay for. A stick of gum for a little boy in his button up shirt with his suspenders. Or a soldier sending a present or a letter home to his sweetheart… It’s from 1940 guys. That’s like 74 YEARS AGO. Think of all the hands this penny has been through. Not just in the year 1940 but in the years after it also…

Soo much history.

Soo many hands.

Soo many lives.

Just think about that.

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The staged photo of the milkman during the Blitz. Taken by Fred Morley on October 9, 1940

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this girl has some hella fine legs right?

right?

RIGHT?

R I G H T?

WRONG

it’s albert einstein

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The World in Words

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This Is How Much The Female Portrait Has Evolved In The Last 500 Years

Art history books have a reputation of showcasing dead, white, European males — DWEM — and the (mostly white) women they handpicked as muses. Portrait after portrait reveals a woman’s face through a man’s gaze, casting a rather unsavory light on the tendency of artists to eroticize, objectify or idolize the female form.

See the full video for a striking look at the female portrait.

(Souce:  artFido)