This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The Guardian
Oct 25, 2015
Former British PM admits ‘mistakes’ and conflict’s role in rise of Islamic State but defends armed intervention in 2003
Source: National Security Archive
Oct 24, 2015
With this release, there's no longer any doubt that the 1983 War Scare -- Able Archer -- was real.
Source: ABC News
Oct 23, 2015
The clarification comes as the LDS Church is addressing sensitive topics in its history.
Source: The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan
Oct 22, 2015
A database will be the first of its kind in the Middle East and Central Asia, and will allow the Afghan government to map all archaeological heritage sites in the country.
Source: Times of Israel
Oct 22, 2015
by Raphael Ahren
He relies on the statements of a Nazi who was trying to deflect blame from Hitler and himself to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem after the war.
Source: New Historian
Oct 22, 2015
A new study shows the wealthy in the Middle Ages were being poisoned by the lead used to make their fancy cups and plates.
Source: The Root
Oct 22, 2015
Samuel Burris was a free black man who got caught trying to help slaves escape in 1847.
Source: Wired
Oct 21, 2015
The group says its models, created with the Autodesk software Maya, can be used for online visualizations, Oculus-style walkthroughs, or even 3-D printing miniature replicas.
Source: PsyBlog
Oct 21, 2015
by Dr. Jeremy Dean
Neuroscientists have gained insights into how gratitude operates from an unexpected source.
Source: NYT
Oct 21, 2015
The Museum of War Crime Evidence by Japanese Army Unit 731, which opened on Aug. 15, is bolder in intent than the older, adjacent museum that it incorporates and replaces and, according to museum officials, has attracted large crowds of visitors.
Source: New Historian
Oct 21, 2015
By performing a 3-D stability analysis on the ‘Lee Harvey Oswald in the Backyard Photo’, the Dartmouth University scientists claim they have proven its legitimacy.
Source: NYT
Oct 21, 2015
Israeli historians and opposition politicians joined Palestinians in denouncing the Israeli prime minister for saying the grand mufti of Jerusalem gave Hitler the idea of annihilating Jews.
Source: NYT
Oct 21, 2015
A proposal that would put a bell atop Stone Mountain in Georgia, where a carving of Confederate heroes dominates, has drawn opposition from whites and blacks.
Source: Belfast Telegraph
Oct 20, 2015
Due to drought, the ruins of a 16th century church recently surfaced from the receding reservoir water in Mexico.
Source: Washington Examiner
Oct 19, 2015
"We realized after we went off the air the maps were not factually accurate and we regret using them. Clearly, that set of maps was wrong."
Source: NYT
Oct 19, 2015
A couple in Yaphank, N.Y., is suing a community organization, saying the housing practices are discriminatory and violate the Fair Housing Act.
Source: Yahoo News
Oct 19, 2015
The University of Virginia announced that Jefferson's chemistry lab was discovered during renovations of the school’s famous Rotunda.
Source: Huffington Post
Oct 19, 2015
Genetic material suggests the shroud may have been created in India.
Source: NYT
Oct 18, 2015
President Obama plans to bequeath his successor — or perhaps his successor’s successor — a new-and-improved Air Force One for the smartphone age.
Source: Stars and Stripes
Oct 17, 2015
Hundreds of South Korean scholars have declared they are boycotting the writing of state-issued history textbooks out of concern that that they will teach distorted views on the country's recent history.
