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: CNN
Jul 9, 2014
World War I ushered in an era of chemical weapons use that lingers, lethally, into the present day.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
Jul 9, 2014
Washington and Lee moves Confederate flags, apologizes for having owned slaves
Source: Politico
Jul 8, 2014
Only 20 percent of today’s lawmakers have served in the military, the lowest rate since World War II and a dramatic fall from over 70 percent in the 1970s.
Source: Express
Jul 8, 2014
It started growing nearly 500 years before the Pharaohs built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Source: Xinhuanet
Jul 7, 2014
"Anyone who intends to deny, distort or beautify history will not find agreement among Chinese people and people of all other countries."
Source: The Daily Beast
Jul 7, 2014
So the risk now—the virtual certainty, in fact—is that irreplaceable history will be annihilated or sold into the netherworld of corrupt and cynical collectors.
Source: NYT
Jul 7, 2014
"I love you more than all the world and have no hope of reward on earth or hereafter, so precious as that in your dear arms, in your thrilling lips, in your matchless breasts."
Source: BBC
Jul 7, 2014
A newly discovered letter that has lain unread for over 600 years is forcing a rethink of a 14th Century prince with a controversial reputation.
Source: Business Insider
Jul 7, 2014
The papers spent years hidden in a milk churn beneath a Russian dacha and read like an encyclopedia of Cold War espionage.
Source: MassLive
Jul 7, 2014
Although the museum became the proud owner of the artifact in 1880, it was stolen in the mid-20th century, one of three powder horns taken from the collection.
Source: Fox News
Jul 6, 2014
Solving an approximately 170-year-old mystery lost to time and the remoteness of its location
Source: Fox News
Jul 6, 2014
Even after seven decades, Wilfred "Spike" Mailloux won't talk about surviving a bloody World War II battle unless longtime friend John Sidur is by his side.
Source: Omaha World-Herald
Jul 5, 2014
Committee member Rick Konopasek told the Lincoln Journal-Star that the outhouse float was the most popular one in the parade, and the three judges awarded it an honorable mention.
Source: The Standard
Jul 4, 2014
Officially known as the Parthenon sculptures, they were taken from Greece by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and have been the subject of argument between the countries ever since.
Source: New Scientist
Jul 4, 2014
According to the archaeologists, the way the child was buried hints that Down's syndrome was not necessarily stigmatised in the Middle Ages.
Source: NYT
Jul 4, 2014
What truth exactly do we hold to be self-evident?
Source: Art Daily
Jul 4, 2014
Both of these US documents can trace constitutional influences back to Magna Carta.
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jul 3, 2014
Finally the letters biographer Francis Russell couldn't quote are going to be made public.
Source: The Guardian
Jul 3, 2014
Dotted with imposing Moorish fortresses and majestic gardens, Andalusia is an obvious choice.
Source: CNBC
Jul 3, 2014
"Even though people report that they are not living the dream, they actually are when you look at the traditional benchmarks."
