Jolina BrownI am deeply passionate about history and am constantly fascinated by the rich and complex stories of the past. As the editor-in-chief of learning-history.com, I have the opportunity to share this passion with a wide audience through the creation and distribution of engaging and informative content about historical events, persons, and cultures. Whether it’s…
Jolina BrownI am deeply passionate about history and am constantly fascinated by the rich and complex stories of the past. As the editor-in-chief of learning-history.com, I have the opportunity to share this passion with a wide audience through the creation and distribution of engaging and informative content about historical events, persons, and cultures. Whether it’s…
Douglas Engelbart was a U.S. inventor and computer scientist best known for his work in developing the computer mouse. Facts about Douglas Engelbart Date Event 1925 Birth of Douglas Engelbart in Portland, Oregon 1952 Douglas Engelbart graduates from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering 1963 Presentation of the computer…
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was an important conflict during the Boshin War, a civil war in Japan that took place from 1868 to 1869. The Boshin War arose from a power struggle between the supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate and the supporters of the emperor, who advocated modernization of Japan and an end to…
Joe Metheny was an American serial killer active in the mid-1990s. He was convicted of murdering two women and is suspected of murdering several others. Metheny was born in 1955 and had previous criminal problems, including convictions for assault and drug possession. In the mid-1990s, he worked as a truck driver and operated a…
We often think we have discovered all there is to know about the old buildings that can be found in cities across the globe. That is until something happens that unexpectedly reveals something new to us, rewriting history as we know it. This occurred recently again with the unearthing of a lead sarcophagus under Notre…
It’s pretty safe to say that the modern media has made the lives of Vikings look pretty cool. After all, the popular TV of the same name made around 365 million US dollars in 2020 alone, and continues to pull in huge sums on streaming platforms. Although the show is pretty accurate, it does paint…
The Minoan society was one of the first advanced civilizations on the Aegean island of Crete, which thrived during the Bronze age. This civilization is not often heard of today, yet, its cultural and artistic influence has affected many other Mediterranean and Near East settlements, including the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Cyprus, Anatolia, Levantine, the…
What does “Paleolithic” mean? What is Paleolithic art? and why is it important? Prehistory can seem like a dense and banal topic at first but some of the most significant art forms have arisen from periods such as the Paleolithic era that will have you in awe of the amazing work of our early human…
Alexander III of Macedon, otherwise known as Alexander the Great is one of the most widely circulated names in Greek history. Many artists have put to stone and painted their best hand at capturing the heroic and often bloody efforts of the great king. The Alexander Mosaic is one such artwork that portrays one of…
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