Perhaps the happiest moment experienced by Clark Pahlas was when “a little freckle-face boy looked up … and said, ‘Gee mister, history is fun, isn’t it.’” Pahlas used that expression, “History is fun,” as the jumping-off point for his “Circuit Rider…
New research from Durham University highlights how insects have been part of human diets for thousands of years despite seeming unusual to many people. Published in the journal World Archaeology, the study by Professor Lisa-Marie Shillito from Durham University's Department…
Explore how two inventions transformed Georgia’s economy during the 1800s. Special | 5m 35sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Explore how two inventions transformed Georgia’s economy during the 1800s. Learn how the invention of the cotton gin and railroad expansion reshaped Georgia’s agriculture, transportation, and economy…
Sharecropping and tenant farming shaped life in Georgia after the Civil War. Special | 7m 44sVideo has Closed Captions | CC Learn how sharecropping and tenant farming shaped life in Georgia after the Civil War. Discover how these systems worked, why they developed, and…
In the late 19th century Cornish miners began falling ill with a mysterious disease. What caused ‘Dolcoath Anaemia’, and how had it come to Cornwall? In December 1903 William Heather, who worked deep underground at Dolcoath Mine in Camborne, Cornwall visited his…
The first Japanese cherry trees sent to Washington in 1910 were burned after inspectors found pests. The episode strengthened support for the Plant Quarantine Act of 1912. Japan sent 3,020 replacement trees, two of which were planted on the Tidal Basin in 1912, beginning…
RESIDENTS at a North East care home got a special surprise when they attended a talk about tea – a letter from Earl Grey himself. The history buffs, who live at Royal Hampton Care Home, Ponteland, had gathered to hear a…
Visitors to a popular community orchard and picnic spot in County Durham will be learning more about the flora and fauna around them thanks to the work of a local conservation group. The residents that make up the West Rainton…
Children pick pumpkins at Lewin Farms in Wading River in November 1978. Credit: Newsday/Joe Dombroski Once, Long Island was the Idaho of the East, with potato farms stretching as far as the eye could see. Today, those farms are mostly…
TL;DRLemons are a natural hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange, which emerged in the Himalayan foothills around 2,500 years ago. Arab traders carried them to Europe by the 10th century. Christopher Columbus brought them to the Americas in 1493. That…
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