50 years ago, Haiti's first woman anthropologist Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain passed away. Comhaire-Sylvain's research focused on the origins of the Creole language and she was interested in Haitian folklore and social issues concerning the condition of women in Haiti and Africa.
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The last picture of the imperial family in Brazil, 1889. Centered is Dom Pedro II, the second and last monarch of Brazil, who was to be overthrown in a coup on November 15 of that year.
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Last Chance to Explore One of the World’s Finest Collections of Fashion History in Chicago History Museum’s Exhibition
CHICAGO (June 17, 2025) – There are only a few weeks left to see “Dressed in History: A Costume Coll ...View More
To What Extent had a Personality Cult Developed Prior to Lenin's Death in 1924?
Lenin became the most influential person in what was o become the Soviet Union, f ...View More
June 19, 1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23–1...
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King Canute: The Medieval King who Ruled Many European Lands
King Cnut (Canute) was a monarch who ruled over one of the most expansive empires in ea ...View More
June 18, 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its US debut performance on the last day of the Monterey Pop Festival in California...
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It’s Official—Captain Cook’s Lost Ship Found Off Rhode Island Coast
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U.S. Civil War casualties
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523 years ago, Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean island of Martinique for the first time. Columbus was the first European to land on the island.
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