Operation Cat Drop is the name given to the delivery of cats, equipment and supplies by the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force to remote regions of the island of Borneo in 1960.

Restricted from raising their flag during occupation, Danish farmers rebelled by breeding the Danish Protest Pig 🇩🇰

🇹🇼 Taiwan didn't truly recognise 🇲🇳 Mongolia until 2002

The Republic of Cospaia, situated in northern Umbria, Italy, existed independently from 1440 to 1826

Golden Turquoise Earrings from Tillya Tepe Tomb (Afghanistan)

“A Suggestion for a Different Existence in Israel-Palestine” – Eastwards: R. Binyamin, Binationalism and Counter-Zionism

CFP: “Small Islands, Proximity, and Connection in the Eastern Caribbean”

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Advice for time traveling to medieval Europe [1:00:16]

Why precolonial Africa didn't have the wheel

The connection between caves and death in ancient culture

The origin of Roman Emperors

The Holocaust in Estonia

Louis Armstrong and his wife, Egypt 1961

An unauthorized photo of Stalin: the moment he was informed that the Germans were about to take Kiev, 1941

Did medieval peasants travel?

Neanderthals, not modern humans, created the ladder-shaped cave painting in La Pasiega over 64,000 years ago. The origin of other symbols and animals is uncertain.

4th c. B.C. painted tomb of mercenary warrior found

Why Egypt Went to War in 1973

Cosmic Impact 12,800 Years Ago Forced Hunter-Gatherers In The Levant To Adopt Agricultural Practices

These Curious Burials Could Challenge Historians’ Ideas About Anglo-Saxon Gender

Rare 16th c. globe restored and on display

Billy (born c. 1754) was an enslaved man from Virginia who was charged with treason during the American Revolution.

Why Was Grette The Strong, Icelandic Poet And Warrior Afraid Of Darkness?

Mysterious and 'beautifully carved' life-size camel carvings discovered in Saudi Arabian desert

In 1992, following independence from the Soviet Union, an error in the new constitution of Estonia led to Torgu being left out. In response, the area's 500 inhabitants decided to form their own kingdo

Minoans: Highly Advanced Bronze Age Civilization Of Europe

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis

How One Robber Baron's Gamble on Railroads Brought Down His Bank and Plunged the U.S. Into the First Great Depression

Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew of mass gassings of Jews and Poles in 1942

On July 26th, 1184, a tragic incident unfolded as sixty guests in the company of the King of Germany lost their lives, and a considerable number of them tragically perished by drowning in human excrem

The Kanto Massacre: A Story of Disinformation and Denialism

A medieval manuscript likely hides a record of an impending recurrent nova

4,000-year-old arrow shaft found in melting ice

What Are The Huge Ancient Structures Beneath The Zerzevan Castle Discovered By Radar? - Ancient Pages

10 Ancient Celtic Symbols Explained - Ancient Pages

“Gold find of the century” made in Norway

Signs of the Zodiac: The Dendera Dating Controversy

A problem with wax seals on letters in films

Tenochtitlan - a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire

Four Rare And Incredibly Well-Preserved 1,900-Year-Old Roman Swords Found In Judean Desert - Ancient Pages

Terracotta Army shoes reveal secrets of ancient Chinese footwear

How dictator Franco built his regime vilifying the Jews, then tried to hide it