#OnThisDay in 1986, Reactor IV exploded at the #Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet #Ukraine .

In 2021, Daniel Fuller reflected on how the twin disasters of Challenger and Chernobyl shattered the confidence in technology that had shaped the #ColdWar

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During the seventh century the Arabs invaded North Africa three times, bringing not just Islam but a language and customs that were alien to the Berber tribes of the Sahara.

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#OnThisDay in 1986, Reactor IV exploded at the #Chernobyl nuclear power plant in #Ukraine .

In 2021, Daniel Fuller reflected on how the twin disasters of Challenger and Chernobyl shattered the confidence in technology that had shaped the #ColdWar

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During the seventh century the Arabs invaded North Africa three times, bringing not just Islam but a language and customs that were alien to the Berber tribes of the Sahara.

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#OnThisDay in 1974, Portugal’s authoritarian Estado Novo regime was overthrown without a shot being fired. We asked four historians: was the #CarnationRevolution inevitable?

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Chop suey arrived with the Gold Rush, spread with the railway and endured prohibition. Although Chinese by origin, it was claimed by America.

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The story of the #WarsawGhettoUprising is typically one of defiance and bravery against the odds. But what of those who were unable to fight?

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#OnThisDay in 1974, Portugal’s authoritarian Estado Novo regime came to an end without a shot being fired. We asked four historians: was the #CarnationRevolution inevitable?

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The new issue of History Today is in stores and on the app today!

Featuring #medieval prophecies, #FrenchRevolution , Orkney, the kapo trials, and more.

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Chop suey arrived with the Gold Rush, spread with the railway and endured prohibition. Though Chinese by origin, it was claimed by America.

🔓 This popular Archive article is still free to read.

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The story of the #WarsawGhettoUprising is typically one of defiance and bravery against the odds. But what of those unable to fight?

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#OnThisDay in 1183 BC, the #TrojanWar is believed to have ended with the fall of Troy.

In this 2005 article from the Archive, Bettany Hughes reflected on the maligning of #HelenofTroy . It's still free to read at the link below

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#AnneofCleves became known to posterity as the ‘Flanders Mare’ and #HenryVIII ’s ‘ugly wife’, thanks to disparaging descriptions by diplomats. But what motivated them?

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In tomorrow’s Miscellanies: on the 50th anniversary of #Portugal ’s #CarnationRevolution , we ask whether the end of the authoritarian Estado Novo regime was inevitable.

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Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement by Susannah Gibson makes a case for #18thcentury proto-feminism. But do these Bluestockings fit?

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#AnneofCleves became known to posterity as the ‘Flanders Mare’ and #HenryVIII ’s ‘ugly wife’, thanks to disparaging descriptions by diplomats. What motivated them?

⌛ Last chance to read Nadia van Pelt’s article from the April issue for free

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Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement by Susannah Gibson makes a case for #18thcentury proto-feminism. But do these Bluestockings fit?

📚 Read Sophie Coulombeau’s review at the link below

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#OnThisDay in 1183 BC, the #TrojanWar is believed to have ended with the fall of Troy.

In this 2005 article from the Archive, Bettany Hughes reflected on the monstering of #HelenofTroy . It's still free to read at the link below.

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In tomorrow’s newsletter: on the 50th anniversary of #Portugal ’s #CarnationRevolution , we ask whether the end of the authoritarian Estado Novo regime was inevitable.

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The #AngloSaxons knew that life – and land – is precarious, which makes its gifts precious.

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