Advertisements There is a lot to history. I mean, a lot. Go ahead and think about your favorite hobby. Or think about that one thing that you are absolutely obsessed with. Got it? I can guarantee that whatever you just thought of, there is a history to it. Nothing comes into this world from nothing,… Continue reading Website Recommendation of the Week!
Author: Jackie Standaert
I'm an office worker by day, a historian by night. At some point, I'll have enough money saved to get my Ph.D. in History, but for now, my B.A. will have to do.
Website Recommendation of the Week!
Advertisements This week I have a pretty cool resource for people interested in the history of words. Everyone knows that language changes over time. Honestly, when was the last time anyone referred to something as “totally tubular”? But what happens to languages over the course of hundreds or thousands of years? This is one of… Continue reading Website Recommendation of the Week!
Infographic! A Timeline of Wall Street
Advertisements Wall Street tends to be a popular topic in the news. ‘Wall Street’ tends to be used as a general way to refer to the economy. People tend to forget that Wall Street is an actual road in New York City, one with a rather long and somewhat sketchy history. Wall Street started off… Continue reading Infographic! A Timeline of Wall Street
Cool Website of the Week! The Digital Antiquarian
Advertisements This week we have a great website to share if you love computer entertainment and digital culture history! This is a relatively new field in history, but one that will become more and more important as time goes on. Early historical and cultural aspects of the digital age are easily lost, often by accident.… Continue reading Cool Website of the Week! The Digital Antiquarian
The Last Public Execution in the US
Advertisements Trigger Warning for Violence, Sexual Assault, and Death. In 2022, the idea of public executions is rather appalling. In a time when there is a massive push to abolish the death penalty, watching a convicted criminal be killed is generally not most people’s idea of a good time. This was not always the case.… Continue reading The Last Public Execution in the US
Cool Website of the Week!
Advertisements There are some pretty cool websites relating to history out there on the web. Some aim to educate, others aim to preserve. For this week, starting March 6, our cool website recommendation of the week is: The Museum of Endangered Sounds! Sound isn’t something we tend to think of as historical. But someone born… Continue reading Cool Website of the Week!
The First Canned Beer
Advertisements Beer. One of humanity’s most popular drinks, although falling in popularity in recent years. A whopping 6.3 billion gallons of beer are consumed each year… just by Americans. It’s actually credited with helping save humanity and helping us advance as a species. So it’s really no surprise that many people reach for an ice-cold… Continue reading The First Canned Beer
The Neanderthal Flute
Advertisements Every parent dreads the day that their child comes home with a recorder. No, not the one that sits in your pocket and waits for someone to say “Okay Google.” I mean the little recorder/ children’s flute. The one that looks something like this: A children’s recorder They’re a good choice for a first… Continue reading The Neanderthal Flute
Article Share! Traces of 13,000-Year-Old Beer Found in Israel | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
Advertisements https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/traces-13000-year-old-beer-found-israel-180970282/ This one is very cool. Beer is one of humanity’s oldest creations, with evidence of beer production going as far back as 13,000 years ago. For context, the Ancient Sumerian civilization is estimated to have started roughly 6000 years ago. Beer in the ancient times was pretty different from what we have today.… Continue reading Article Share! Traces of 13,000-Year-Old Beer Found in Israel | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
A History of Carousels
Advertisements https://www.flickr.com/photos/matt44053/, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Carousels are often a family favorite at parks, carnivals, and amusement parks. They’re fantastically decorated, have options for riders of all ages, and play inviting music. There are various animals to be ridden or carriages to ride in. Everyone from the youngest in the family to… Continue reading A History of Carousels