List: My favorite History stories from Medium | Curated by Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀

Mar 30, 2024
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My favorite History stories from MediumBy me and other Medium writers
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Our DNA in Words
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Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
A Telegram From Mark Twain to My Great-GrandfatherWe have some written history and some oral history. Do they tell the same story?
Mar 24, 2021
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Mar 24, 2021
7
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Our DNA in Words
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Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
The Love Letter — Another History MysterySomeone must have an answer for this
Jan 26, 2024
Jan 26, 2024
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
What if Our Life Is a Simulation?Oh, goody! Or not.
Jan 13, 2024
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Jan 13, 2024
5
In
Lessons from History
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Sal
Seven Weird Things Which the Babylonians Thought Were NormalThe brief look at the dark side of ancient Babylon.
Sep 8, 2022
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Sep 8, 2022
7
In
Lessons from History
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Erik Engheim
Why Was the Printing Press Not Invented in China?What cultural, technological and economic conditions allowed Europeans to develop the printing press first?
Sep 4, 2022
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Sep 4, 2022
11
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Digital Global Traveler
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Malky McEwan
The German SS Officer Who Left His Entire Estate to the People of ComrieAnd the prisoners of war caught out by the oldest trick in the book
Jun 25, 2022
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Jun 25, 2022
9
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
I Know Where The Body Is BuriedSo what should I do now?
May 14, 2022
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May 14, 2022
5
Paul Combs
Remember the Alamo the Right Way: Dispelling the Myths About the Famous Battle
Jun 3, 2021
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Jun 3, 2021
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Paul Combs
How ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Sometimes Taught an Entire Generation History Completely WrongAt least the songs were catchy
Mar 29, 2022
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Mar 29, 2022
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J.R. Spiers
Ambiguous Lines. Transitory Colors.With a closing mystery concerning the only actor credited as “Itself”
Mar 28, 2022
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Mar 28, 2022
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J.R. Spiers
You Can Learn a Lot From a Chicken: Betty Boop 101The truth about an animation star who refused to be erased
Mar 21, 2022
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Mar 21, 2022
8
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Art Hi”STORY”
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Betsy Denson
Russia Called. They Want Their Art BackMaybe they think if they don’t get their treasure back now, they might not get it at all
Mar 20, 2022
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Mar 20, 2022
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Steven Hale
Six Hilarious Musical Parodies (before Weird Al)Part 1: The 1930’s-50’s (Your grandparents’ generation was cooler than you think)
Mar 13, 2022
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Mar 13, 2022
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J.R. Spiers
Pie Eyes, Rubber Hose Arms, and Missing ColorsHow limitations encouraged innovation and design in early color cartoons
Mar 19, 2022
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Mar 19, 2022
10
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
Notes on Chapter Two of Anna Raymond BeardsleyMore gaps to fill
Mar 3, 2022
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Mar 3, 2022
3
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
A Straw Mattress in MadisonA baby to hold and love
Mar 3, 2022
Mar 3, 2022
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
Unresolved Questions in Historical FictionHow do I answer these questions?
Mar 2, 2022
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Mar 2, 2022
4
In
Our DNA in Words
by
Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
My Great-Grandmother in the Gilded AgeA well told story has similarities to my family
Feb 28, 2022
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Feb 28, 2022
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J.R. Spiers
You Can Learn a Lot From a Chicken: Astronomy 101The truth about stars and the power of one 15-year-old girl
Feb 22, 2022
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Feb 22, 2022
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Anthony (Tony/Pcunix) Lawrence 👀
I Didn’t Even Know What Apple Replay Is, But Now I Feel InadequateThe Library of Congress cheered me up some
Feb 21, 2022
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Feb 21, 2022
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