Historical Speculation

5pointrowels:

Two cowhands play the banjo outside their cabin in New Mexico. 1870s(?)

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mapsporn:

US Population Density

(1790 - 2010)

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thelandofmaps:

300 years of world population growth in 7 seconds, 1800-2100 [gif][780x338]
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skunkbear:

The development of antimalarial drugs is fascinating – it is often driven by war and conquest. When human beings got busy trying to kill each other (during the era of colonial expansion, WWII, the Vietnam War), they often found themselves face to face with an even deadlier foe. 

Check out my animation that explores this incredible history.

Read more about the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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71 years ago today

todayinlaborhistory:

Today in labor history, March 12, 1912: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)-led “Bread and Roses” textile strike of 32,000 women and children ends after ten weeks when the American Woolen Company accedes to the workers’ demands. Soon, the rest of the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile companies followed suit and wages were raised for textile workers throughout New England.

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Panorama of Hiroshima after the bomb.

Late Antiquity mint from the Roman Empire

Middle row, on the left. I think it’s Constansius…why is he making duck face? Was this selfie so good he had it minted in gold?

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