Little pieces of London’s history went under the hammer this week as the City of Westminster sold off some of its most famous street signs to make way for new replacements.
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Man ‘kidnapped as new born’ in 1964 and ‘returned’ to parents a year later is not their son, DNA test reveals
In April 1964, newborn Paul Fronczak was kidnapped from a Chicago hospital. When an infant boy was found abandoned in July 1965, Paul’s parents believed he had miraculously returned – but a DNA test has finally revealed he is not their missing son.
The ‘forgotten’ Chinese – images of the Tajiks of Tashkurgan
It’s easy to forget that the People’s Republic of China is a multi-ethnic state which includes more than 50 different minority peoples. One such group is the Tajiks who, by looks and pattern of speech, are of Persian origin.
Modern day Mammoth Hunters – melting Siberian permafrost reveals ancient ivory
While paleolithic hunters killed mammoths for their meat, modern hunters are following the same ancient routes, in the same brutal conditions, to chase them for their tusks.
The ancient Indian tribe where the women are in charge and activists lobby for men’s rights
Today is International Women’s Day, but in the remote northeast of India it is male activists who are seeking to end gender inequalities in a society where females call the shots.
First job for the new Pope – choose a name with great care
One of the very first jobs for the successful candidate for the position of Pope will be to decide his new regnal name. You can be sure that all the front runners for the job will have already given considerable thought to it.
Hunters vs Gatherers in the High Street Shops
Evolutionary psychology explains why I hate shopping with my wife, and other behavioural quirks left over from our ancient hunter gatherer origins.
One man’s 7 year, 21 thousand mile, 30 million footstep trek to retrace the path of human migration
Renowned journalist Paul Salopek is planning to fulfil the daydreams of many a deskbound office-dweller by retracing the longest path of modern human migration…on foot.
What switched YOU on to History?
A new history animation for kids published online this week brought some childhood memories flooding back. Remember ‘Once Upon a Time… Man’?
Politician who called policemen ‘plebs’ is revealed to be descended from ‘plebs’ himself
If you aren’t familiar with this loathsome little reptile, this is Andrew Mitchell – the UK Government Chief Whip and Tory MP for Sutton Coldfield, a West Midlands constituency veritably crawling with ‘plebs’.
Fireball over the West Lancashire coast – 21 September 2012
My ringside seat for the fireball of orbital debris spotted zooming across the skies over the British Isles on 21 September 2012.
WW2 veterans still cool under attack – lowlifes pay the price for crossing the ‘Greatest Generation’
Fearless old warriors in the US and the Ukraine turn the tables on the worst examples of modern society.
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