History geekodrome

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

It's an hour long but it's an interesting dive into Thatcherism in the 80s and a summer of love music movement that JoeP doesn't remember clearly due to all the chemicals he took at the time.

1989 The summer of rave - new version uploaded...

[JoeP]

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The True Story of Netflix Six Triple Eight| History | Smithsonian Magazine

When Romay Johnson Davis was in her 20s, she decided to do something millions of young men across the country were doing: enlist in World War II. All five of her brothers had already joined up. “They were being pulled away one by one, and I had no playmates,” Davis recalls. Most young women were staying in the United States and helping out on the home front. Even the iconic Rosie the Riveter was urging women to work in factories, not ship out overseas. But Davis’ parents supported their only daughter’s decision. “My father was skeptical sometimes about my going off. But Mama said, ‘Child, see the world while you can.’”

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Index - Icelandic Saga Database

Misc.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old sword

[JoeP]

Life before cellphones: The barely believable after-work activities of young people in 2002

[viscousmemories]

I usually like those "life before internet/cell phones" puff pieces but that one just annoyed me for the implication that before cellphones it was "easy" to support oneself and obtain an advanced degree on an entry-level job. I'm sure it was easy for that person, but I don't think the vast majority of people had the same options available even then, and now there are so many other reasons besides cellphones (like uh, the skyrocketing cost of school or having to have multiple jobs) that prevent people from being able to do that.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Tourist who etched his and partner's name on Colosseum says he didn't know it was ancient in apology letter

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Again:
Italy's Colosseum Defaced yet Again by a Teenage Tourist: Report

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

1972, when Norway switches to color television.pic.twitter.com/EB1v1M7LNB

— World Of History (@UmarBzv) July 21, 2023

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Environmental Discs of Tron Roadside Pickup! – The Arcade Blogger

Dude finds rare video game cabinet on side of road.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

First World War erupts | August 1, 1914 | HISTORY

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Not sure what I find more enjoyable - the Patridgesque “some good things happened between 500 and 1000” and the inability to understand the difference between “some people are trying to ban” and “people saying ‘that term really isn’t accurate’.

— Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) August 10, 2023

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Rare 'offering to the gods' unearthed by amateur treasure hunters | Tech News | Metro News

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

20 Years of Badgers - YouTube

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

A long history of playing with balls

[LarsMac]

Originally Posted by Kamilah Hauptmann

A long history of playing with balls

At some point, someone will find where the Bats were made.

[JoeP]

All the "bats" have been mistakenly classified as religious objects.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

random Classic Georgia accent fading fast

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Presumably the is should be held in trust in Athens, Cairo, or Beijing.

[LarsMac]

About time Brit cheesemakers got some respect.

[Sock Puppet]

Blessed are the Cheesemakers.

[ShottleBop]

For those interested in the US's actual history of addressing establishment of religion: https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/LiarsForJesus.pdf

[LarsMac]

One of my uncles told me often, "You're free to go to any church you wish. But, come Sunday morning, your ass had better be sitting in Church, somewhere."

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

John Oliver pops out some charity drives every so often

Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption - Wikipedia