Nobody Cares about History

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How 'cancelling' Christmas reignited a civil war - BBC Reel

As governments around the world weigh up how much to restrict Christmas celebrations in an effort to combat the pandemic, it's worth noting this isn't the first time in history that politicians have tried to exercise control over the seasonal festivities. In the 1640s, the Parliament of...

www.bbc.co.uk

chop, chop.

 

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Ancient fast food stall excavated in Pompeii:

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.

Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park's Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday.

Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper lowered into a counter with circular holes.

 

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Victorian bathhouse uncovered beneath Manchester car park

Mayfield baths found in ‘stunning’ condition by archaeologists on site behind Manchester Piccadilly station

www.theguardian.com

 

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How a Suburban Housewife Became a Pioneer of Military Intelligence

Elizebeth Friedman is one of the greatest cryptanalysts in American history and you've probably never heard of her.

www.military.com

Friedman was the primary codebreaker for our [U.S.] military during that war and pioneered many of the techniques that were used so successfully during the next generation's war. In the interim, she worked with Coast Guard intelligence to combat rum running during Prohibition, decoding criminal messages and often testifying in trials to help convict the bootleggers.

During World War II, she worked with the Navy but was not allowed to lead her codebreaking unit. As a woman, she was required to report to a junior male officer because women weren't allowed those positions of authority then.

Her intelligence work helped take down Nazi cells in South America and prevented Germany from bringing the war to our hemisphere in hopes of diluting American strength on the European fronts. Since the work was secret, Friedman sat by quietly as J. Edgar Hoover claimed credit for her work as the FBI took down the enemy intelligence networks.

There is a PBS American Experience documentary on her.

The Codebreaker | American Experience | PBS

Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

www.pbs.org

 

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Wasn't sure where to put this one, but as it's History, I'll put it here.