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6 news up news down  Remains of 5,000-year-old cemetery found in Sahara
A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert. The slender arms of the youngsters were still extended to the woman in perpetual embrace when researchers discovered their skeleto

Posted:7:04 PM on Friday the 15th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 63
Poster: Hyack
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080815/sahara_ce
History | 63 hits | posted by HyackComment

A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert. The slender arms of the youngsters were still extended to the woman in perpetual embrace when researchers discovered their skeleto

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3 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Ottawa to search for Franklin's doomed ships
The federal government plans to go searching for the lost ships of Franklin's doomed expedition to the Northwest Passage.

Posted:2:20 PM on Thursday the 14th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 30
Poster: Streaker
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/08/14/franklin-search.html?ref=rss
History | 30 hits | posted by StreakerComment

The federal government plans to go searching for the lost ships of Franklin's doomed expedition to the Northwest Passage.

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6 news up news down  Shakespearean theatre discovered in east London
The theatre where The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet may have debuted, and where William Shakespeare himself may have performed, has likely been discovered in east London

Posted:8:39 PM on Wednesday the 6th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 64
Poster: Hyack
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2008/08/06/shakespeare-playhouse.
History | 64 hits | posted by HyackComment

The theatre where The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet may have debuted, and where William Shakespeare himself may have performed, has likely been discovered in east London

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9 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Seeking Great Lakes treasures
MONTREAL — The recent discovery of a British warship that foundered in Lake Ontario during the American Revolution has many marine history buffs likening the find to the Holy Grail of the Great Lakes.

Posted:12:11 AM on Tuesday the 5th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 85
Poster: Hyack
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1071274.html
History | 85 hits | posted by HyackComment

MONTREAL — The recent discovery of a British warship that foundered in Lake Ontario during the American Revolution has many marine history buffs likening the find to the Holy Grail of the Great Lakes.

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6 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Ottawa searches for storied Arctic shipwrecks
The Canadian government is set to embark on the biggest search ever for the fabled British shipwrecks Erebus and Terror, which were lost in the Canadian Arctic in the 1840s during the ill-fated Franklin Expedition

Posted:12:09 AM on Tuesday the 5th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 61
Poster: Hyack
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=1bdaedf
History | 61 hits | posted by HyackComment

The Canadian government is set to embark on the biggest search ever for the fabled British shipwrecks Erebus and Terror, which were lost in the Canadian Arctic in the 1840s during the ill-fated Franklin Expedition

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6 news up news down  WWII hero dog's tale put in print
The story of a Norwegian sea dog who became an unlikely war hero has been put into print.

Posted:5:27 PM on Monday the 4th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 60
Poster: snookums
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/754155
History | 60 hits | posted by snookumsComment

The story of a Norwegian sea dog who became an unlikely war hero has been put into print.

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8 news up news down  Crew on King Henry VIII's ship sunk in 1545 didn't understand orders
VANCOUVER - New forensic evidence uncovered by a B.C. criminologist suggests the crew aboard King Henry VIII's favourite warship sank in 1545 because the mostly Spanish crew didn't understand the captain's orders.

Posted:9:15 PM on Friday the 1st, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 82
Poster: Hyack
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080801/n0801104A.html
History | 82 hits | posted by Hyack1 Comment

VANCOUVER - New forensic evidence uncovered by a B.C. criminologist suggests the crew aboard King Henry VIII's favourite warship sank in 1545 because the mostly Spanish crew didn't understand the captain's orders.

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11 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Evil spirit made man eat family
On a cold December day in 1879, a man was hanged in Fort Saskatchewan, putting an end to one of the most horrifying killing sprees in Alberta history.

Posted:7:23 AM on Sunday the 20th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 105
Poster: Alta_redneck
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2008/07/20/6210976-sun.html
History | 105 hits | posted by Alta_redneck7 Comment

On a cold December day in 1879, a man was hanged in Fort Saskatchewan, putting an end to one of the most horrifying killing sprees in Alberta history.

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12 news up news down  64 years later, France and Germany delve into shrouded WW 2 massacre
German prosecutor was visiting a French village Tuesday to try to uncover secrets about one of the most vicious massacres perpetrated on French soil during the Second World War

Posted:5:15 PM on Tuesday the 15th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 124
Poster: Hyack
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/07/15/maille-massacre.html
History | 124 hits | posted by Hyack17 Comment

German prosecutor was visiting a French village Tuesday to try to uncover secrets about one of the most vicious massacres perpetrated on French soil during the Second World War

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14 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Re-enactment of Plains of Abraham battle not appreciated
MONTREAL - While many people will probably be cheering at next year's re-enactment of the historic 1759 battle on the Plains of Abraham, chances are a good number of Quebec sovereigntists won't be among them.

Posted:2:48 PM on Saturday the 28th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 137
Poster: ridenrain
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2008/06/28/6015311-cp.html
History | 137 hits | posted by ridenrain120 Comment

MONTREAL - While many people will probably be cheering at next year's re-enactment of the historic 1759 battle on the Plains of Abraham, chances are a good number of Quebec sovereigntists won't be among them.

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9 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Colony of Avalon turns up whole gold coin from 17th century
Archeologists at a dig near the southern shore community of Ferryland have unearthed the first whole gold coin ever found in Newfoundland.

Posted:7:56 PM on Friday the 13th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 85
Poster: Hyack
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/06/13/gold-c
History | 85 hits | posted by HyackComment

Archeologists at a dig near the southern shore community of Ferryland have unearthed the first whole gold coin ever found in Newfoundland.

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12 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say 1780 British warship found in Lake Ontario
Intact 80-foot sloop is oldest ever found in the Great Lakes A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of La

Posted:7:04 PM on Friday the 13th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 122
Poster: lily
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25145600/
History | 122 hits | posted by lilyComment

Intact 80-foot sloop is oldest ever found in the Great Lakes A 22-gun British warship that sank during the American Revolution and has long been regarded as one of the "Holy Grail" shipwrecks in the Great Lakes has been discovered at the bottom of La

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8 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say 'Vinegar Bible' holds sweet story for N.S. town
A famous Bible with a typographical error has made its way back to Nova Scotia after almost 300 years.

Posted:11:30 PM on Sunday the 8th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 76
Poster: Hyack
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/08/vinegar-bible.html
History | 76 hits | posted by HyackComment

A famous Bible with a typographical error has made its way back to Nova Scotia after almost 300 years.

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12 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Canada's shame in our "Stolen Generation"
Posted:4:16 PM on Thursday the 29th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 117
Poster: DerbyX
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/080529/world/international_native_a
History | 117 hits | posted by DerbyX10 Comment

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7 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. aims to right 94-year-old wrong
MLAs unanimously endorse a government motion expressing deep regret to Punjabis denied entry to province in 1914

Posted:11:51 AM on Sunday the 25th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 68
Poster: Hyack
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=392092b1-767b-48
History | 68 hits | posted by HyackComment

MLAs unanimously endorse a government motion expressing deep regret to Punjabis denied entry to province in 1914

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11 news up news down  Shroud of Turin's age miscalculated?
The mystery of the Shroud of Turin, a 14-foot-long cloth that many thought may have been the burial cloth of Jesus until scientists reported radiocarbon dating established it as no older than Medieval times, is being resurrected.

Posted:8:15 PM on Wednesday the 21st, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 114
Poster: Hyack
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64881
History | 114 hits | posted by HyackComment

The mystery of the Shroud of Turin, a 14-foot-long cloth that many thought may have been the burial cloth of Jesus until scientists reported radiocarbon dating established it as no older than Medieval times, is being resurrected.

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13 news up news down  Wartime naval legend HMS Exeter found off Java
The wreck of one of the Second World War's most famous warships has been found by deep sea explorers, 66 years after it was lost in battle

Posted:11:27 AM on Sunday the 18th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 132
Poster: Hyack
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/1975561/Warti
History | 132 hits | posted by Hyack2 Comment

The wreck of one of the Second World War's most famous warships has been found by deep sea explorers, 66 years after it was lost in battle

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11 news up news down  Dambusters remembered 65 years on
A service and fly-past has been held to mark the 65th anniversary of the World War II Dambusters mission.

Posted:11:14 AM on Friday the 16th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 107
Poster: xerxes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7404052.stm
History | 107 hits | posted by xerxes3 Comment

A service and fly-past has been held to mark the 65th anniversary of the World War II Dambusters mission.

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13 news up news down  Belief in God a 'product of human weaknesses': Einstein letter
Renowned scientist Albert Einstein dismissed the Bible as a collection of “pretty childish” legends and belief in God as a “product of human weaknesses,” according to a letter to be auctioned this week.

Posted:8:15 PM on Tuesday the 13th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 129
Poster: snookums
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/05/13/einstein-religion.html
History | 129 hits | posted by snookums107 Comment

Renowned scientist Albert Einstein dismissed the Bible as a collection of “pretty childish” legends and belief in God as a “product of human weaknesses,” according to a letter to be auctioned this week.

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17 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Skeletons found near historic Plains of Abraham
Two nearly intact skeletons found near the Plains of Abraham date back to the 19th century or even earlier, archeologists say.

Posted:8:49 AM on Friday the 9th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 169
Poster: WDHIII
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080509/skeletons
History | 169 hits | posted by WDHIII4 Comment

Two nearly intact skeletons found near the Plains of Abraham date back to the 19th century or even earlier, archeologists say.

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10 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Ceremony marks 65 years since the turning point of the Battle of the Atlantic
HALIFAX - Only the sound of water lapping against the rocks could be heard Saturday as veterans paused at the edge of a boardwalk, tossing long-stemmed red roses into Halifax harbour to mark 65 years since the turning point of the Battle of the Atlantic

Posted:7:42 PM on Saturday the 3rd, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 101
Poster: Hyack
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080503/n050339A.html
History | 101 hits | posted by HyackComment

HALIFAX - Only the sound of water lapping against the rocks could be heard Saturday as veterans paused at the edge of a boardwalk, tossing long-stemmed red roses into Halifax harbour to mark 65 years since the turning point of the Battle of the Atlantic

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12 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Quilchena Hotel: 100 years of stories
Guy Rose, the owner of the 100-year-old Quilchena Hotel, is explaining the history of three bullet holes in the wooden panelling of the hotel's saloon.

Posted:12:08 PM on Sunday the 27th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 115
Poster: Hyack
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=91
History | 115 hits | posted by HyackComment

Guy Rose, the owner of the 100-year-old Quilchena Hotel, is explaining the history of three bullet holes in the wooden panelling of the hotel's saloon.

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21 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Found in Public Works Shed!
ST. ANDREWS, Manitoba – After collecting dust in the back of a Public Works storage shed for decades, three forgotten World War I weapons were recently rediscovered and donated to the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Museum in Shilo, Manitoba.

Posted:4:50 PM on Sunday the 20th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 208
Poster: SprCForr
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/6_1_1.asp?id=2554
History | 208 hits | posted by SprCForr8 Comment

ST. ANDREWS, Manitoba – After collecting dust in the back of a Public Works storage shed for decades, three forgotten World War I weapons were recently rediscovered and donated to the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Museum in Shilo, Manitoba.

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11 news up news down  Bluestones could help answer Stonehenge mystery
Archeologists have just wrapped up a two-week excavation at Stonehenge which they believe will help solve the mystery of why the prehistoric landmark was built.

Posted:7:32 PM on Saturday the 19th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 107
Poster: Hyack
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080418/stoneheng
History | 107 hits | posted by HyackComment

Archeologists have just wrapped up a two-week excavation at Stonehenge which they believe will help solve the mystery of why the prehistoric landmark was built.

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11 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Where we came from:
Posted:12:41 AM on Sunday the 23rd, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 113
Poster: ridenrain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNpJ4cNPBxE&NR
History | 113 hits | posted by ridenrainComment

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11 news up news down  New clues to loss of warship as wreck is found off Australian coast
The wreckage of an Australian warship that sank with all 645 men on board in a second world war battle has been found off the coast of western Australia, promising to provide clues to one of the country's most enduring mysteries - how the pride of its na

Posted:10:38 PM on Monday the 17th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 111
Poster: xerxes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/18/australia.secondworldwar
History | 111 hits | posted by xerxesComment

The wreckage of an Australian warship that sank with all 645 men on board in a second world war battle has been found off the coast of western Australia, promising to provide clues to one of the country's most enduring mysteries - how the pride of its na

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17 news up news down  Red Baron recast as a German hero
As Britain prepares to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, Germany is reclaiming the First World War flying ace known as the Red Baron as a national hero.

Posted:9:20 AM on Sunday the 16th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 174
Poster: Hyack
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/16/military.germany
History | 174 hits | posted by Hyack25 Comment

As Britain prepares to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, Germany is reclaiming the First World War flying ace known as the Red Baron as a national hero.

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20 news up news down  Hitler's Secret Indian Army
It reveals how thousands of Indian soldiers who had joined Britain in the fight against fascism swapped their oaths to the British king for others to Adolf Hitler - an astonishing tale of loyalty, despair and betrayal that threatened to rock British rule

Posted:8:14 PM on Tuesday the 4th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 196
Poster: xerxes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3684288.stm
History | 196 hits | posted by xerxes9 Comment

It reveals how thousands of Indian soldiers who had joined Britain in the fight against fascism swapped their oaths to the British king for others to Adolf Hitler - an astonishing tale of loyalty, despair and betrayal that threatened to rock British rule

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8 news up news down  Declassified papers show British spies used astrologer in fight against Hitler
Desperate for a glimpse into Adolf Hitler's unpredictable mind, British spies hired an astrologer during the Second World War to write horoscopes for him and other Nazi leaders, documents declassified Tuesday show.

Posted:7:56 PM on Monday the 3rd, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 81
Poster: snookums
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/080303/w0303133A.html
History | 81 hits | posted by snookumsComment

Desperate for a glimpse into Adolf Hitler's unpredictable mind, British spies hired an astrologer during the Second World War to write horoscopes for him and other Nazi leaders, documents declassified Tuesday show.

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12 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say The Ontario Bank's 1906 collapse
A passerby casting a glance at the downtown branch of the Ontario Bank on Friday, Oct. 12, 1906, would have been impressed by the imposing size and ornate facade of the stone fortress that anchored the corner of Wellington and Scott Sts.

Posted:8:43 AM on Tuesday the 19th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 118
Poster: kitty
http://www.thestar.com/GTA/LocalHistory/article/304707
History | 118 hits | posted by kittyComment

A passerby casting a glance at the downtown branch of the Ontario Bank on Friday, Oct. 12, 1906, would have been impressed by the imposing size and ornate facade of the stone fortress that anchored the corner of Wellington and Scott Sts.

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13 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Canada's oldest bookstore is closing in Halifax
Canada's oldest bookstore will close its doors for good at the end of March.

Posted:8:41 AM on Tuesday the 29th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 129
Poster: kitty
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2008/01/29/book-store.html
History | 129 hits | posted by kittyComment

Canada's oldest bookstore will close its doors for good at the end of March.

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15 news up news down  Horrors of Auschwitz recalled
AUSCHWITZ, Poland -- He was among the first to arrive at the death camp, and one of the few to escape alive.

Posted:6:58 PM on Saturday the 26th, 2008
Topic: History
Hits: 147
Poster: Hyack
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/01/26/4795764-sun.html
History | 147 hits | posted by HyackComment

AUSCHWITZ, Poland -- He was among the first to arrive at the death camp, and one of the few to escape alive.

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14 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say Quebec City begins 400th birthday celebration
Quebec City's 400th birthday party begins Monday night with a major concert and a fireworks display in the city's historic Old Town.

Posted:8:54 AM on Monday the 31st, 2007
Topic: History
Hits: 141
Poster: Streaker
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/12/31/quebec-birthday.htm
History | 141 hits | posted by StreakerComment

Quebec City's 400th birthday party begins Monday night with a major concert and a fireworks display in the city's historic Old Town.

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16 news up news down  Link Related to Canada in some say The previously untold story of the Argentine pilots who flew for Canada and the UK in World War II
* In early October 1942, Flight Lieutenant Donald McLarty was shot down over Libya on his 199th mission of World War Two. Although he was flying for Britain's Royal Air Force, his uniform was emblazoned with an unexpected word: Argentina.

Posted:7:37 AM on Monday the 31st, 2007
Topic: History
Hits: 158
Poster: kitty
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKN0232993420071212?rpc=92
History | 158 hits | posted by kittyComment

* In early October 1942, Flight Lieutenant Donald McLarty was shot down over Libya on his 199th mission of World War Two. Although he was flying f