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A collection of tidbits related to HISTORY.

Preserving History
Legacy Research: Is it really possible to preserve history online? [bbc]

Uncovering Treasures
Capitalist Devices: World's oldest stock certificate found, issued 1606. [cbc]
Doom Theory: Drop in air pressure due to storm kills Everest pioneers? [bbc]
Photographic Conjecture: Face of Stirling Castle knight reconstructed digitally. [bbc]
Remains: St. John the Baptist. [bbc]
Running-in-Circles Activities: New theory of Easter Island statue transport. [cbc]
Written Record: Inquest documents for OK Corral shoot-out discovered. [bbc]
Lost & Found: 220-year-overdue books, checked out by George Washington, returned. [bbc]

Ancient Warfare
Innovations: The Persians used gas warfare on the Romans? [gill]

Greek and Roman Antiquity
Written Record: Ancient Greek Manuscripts posted to British Library. [nyt]
Written Record and Whackos: The Plato Code. [RogueClassicism]
Skywatchers: Ancient Greeks spotted Halley's comet. [bbc]
Pharmaceuticals: Ancient Greek pills analyzed. [gill] [newscientist]
Arts and Culture: Ultraviolet light reveals original Greek sculpture paint-jobs. [io9]
Antiques and Auctions: Ancient Roman helmet to be auctioned today. [nyt]
Leadership Research: Top 10 Worst Roman Emperors. [ListVerse]

Americas
Photographic Record: Colour photos of Great Depression. [good] [DenverPost]
Written Record: "Lost" Peruvian language found on back of letter. [NatlGeo]
Dig Tech: Laser used to uncover ancient Maya landscape for mapping. [nyt]

Europe
Survival Tactics: Rare colour footage of the London Blitz. [bbc]
Written Record: Original transcript of Churchill's "Finest Hour" speech. [nyt]
Remains: Saxon queen found in German castle. [cbc] [bbc]
Statistics: 10 Unfortunate Fates of English Kings. [ListVerse]

Prehistoric
Dinormous News: Huge dino graveyard may have been discovered in British Columbia. [ctv]