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03/25/2026
‘It’s going to give us closure’: could there finally be justice for the murder of Patrice Lumumba? The assassination of the Congo’s first prime minister has been shrouded in mystery – but the impending trial of a Belgian diplomat may provide answers
09/29/2025
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250926-why-england-forgot-its-first-king
How England misplaced its first king In his lifetime, the first king of England was renowned throughout Europe. But over the centuries, he has been sidelined by history.
09/18/2025
Why 'the most controversial queen in history' was so hated Once the most despised woman in Europe, Marie Antoinette was vilified as a libertine, a conspirator and a spendthrift – then publicly executed. Now an exhibition explores her story.
08/07/2025
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/07/shermans-march-enslaved-people
A new reading of Sherman’s march shows how enslaved people sought to free themselves A recent book focuses on the experience of those who used the event as an emancipatory movement
07/04/2025
Michael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco, dies aged 67 The actor, best known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, was found unresponsive in Malibu
05/17/2025
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgv445jqr1o
Alpaiwala Museum: Shining the spotlight on India's dwindling Parsi community The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.
01/12/2025
Murder in the British Raj!
Bawla case: A murder that shook British India and toppled a king A businessman was shot dead in India 100 years ago. Then, a sensational tale unfolded.
10/25/2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c238kv8ddeyo
Lost Silk Road cities unearthed in Uzbekistan's high mountains The discoveries of these high-altitude medieval cities challenge long-held assumptions of the trade network.
09/01/2024
'In some cases, it was the women who were fiercest in the fight': The female freedom fighters of the Haitian Revolution Contemporary paintings celebrate the brave women who fought fiercely alongside the men in the Haitian revolution of the 18th Century.
04/08/2024
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0h3c672/tracing-marco-polo-s-footsteps-along-the-silk-road
Tracing Marco Polo's footsteps along the Silk Road 700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue is full of wonder but also 'hard to believe' in some parts.
03/22/2024
We are thrilled to offer free registration to the first forty California K-12 teachers to this year’s WHA conference thanks to a generous grant from the OER Project!
For more information about rates & registration for our San Francisco conference, from June 27-29 2024, visit: https://www.thewha.org/conferences/sanfrancisco-rates-and-reg-2024/
Photo: View of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. By Levi Clancy, CC-by-SA 4.0 Deed, via Wikimedia Commons