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    VIDEO: The story behind the design of the UAE flag

    31 Oct 2019

    "On this glorious national occasion, all our institutions, ministries, bodies and schools are invited to raise the flag on the UAE Flag Day at 11:00am," tweets Sheikh Mohammed.

    Hundreds gather as Reenactors recreate slave uprising

    09 Nov 2019

    Across the street, Claudine Ory, came out of her house to see what was going on and cried. Making people think — that's the goal for performance artist Dread Scott, who conceived of this reenactment eight years ago.

    Legendary Berlin dance hall faces uncertain future

    26 Dec 2019

    The legendary Berlin institution with a 106-year history has even seen the Macarena and, more recently, was used as a set for a Quentin Tarantino film. Now Claerchens Ballhaus is facing an uncertain future.

    We are living in historic times

    17 Jun 2019

    If we are living through historic events, would we know? In 1965, Arthur Danto, a philosopher at Columbia University, argued that it is impossible to tell, when you’re in the midst of things, whether an event is going to be deemed “historic” by future historians. If something happens – Russia successfully reclaims Crimea, for example, or Pete Buttigieg

    Ghana draws African-American tourists with 'Year of Return'

    22 Aug 2019

    African-American visitors are flocking to Ghana as it marks the "Year of Return" to remember the 400th anniversary of the first slave ship landing in Virginia.

    500 years ago, European explorers discover the world

    05 Aug 2019

    Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain 500 years ago on an epoch-making voyage to sail all the way around the globe for the first time.

    Napoleon's boots could sell for up to 80,000 euros

    11 Nov 2019

    The boots were gifted by the son of sculptor Carlo Marochetti to the French politician Paul Le Roux, a minister under the Second Empire of Bonaparte's nephew, Napoleon III.

    Fossil of a 43-million-year-old penguin skin found in Argentina

    16 Mar 2020

    Argentine researchers have announced the discovery of fossilized skin on the remains of the wing of a 43-million-year-old penguin on Marambio Island in the Antarctic.

    Of white privilege and how history repeats itself in Arbery shooting

    11 May 2020

    Trayvon Martin’s death could have taught Americans a lot about white privilege gone awry. But the moment his killer walked out of the courtroom a free man, it was clear there would be no lesson to learn.

    Pakistan goes wild for blockbuster Turkish drama ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’

    23 May 2020

    The Turkish-made series has earned praise for its focus on historical figures from the Muslim world who have been framed as role models for Pakistani youths, and the Urdu-language version of the show has racked up more than 240 million views on YouTube alone.

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