18th-century English gambling dens employed people to swallow dice in case of police raids?
In short, there is no credible evidence that 18th-century gambling dens employed dice swallowers to avoid police detection.
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How an 18th-Century Female Physicist Broke Boundaries and Inspired the Generations Who Followed
Paula Findlen was strolling under the Renaissance arcades of Via Zamboni in Bologna, Italy. A graduate student in history of ...
‘History repeating itself:’ Japanese Americans, immigrants condemn Trump’s use of 18th century law
Advocates worry the move is part of the president’s mass deportation agenda and could lead to the targeting of more immigrant ...
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Can Trump justify deporting immigrants with an 18th-century law?
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of ...
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A Simple Mistake Might Have Encouraged Sick People to Eat The Dead
The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...
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Tryon Palace: Uncovering the history of the Kitchen Office
Davia meets with Krystal Eldred at the Tryon Palace in New Bern, where she shares insights into the daily operations and 18th ...
Ukraine battlefield museum moves to ‘decolonise’ history
Poltava museum navigates decolonization amid Russian invasion, revising narratives of 18th-century battle and Ukrainian ...