Neatorama Posts Tagged "History"
The Cro Magnon...

The Cro Magnon were said to be the precursor to the Homo sapiens, however we know very little about their religion, traditions, and way of life. What we do know is that their cave drawings were strategically placed in in...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/24/the-cro-magnon/
Manly Slang from the 19th Century...

The Art of Manliness has a glossary of manly terms used over 100 years ago. Some terms survived well into the 20th century; I've used "a month of Sundays" myself. Others are strange but maybe you can guess the meanings,...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/17/manly-slang-from-the-19th-century/
The Original Fly Girls...

The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) were volunteers who learned to fly during World War II to supplement the US military, which was suffering from a shortage of pilots. A few more than 1,100 young women, all civil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/10/the-original-fly-girls/
The Lost Cure for Scurvy...

We know that scurvy is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C. In the Middle Ages, ship captains knew that fresh fruit, particularly citrus, would fend off scurvy, which had been the scourge of long sea voyages. Scottish...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/08/the-lost-cure-for-scurvy/
Olympic Pictograms...

(YouTube link) Designer Steven Heller gives an overview and critique of Olympic pictograms used over the past 74 years for the New York Times. When you only see these every few years, you don't realize how different t...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/28/olympic-pictograms/
Little Known Facts About American History

February is American History Month and here at Neatorama, we urge those of you...  ...s past by getting to know a little more about its history . As a result, we’ve decided to bring you a...  ...a selection of little known facts about American History . While the truth beh...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/25/little-known-facts-about-american-history/
The Famous Formosan: The Man Who Invented a Nation...

The 18th century's most notorious impostor. George...  ..., an island in the China Sea.http://socyberty.com/ history

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/19/the-famous-formosan-the-man-who-invented-a-nation/
Hatfield The Rainmaker: The Man Who Courted Nature...

Charles Hatfield called himself a "moisture acce...  ...nt that the city suffered the worst floods in its history , with dozens of deaths and damages in excess of $...  ...ng, and courting” nature. http://socyberty.com/ history

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/17/hatfield-the-rainmaker-the-man-who-courted-nature/
When Hollywood Joined World War II...

[caption id="attachment_29472" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo: U.S. Air Force under Creative Commons"][/caption] As the United States became fully devoted to fighting in World War II, and Japanese subm...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/12/when-hollywood-joined-world-war-ii/
A Brief History of Great Love Letters

Is the art of the love letter dead, or just dying? If more people knew about the great love letters of the past, maybe a few would take the trouble to put pen to paper and create something that the recipient will keep as...

https://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/12/a-brief-history-of-great-love-letters/
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