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‘The Holy Grail’: Lost 19th century anti-slavery scroll found in Mass. closet
Initial efforts to locate a 19th century anti-slavery scroll were unsuccessful — until they looked in a church closet.
Stanley Tucci shares his ultimate freezer martini recipe for World Martini Day
From carbonara to lockdown Negronis, Stanley Tucci is now gunning for Bond’s crown as the king of cocktails – and he’s shared ...
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Did he or didn’t he? History wrestles with legend of Jesse James’ jump over Devil’s Gulch
GARRETSON, S.D. — In 1876, legendary outlaw Jesse James and his brother Frank were on the run after committing a bank robbery ...
Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ to Play in U.S., Six Years After Venice Premiere
Roman Polanski‘s “An Officer and a Spy” is finally getting a U.S. release, six years after premiering at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize und ...
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The final chapter of the 'Dreyfus case'
The French National Assembly 'promotes' the Jewish captain who divided the country at the end of the 19th century. It was the case that divided France into two irreconcilable halves at the end of the ...
San Diego arts roundup: Hop aboard for TuYo Theatre’s immersive ‘La Llorona’
Also this week, a silent film at the Balboa Theatre, blues festival in East Village, backyard play in Spring Valley and CNN’s ...
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Rare 19th-century condom goes on display at a museum
(CNN) - A rare 19th-century condom is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. The Dutch National Museum in Amsterdam said it’s believed the condom was made from a sheep’s appendix.
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The 19th-century Paris morgue that turned dead bodies into public entertainment
In 19th-century Paris, the Paris Morgue became a popular attraction, drawing crowds eager to view unclaimed bodies. This fascination with death, a precursor to modern true crime entertainment ...
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Rare 19th-century condom with erotic etching goes on display at Dutch museum
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix ...
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A 19th-Century Condom With a Bawdy Print Makes Its Museum Debut
a small exhibition at the Rijksmuseum that explores 19th-century sex work and sexual health predominately through Dutch and French prints. In the interim between acquisition and display ...
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Drone footage captures fire at 19th Century church
Drone footage has captured a fire that broke out at a derelict 19th Century church ... have been arrested on suspicion of arson. The dust devil swept across a beach as people saw their belongings ...
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Devil's Punchbowl refugee camp for freed slaves during Civil War is misdescribed as 'concentration camp'
Online posts and articles suggest that a place named the Devil's Punchbowl in Natchez, Mississippi, was "a concentration camp … established by Union soldiers to eradicate the slaves" during the ...