History & Archaeology
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This week in history: Tyndale burned at stake for printing Bibles
William Tyndale, “Father of the English Bible,” was burned at the state in October 1536. How many Bibles do you…
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Maya exhibit at Union Station transports visitors to different time
Families looking for something both fun and educational to do this fall may want to check out the latest exhibit…
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Today In Christian history: Thomas Barnardo’s head grew heavy
On this evening, September 19, 1905, sixty-year-old “Dr.” Thomas Barnardo complained that his head felt heavy. Asking his wife to…
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Super rare looted Jewish coin returned to Israel
JERUSALEM—American authorities have returned a rare, 2,000-year-old Jewish coin to Israel nearly two decades after it was looted, smuggled and put up for auction…
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Two sisters who survived the Holocaust die just days apart
Two sisters who survived the Holocaust as girls and moved to the United States afterward died just days apart in their adopted…
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Discovery of Ivory sheds light on Jerusalem during Solomon’s Temple
An extraordinary discovery was recently unearthed in Jerusalem when Israeli archeologists uncovered an assemblage of ivory plaques dating to the…
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Museum of the Bible returns manuscript that was stolen from monastery during WWI
The Museum of the Bible has returned a stolen manuscript to the Greek Orthodox Church. Bulgarian troops in 1917 looted…
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Poland may seek $1.3 trillion from Germany over WWII invasion
Germany owes Poland $1.32 trillion for the Nazi invasion, subsequent Nazi occupation and destruction. The demand for reparations were made…
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Holocaust photos – found in attics and archives – reveal tragedy on personal level
Newly found photos of the Holocaust are helping researchers put stories to the victims. The summer of 2022 marked the 80th…
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Christian History: Bible backing archaeologist Kenyon
Seventy years ago this month, Frederick George Kenyon passed away. He was a trailblazer in biblical archaeology. “Both the authenticity…