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  • marika rokk was a soviet spy

    Nazi socialite Marika Rökk was a member of Hitler’s inner circle AND a Sovjet spy

    Marika Rökk was a Soviet spy during World War II...

  • Listen to Hirohito’s surrender speech

    The original recordings of Japanese royal emperor Hirohito’s surrender speech on the 15th of A...

  • Hunter-gatherer men and women were equal

    The hunter-gatherer man: macho or metro?

    British scientist from the University College of London state that men and women in hunter-gatherer ...

  • How the death penalty contributed to a better society

    The death penalty created a better society in Europe...

  • Alexander the Great: has he been found?

    Human remains of a woman, a newborn baby and two men were found earlier at the newly found archaeolo...

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Nazi socialite Marika Rökk was a member of Hitler’s inner circle AND a Sovjet spy

marika rokk was a soviet spy
Marika Rökk was a Soviet spy during World War II. According to the German newspaper Bild, the famous Hungarian actress was discovered by the German intelligence service as early as 1951. Back then, her role was kept secret. The famous actress Marika Rökk caused a furore in Nazi Germany and... Read full history →
20 February 2017 by Jan Huisman in Biography, News / No Comments
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Listen to Hirohito’s surrender speech

The original recordings of Japanese royal emperor Hirohito’s surrender speech on the 15th of August 1945 have been made public by the Imperial Royal Household. This unique radio speech, in which the Japanese people for the first time heard the voice of the divine emperor, can now be heard at... Read full history →
03 August 2015 by Jan Huisman in Modern, News / No Comments
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The hunter-gatherer man: macho or metro?

Hunter-gatherer men and women were equal
British scientist from the University College of London state that men and women in hunter-gatherer societies had similar roles and social status. Men were just as important at raising children and gathering food as women. This contradicts the popular image of the hunter-gatherer man as a primitive macho. Men and... Read full history →
18 May 2015 by Jan Huisman in News, Pre-history / No Comments
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How the death penalty contributed to a better society

The death penalty created a better society in Europe. From the 11th to the 18th century, the death penalty contributed to a more peaceful society, while the genes of violent men were extinguished. American and Canadian researchers published an article in Evolutionary Psychology. Violence and death penalty during the early... Read full history →
16 March 2015 by Jan Huisman in News, Society / No Comments
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Alexander the Great: has he been found?

Human remains of a woman, a newborn baby and two men were found earlier at the newly found archaeological site of Amphipoles. As DisputedPast reported, these people lived during the era of the legendary Alexander the Great. Clearly, they were of the noble class. It was thought that the woman... Read full history →
20 January 2015 by Jan Huisman in Antiquity, News / No Comments
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