Prophecy is a tricky business, but it hasn’t stopped many of the world’s greatest leaders, scientists and thinkers from trying to predict the future. Needless to say, they don’t always get it right, as the five worst predictions in history make abundantly clear! 1. John Maynard Keynes and the 15-hour work week The economist John… Continue reading
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America in the 1950s saw the rise of popular culture, consumer goods and the suburban home. In 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had declared that America “stands at the summit of the world”. Indeed, to the outside world she was the image of prosperity. Yet in reality America was gripped by something far greater:… Continue reading
Read more...On this day, 2 September, 349 years ago, a small fire started in the oven of a bakery on Pudding Lane, London. The baker, along with his family and servant, clambered out of a bedroom window as the flames ripped through the building. Before long the whole street was on fire, and shortly after, the… Continue reading
Read more...Whether it’s a pregnant woman’s right to pee in a policeman’s hat or being allowed to kill a Scotsman in York on a Sunday, most people have heard of at least one crazy law that is still claimed to exist from the depths of history. However, while most of these are the stuff of urban legend –… Continue reading
Read more...This week marks 70 years since the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, one of the most fateful events in the human history. History Learning takes a glimpse at the catastrophic incident from the eyes of one of the survivors and one of the perpetrators. 6 August 1945 The morning is… Continue reading
Read more...Archaeologists are constantly uncovering new and exciting historical discoveries to share with the rest of the world. What have they provided for 2015 so far? History Learning makes it our mission to find out… 1. Greek Mystery Tomb At the beginning of 2015 there was a reported skeleton found buried under a huge mound at… Continue reading
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