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Leo XIII [Gioacchino, Pecci] acted as pope from 1878 to 1903. He is best known for his social encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891), which is generally regarded as the first major document in modern Catholic social teachings. Pius XI's Syllabus of Errors had declared war on the contemporary world and...

A tube, a car, a revolving fan! Little more is required! - Alfred Beach "Certainly the most novel, if not most successful enterprise that New York has seen for many a day is the Pneumatic Tunnel under Broadway..." - The New York Times ~ February 20, 1870 In 1912, a group of New York...

We had a discussion on this about a year ago, but it did not garner many replies. The topic seems to old to revive. King Baldwin of Jerusalem was the ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during its height of power in the 1180's. As a child, Baldwin was diagnosed with leprosy by William of...

As much as I dislike topics having multiple topics on a certain Austrian gentleman, I felt this was too interesting to pass up. I was looking through Wikipedia as a result of the School Debate - Was Hitler Insane? thread when I came across an article on Theodore Morell. Apparently, Morrell was...

(Note: I do not agree with the lunatics in the OP or find the implementing of Kaufman's plan to be likely. This is a challenge for a reason.) Imagine for a moment an enlarged Luxembourg, a Netherlands that stretches past Bremen, a French-Polish border. This is a world without Germany. During...

Before I begin, please let me say that I do not mean to offend anyone. I realize this may seem a tad silly, but I felt it necessary due to previous experiences on forums. This seems like a lovely forum and I sincerely hope I can become an active and productive member here. If I have done...