The Flags Act 1953 became law, defining what’s now the official Australian national flag, replacing the Union Jack.

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While watching a video about old radios from the 1920s, a phone jack popped up. The host mentioned that phone jacks are super old and he wondered what was their origin. I always assumed they had ...

On a cold Sunday morning in late May 2024, Jeannie Lister and her husband Ron came across a stall specialising in antique and ...

Halloween is filled with odd traditions, Halloween colors, and even games like bobbing for apples, many with a rich history. Halloween jack-o’-lanterns are no exception. Although jack-o ...

Historian John Davies on the 1536 'Act of Union' between England and Wales. The 1530s was a crucial decade in the history of the territories of the English crown. Henry VIII and his advisor Thomas ...

The Cambridge History of China is the largest and most comprehensive history of China in the English language. Planned in the 1960s by the late, distinguished China scholar Professor John K. Fairbank ...

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Rugby union brings together a combination of skill, athleticism and tactics in probably the most punishing of all ball sports. The game is contested by two teams of 15 players and involves one ...

Jack Rightmyer is a freelance arts writer who has published two books “A Funny Thing About Teaching” and “It’s Not About Winning.” He is an adjunct English teacher at Siena College and ...