When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History

The 70th anniversary wasn’t noticed in the United States, and was barely reported in the corporate media. But the Germans remembered well that fateful day seventy years ago — 27 February 1933. They commemorated the anniversary by joining in demonstrations for peace that mobilised citizens all across the world

Secret of Drake hoax revealed after 70 years

The last secret of one of the greatest historical hoaxes in the history of the West has finally been revealed — it was a joke pulled on an eminent UC Berkeley professor by members of E Clampus Vitus, which describes itself as either a historical drinking society or a drinking historical society. It involves the mysterious Plate of Brasse supposedly left by Sir Francis Drake in Marin County 424 years ago when he claimed what he called New Albion for England

Digital Domesday book unlocked

The Digital Domesday project which had become unusable has now been revived thanks to the successful emulation of a 1980’s era Acorn computer. Folks at Leeds University and University of Michigan did the emulation work. This is just one early indication of how difficult it will be to maintain our digital heritage. Note that the printed Domesday Book, on which the digital project was modelled, is still quite accessible after almost 1000 year