Other Democratic Socialist Candidate for President: Who am I?

I was born in 1855. I started out as a labor leader. I founded the Social Democratic Party. I ran for President multiple times. In 1920 I ran from prison, having been convicted for my anti-war speeches. Who am I?

Find out at: http://historyweblog.com/2015/11/other-democratic-socialist-candidate-president/ 

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Ancient China Video.

Another video from those folks at Crash Course. 

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How Big Was the City of Constantinople?

When Emperor Constantine finished building, it was actually small.  During the time of the Roman Empire, "Among the great cities of the ancient world its size was smaller than Babylon and Thebes. It yields to ancient Rome, to the 18th. century London, and even to Paris." Thus Edward Gibbon.

It stayed that way for a long time. Future emperors expanded it but that was in the far future.  More on Constantine's size and features here at our main history blog. 

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History Moments Blog Passes Milestones

Over 2,500 subscribers, over 700 separate posts, 47 sets of The Basic History Library distributed.  Today is a passage from Herodotus describing the peoples of NW Africa.

Read more: http://historyweblog.com/category/general/herodotus/

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What Would World History Post on Facebook?

From Our Humor Department:

Renaissance: Hey, I just woke up. What's up?

Dark Ages: You slept too long, bro!

Middle Ages: You spent too much time on MySpace.

Ice Ages: I thought that I had killed that off.

Renaissance: Alright. Just finished a cup of jo. Let's go paint something, or invent something, or explore somewhere. What's out west?

Got any additions to the conversation? 

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Constantinople Founded in 330 AD

Constantinople Circa 1100.
Public Domain Image from Wikipedia.

Before Constantine, the first town there was actually begun in 656 BC.  The great waters around the city connect Leander of ancient Greece with Lord Byron of 19th. century England how?

New series begins today at our main history blog.

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Remembering Last Night's Attack on Paris

French President Hollande declared that the attacks were an of war on France by ISIS. 

According to the Associated Press,

In a televised Friday night address he appealed to citizens to maintain "a determined France, a united France, a France that joins t
ogether and a France that will not allow itself to be staggered, even if today there is infinite emotion faced with this disaster, this tragedy, which is an abomination, because it is barbarism."

As France goes to war again, we remember the past wars of France.  Here is our continuing series on France's Wars. 

Read moreat our main history blog.

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Ancient India Video

Let's go back to Ancient India in this video from those folks at Crash Course, told from the perspective of religious history.

Watch it at our main history blog.

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Last Mexican Stronghold at Los Angeles Falls

This ends our series of passages California Acquired by the United States by Henry B. Dawson from his book Battles of the United States by Sea and Land published in 1858.

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