Tag Archives: history

Historic: sorting through files on the computer dating back to the 1990’s I found the notes relating to President Mary Robinson’s visit to Harare, Zimbabwe.

Posted on March 7, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

PRESIDENT ROBINSON’S STATE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE The President, Mr. Robinson and party arrived in Harare onSaturday, 1 October 1994 to commence their State Visit to Zimbabwe.The President received full state honours from President Mugabeand Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government. There … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: January 2026: One year into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, questions about his health and competence are as pervasive as the gilt sprawling through the Oval Office.

Posted on March 3, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement In the past, Ronald W. Pruessen has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Partners University of … Continue reading →

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Politico: Ireland’s the ultimate defense freeloader and this is an article in May 2024

Posted on March 2, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Log In POLITICO Pro Ireland’s the ultimate defense freeloader In effect, Dublin has abdicated responsibility of protecting the Europe’s northwestern borders.Listen Opinion May 28, 2024 4:00 am CET By Eoin Drea Eoin Drea is senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories

Posted on February 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Campus & Community Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories Researchers delve into probate records, tax lists, and estate inventories to identify enslaved people Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer February 20, 2026 6 min read Second in a series about … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan provided Punch with an orangutan plushie as a stand-in mother. Videos of the monkey clinging to the toy have gone viral worldwide

Posted on February 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Academic rigour, journalistic flair Arts + CultureBusiness + EconomyEducationEnvironmentHealthPolitics + SocietyScience + TechWorldPodcastsInsights Author Disclosure statement Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Partners University of Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations View the full … Continue reading →

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Subjugated as Ireland was for nearly 700 years by the British … Buchanan has written a most interesting piece worth reading

Posted on February 23, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@RobLooseCannon Poaching in Ireland during the British occupation wasnt just about illegal hunting or fishing. It was about using hunger as a tool of colonial power. Now long before the Great Famine, the Irish countryside was already a contested landscape. … Continue reading →

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Courage.Media: Britain Has Been Colonised by Immigrants

Posted on February 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Britain Has Been Colonised by Immigrants Scale without skill, growth without gain 17 Feb 2026 John Mac Ghlionn View articles Sir Jim Ratcliffe has committed the modern British sin of saying out loud what many notice but few will admit. … Continue reading →

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AI time for people to engage even augment. RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care ScandalThe RTÉ Prime Time episodes you referenced aired as a two-part investigative documentary series titled RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care Scandal on Monday, February 9, 2026, and Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 9:35 PM on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Prime Time RTE programme Monday and Tuesday last week Mental Health Prisons and community services Thought for 48s RTÉ Investigates: The Psychiatric Care Scandal. The RTÉ Prime Time episodes you referenced aired as a two-part investigative documentary … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Franklin: children whose path in life is so diverse, and we ask why but we know is there are no answers even yet.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@archeohistories Boston, 1712. The midwife hands a baby girl to her mother. Fifteenth child in the Franklin household. They name her Jane… Seven years later, another baby arrives. A boy. Benjamin. Number seventeen. Same parents. Same cramped house. Same poverty. … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter, he was a walking encyclopedia of genius, born in 1452 as an illegitimate child with little formal education.

Posted on February 16, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@PhilosophyOfPhy Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t just a painter, he was a walking encyclopedia of genius, born in 1452 as an illegitimate child with little formal education. Yet, this self-taught visionary became the ultimate Renaissance man: artist, inventor, scientist, engineer, and … Continue reading →

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