Read more history stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6699/history.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:13:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73473/tear-down-this-wall-not-so-confrontational.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrepare to see a lot of clips in the coming days of Ronald Reagan declaring, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” The 20th anniversary of the Berlin wall’s fall is days away, and in our collective memory, Reagan brought it down with sheer bravado. But that’s misremembering, writes James Mann...http://www.newser.com/story/73473/tear-down-this-wall-not-so-confrontational.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70895/archeologists-find-mini-stonehenge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArcheologists have found what amounts to Stonehenge-lite located about a mile from the larger monument. This one—dubbed Bluehenge—probably won't be as much of a tourist draw for one important reason: all the rocks are gone. But based on holes in the earth, scientists say 27 enormous rocks once...http://www.newser.com/story/70895/archeologists-find-mini-stonehenge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 12:17:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70013/pairs-remains-may-date-to-trojan-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a discovery one professor calls “electrifying,” archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a couple believed to have lived during the Trojan War era in Turkey’s ancient city of Troy, Reuters reports. “If the remains are confirmed to be from 1200 BC it would coincide with the Trojan war period”...http://www.newser.com/story/70013/pairs-remains-may-date-to-trojan-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 14:30:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67173/strep-throat-likely-killed-mozart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome have speculated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died of eating undercooked pork; others have said he was poisoned. Now researchers believe he may have died of strep throat, Reuters reports. There was a “minor epidemic” of strep in Vienna when Mozart died, and findings suggest “Mozart was one of several persons...http://www.newser.com/story/67173/strep-throat-likely-killed-mozart.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 7:56:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66459/tomb-may-hold-key-to-shakespeare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 17th-century tomb might hold the key to the enduring mystery of William Shakespeare's identity, the Daily Telegraph reports, and researchers are hoping to take a peek inside. A scan found that the ornate sarcophagus, built at an English church by Shakespeare contemporary and fellow scribe Fulke Greville, contains three...http://www.newser.com/story/66459/tomb-may-hold-key-to-shakespeare.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 13:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65319/hitler-sent-troops-to-russias-frozen-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Adolf Hitler sent his troops to invade Russia, he gave little thought to their warmth—leaving them in “desperate need” of millions of hats, gloves, and coats, writes historian Andrew Roberts in a Daily Telegraph book excerpt. “One can't put any trust in the meteorological forecasts,” Hitler once said....http://www.newser.com/story/65319/hitler-sent-troops-to-russias-frozen-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:10:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64947/database-takes-scholars-to-medieval-battlefields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish researchers have posted records of some 250,000 medieval soldiers in a searchable online database, the BBC reports. Now, interested parties can easily learn about the lives of fighters in the Hundred Years’ War, including salary, health, and knighthood information—for free. The “remarkable” records, says one researcher, names...http://www.newser.com/story/64947/database-takes-scholars-to-medieval-battlefields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 16:07:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64632/vatican-warms-to-wilde.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Vatican long regarded Oscar Wilde as a “dissolute homosexual,” but things have changed, writes Richard Owen in the Times of London. A review in the Vatican newspaper of a study on the Irish writer celebrates him as “one of the personalities of the 19th century who most lucidly analyzed...http://www.newser.com/story/64632/vatican-warms-to-wilde.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 9:38:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62916/top-10-moments-in-life-career.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs legions mourn the King of Pop, Time rounds up the 10 defining moments of his life and career: The Jackson 5 bursts onto the scene in 1968, and its first single, “I Want You Back,” makes it to No. 1. The release of Thriller in 1982 makes Michael Jackson,...http://www.newser.com/story/62916/top-10-moments-in-life-career.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:31:40 CDT