Thursday Feb 2nd, 2012

Ulysses: 90 years on…

On this day in 1922, James Joyce’s Ulysses was first published in its entirety, although the publication history of the book is nearly as complex as the novel itself. Here, we’ve picked one of our favourite extracts from the Oxford World’s Classics edition. read more »

Wednesday Feb 8th, 2012

The Dawes Act: How Congress tried to destroy Indian reservations

The 125th anniversary of the Dawes Act is not, for Indians, a cause for celebration.
Wednesday Feb 8th, 2012

Japanese attack Port Arthur, starting Russo-Japanese War

February 8, 1904
Monday Feb 6th, 2012

Turkey holds first election that allows women to vote

February 6, 1935
Thursday Feb 2nd, 2012

Buenos Aires founded

February 2, 1536
Monday
Jan 30th, 2012

Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated

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Friday
Jan 27th, 2012

Egypt’s Revolution a Year Later

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Thursday
Jan 26th, 2012

Pinzón becomes first European to land in Brazil

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Wednesday
Jan 25th, 2012

Idi Amin takes power in Uganda

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Wednesday
Jan 25th, 2012

The hunt for the missing link

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Monday
Jan 23rd, 2012

Heart of Buddha

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Monday
Jan 23rd, 2012

One Voyage, Two Thousand Stories

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Friday
Jan 20th, 2012

Story of a Tuskegee Airman

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