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A depiction of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, Roger Sherman Robert R Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Why does the United States of America celebrate Independence Day on 4 July?

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Polish-born chemist Marie Curie

First World War

Marie Curie: a guide to the scientist's life, achievements and legacy

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A depiction of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, Roger Sherman Robert R Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Your guide to the 1776 American Declaration of Independence

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How Stalin ran rings round the west. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical anniversariesJuly

British general elections: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Norse god Wotan surrounded by fire.

General History

Fire gods and goddesses: 14 fire deities from world history

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Portrait of King Edward VII

King Edward VII’s love chairHow did Dirty Bertie’s siège d’amour actually work?

Mary Richardson attacking the painting The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez

Why did a suffragette attack ‘The Rokeby Venus’ with a meat cleaver?

A 21st-century Holocaust trial. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

The Phrygian cap: how did an item of ancient headgear become a symbol of liberty?

Spanish republican propaganda referring to the term 'fifth column'

General History

Q&AWhere does the term ‘fifth column’ come from?

A police mugshot of Frank Lee Morris

The shocking Alcatraz escape of 11 June 1962

Alcatraz history: from pelican paradise to prolific prison

Italian Galileo Galilei.

How Galileo Galilei took on the church and changed the universe

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HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain quiz: week two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian scandals: sex, sadism & sugared death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Invisible ink & toad poison: tools of Elizabethan spycraft. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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