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History of 1812 repeats on Twitter

Historian Fernando Souza is using Twitter to trace the events of 1812 and the French invasion of Russia—in real time. 

On Oct 25, 2012 by Kris Holt

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Google launches immense online museum with 42 exhibits

With the Google Cultural Institute, the search giant is taking on the task of digitizing thousands of significant historical documents. Exhibits range from Asian emperors to South African apartheid.

On Oct 10, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Cable TV is dead; long live cable TV

Also in today's Reddit Digest: the great grilled cheese debate, the most tragic figures in history, and magic mushrooms.

On Oct 9, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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History’s most evil people before Hitler

Also in today's Reddit Digest: How it feels to cut from the NFL, the history of Reddit, and grammar nazis

On Sep 14, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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The Internet gets its own Facebook Timeline

Peruse the origins of Internet technologies, companies, and memes at a glance on this new Timeline.

On Aug 28, 2012 by Fidel Martinez

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Mr. GIF—bringing back the GIF with style and charisma

One year and more than 600 GIFs later, the Tumblr artist collective known as Mr. GIF has helped make the image format cool again.

On Aug 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The “History of Wooing Women” in under 4 minutes

This four-minute medley offers a timeline of love songs that starts in 1955 and ends in 2010, to hilarious effect. 

On Jul 25, 2012 by Lindsey Weber

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Dotted Lines: “The Evolution of PC Games”

Remix artists Reverse Enginears deliver a nostalgic trip through PC gaming history, using nothing but remixed audio and video from the games themselves.

On Jul 19, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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Dotted Lines: A brief history of rock

One guitarist, one video, and 100 instantly recognizable rock riffs. 

On Jul 2, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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The best of LiveJournal’s Vintage Photographs

Unearth the mysteries of the past with this LiveJournal community. 

On Jun 15, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini

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Was history made on your birthday?

With only 365 days in a year and thousands of years of recorded history, there's a good chance something important has happened on your birthday. Canvas users celebrated their birthday events with drawings.

On May 25, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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CISPA foes take their case directly to Reddit

Also in today's Reddit Digest, butt-wiping through history (seriously) and how we smell in stereo.

On May 24, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Facebook IPO inspires Zuckerberg meme

That was predicatable.

On May 18, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Relive your sports memories one tweet at a time via “Sports Illustrated”

Andy Gray helps you recall your favorite moments in sports history—even if you weren't alive yet.

On Apr 11, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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100 years later, Titanic tries again on Twitter

Twitter account gives you the chance to relive history in real time.

On Apr 2, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini