Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american historian and author”. Today it says “american historian and author who specializes in medieval millennial thinking”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Richard Allen Landes (born June 26, 1949) is an American historian and author of Jewish origin, specializing in Millennialism .1He coined the term " Pallywood " for what he considers the practice of staged filming of evidence against Israel for the benefit of the Palestinians. He currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of History at Boston University . Landes was the director of the now quiescent Center for Millennial Studies . Landes is the son of the late Harvard Professor of Economics and History David S.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Landes is an American historian and author, specializing in Millennialism . He currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Boston University . Landes was the director of the now quiescent Center for Millennial Studies .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Richard Allen Landes (born June 26, 1949) is an American historian and author, specializing in Millennialism .He coined the term "Pallywood" for what he considers the practice of "staged filming" of "evidence" against Israel for the benefit of the Palestinians. He currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Boston University . Landes was the director of the now quiescent Center for Millennial Studies .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
American historian and author (born 1949) Richard Allen Landes (born June 26, 1949) is an American historian and author who specializes in medieval millennial thinking .Until 2015 he taught at Boston University , and then began working at Bar-Ilan University , where his current interests include defending the politics of Israel in the light of what he calls media manipulation by Palestinians.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American historian and author (born 1949) Richard Allen Landes (born 1949) is an American historian and author who specializes in medieval millennial thinking . Until 2015 he taught at Boston University , and then began working at Bar-Ilan University .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american historian and author”. Today it says “american historian and author who specializes in medieval millennial thinking”. Read the current article and compare.
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american historian and author
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american historian and author who specializes in medieval millennial thinking
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