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The United States remains a young country in relation to the rest of the world,…
There is a saying that for anybody who saves a single life, it is as…
As they say, history is written by the victors, and the United States of America…
Despite the current debate over sources exerting undue influence on elections in America, and regardless…
America has plenty of skeletons in its closet. Some of them like MKULTRA or the…
The Founding Fathers too often appear to us across the sea of time as rigid,…
World War II was a tragedy filled mass conflict with numerous strategic mistakes, violations of…
War can be cruel, it can be brutal, and every once in a while it…
The Roman Empire has been represented in cultural contributions as diverse as the 1959 American…
It’s often been said, “Heavy is the head who wears the crown.” Although paraphrasing Shakespeare…
Today we take a look at some notable and some slightly odd female firsts that…
In 1797 an act of Congress created the United States Navy and authorized the construction…
Since the end of the Second World War the escape activities of Allied troops and…
Started by Allan Pinkerton in 1850, the Pinkerton Detective Agency grew so large that it…
In 1915 the French World War One pilot Roland Garros hit upon the novel but…
There’s a scene in the film The Princess Bride in which Vizzini tells Westley, “You fool!…
Conspiracy theories are very popular today, but they are not a new phenomenon. There have…
In 1975, the communist revolutionary group Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, had taken over…
Speculation as to what the government might be hiding from us is an easy way…
Although the word “Zulu” means “Heaven,” for generations Zulu warriors gave their enemies hell. From…
The Roman Empire has been represented in cultural contributions as diverse as the 1959 American…
Mao Zedong, who you may also know as Chairman Mao, is one of those rare…
Eccentricity is one of the great British pastimes. History is full of figures who displayed…