1816: The Year There Was No Summer
The year 1816 was the first since the onset of the French Revolutionary Wars in…
Author Larry Holzwarth
These American Civil War Myths Just Won’t Go Away
The history of the American Civil War is fraught with myth. Some developed over time,…
10 Embarrassing Missteps Big Businesses Hope You’ve Forgotten
When a major corporation makes a major mistake it leads, of course, to major embarrassment,…
Popular Foods from American History We Just Don’t Eat Anymore
The American diet has been diverse from the beginning, as would be expected since diverse…
History Has Basically Forgotten These American Military Defeats
Americans have never accepted defeat easily. Not in sports, not in politics, not in warfare.…
Operation Pastorius: Germany’s Failed WWII American Sabotage Scheme
When Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany declared war on the United States, his hatred for America…
Debunking Famous Myths About Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is well known in the United States as an escaped slave and abolitionist,…
Family Feuds Just as Deadly as the Hatfields and McCoys
The Hatfield and the McCoy feud during the second half of the 19th century is…
These Innovations from the Napoleonic Era Changed War Forever
To some Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He…
Tales From American Folklore That Are Completely Misunderstood
American folklore is a vast treasury of stories and tales which have been passed down…
The Global Impact of the Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 was the first since the onset of the French Revolutionary Wars in…
The World’s Most Powerful Navies
Before the Second World War, a nation’s pride and status was reflected in the power…
Camp David’s Unique Role in American History
It was American involvement in the Second World War which led to the selection of…
More Strange Events from World War II
It was the largest combined effort of the human race up to that time, and…
Embarrassing Missteps Big Businesses Hope You’ve Forgotten
When a major corporation makes a major mistake it leads, of course, to major embarrassment,…
10 “Facts” About America That Aren’t True
“Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own…
The Terrifying Tale of the Harpe Brothers (America’s First Serial Killers)
Known as Micajah (Big Harpe) and Wiley (Little Harpe), the pair of thieves, rapists, kidnappers,…
Time Has Forgotten These Old & Strange Nautical Traditions
The rich tradition of the sea includes the beliefs and practices of mariners who traversed…
The Unusual Aspects of NASA’s Apollo Missions
In July 1969 – five decades ago, and just eight years after President Kennedy challenged…
These Historical Facts Will Seriously Mess With Your Perception of Time
The United States remains a young country in relation to the rest of the world,…
The Mysteries of Egypt’s Great Sphinx of Giza
When the soldiers of Rome first encountered the Sphinx they gazed upon an ancient structure…
America’s Long History of Election Interference
Despite the current debate over sources exerting undue influence on elections in America, and regardless…
What Mysteries are Locked in the Smithsonian?
The Smithsonian Institution is often called America’s attic, and within its vast collections can be…
Inside the Sex Lives of 10 of America’s Founding Fathers
The Founding Fathers too often appear to us across the sea of time as rigid,…