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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Caribbean History

San Juan de Ulúa Battle of 1568: John Hawkins and Francis Drake

History Bot - November 21, 2018

Ancient Rome

Roman North Africa And Cultural Interaction

Historical Biographies

Frederick Douglass: Slavery to Freedom

Ancient Greece

The Myth of Odysseus and Aeolus

General

Sacred Wind in History and Mythology

American History

War of 1812: The Battle of Lundy’s Lane, July 25, 1814

WH - May 21, 2017

On July 5, Major General Jacob Brown’s invasion forces defeated General Phineas Riall’s British and Canadian army at the Battle of Chippawa. Over the...

Gramercy Park New York’s Historic Landmark: Peace and Beauty Amid the...

August 18, 2017

Abraham Lincoln – His Birth and Childhood

August 8, 2017

Tutankhamun

June 28, 2017

The Other American Vice President

September 29, 2018

Ancient History

Ancient Near East

El and the Elohim

Ancient History

Book Burning and Censorship in History: Historical Accounts of Literary Destruction...

Ancient History

“Every Jot and Tittle” – Where Does That Expression Come From?

American History

American History

American Inventor Thomas Edison

Terry Joseph Warnes - June 27, 2017

Greatest U.S. inventor lived in a time of entrepreneurial freedom without dealing with - as modern garage inventors do - stifling restrictions or overhead. In...

Heart of the Plains

July 8, 2017

The Death of Ann Rutledge

August 7, 2017

European History

European History

Welsh History: Consolidation of a Kingdom

WH - May 21, 2017

Political Union In the year 1200, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, became ruler of the kingdom of Gwynedd, and under his strong...

The consequences of Appeasement

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Archaeology: Key to Understanding Ancient Britain

May 21, 2017

Nathan Hale is Hanged for Spying – 1776

American History History Bot - August 21, 2017

This Patriot and Yale graduate risked death penalty to do surveillance for George Washington. Did he say "I only regret that I have but...

War of 1812: William Hull Surrenders Detroit, August 16, 1812

American History WH - June 9, 2017

William Hull leads a Western army from Ohio to Fort Detroit, invades Canada, withdraws to Fort Detroit, and then surrenders when threatened with...

Medieval England and Vikings: The Culmination of the Viking Influence on England, Part 3

Medieval History WH - August 14, 2018

The nobles were receptive to Edward's request at the time, but future circumstances worked to the detriment of English acceptance of the Norman presence....

Deadly Daring Deadwood Dick

American History History Bot - July 28, 2018

Back in 1927 Dick Clarke, known by some as Deadwood Dick, flew to Washington D.C. and shook hands with President Coolidge. Later, in the...

Russia

Russian History

Boris Berezovsky’s Fall from Grace in the Year 2000

Anatoly Mikhailov - August 21, 2018

Russian History

Anastasia – A Century’s Mystery

Anastasia Timofeeva - August 18, 2018

Russian History

Boris Godunov – Legend and Fact

History Bot - June 19, 2017

Military

Military History

The Ancient Era’s Greatest Wars

Michael Sheldon - June 28, 2017

Military History

Tattooed for War: Tattoos and Battle around the World

Robert McRoberts - September 11, 2018

Military History

Too Close For Comfort: Britain, Ultra, and the Battle of the Atlantic (1941-1943)

Kathy Warnes - October 29, 2018

Old West

This Wild Wild West

Jim Bridger and the Fur Trade, Part 2

History Bot - August 30, 2018

This Wild Wild West

Wild Bunch – The Ice Wagon Affair

WH - May 21, 2017

This Wild Wild West

Wild Bunch – The Hunt for the Great Northern Train Robbers

WH - May 21, 2017

WW II

WW II History

Monty and Patton: Unfriendly Allies

WH - May 24, 2017

WW II History

Operation Mincemeat and the Man Who Never Was

WH - May 24, 2017

WW II History

A Unique American Fighter Aircraft: The Vought F4U Corsair

WH - May 24, 2017

Asia

Asian History

French Exploration of the Mekong River: The de Lagree and Garnier Expedition 1866-1868

History Bot - August 13, 2018

Asian History

Effects of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905

WH - May 24, 2017

Asian History

The U.S. Was Involved in Vietnam Before There Was a Vietnam

History Bot - April 15, 2018

What Others Are Reading

Fremont and the Bear Flag Revolt

American History WH - June 9, 2017

John C. Fremont's confusing actions in California, motivated by personal ambition, spurred the rebels into action. On the morning of June 14th, 1846, a...

Medieval England and Vikings: The Culmination of the Viking Influence on England, Part 1

Medieval History WH - August 12, 2018

According to renowned historians, English history began in 1066 when William the Conqueror invaded England and introduced feudalism, which replaced the traditional Anglo-Saxon system....

Wharram Percy: Archaeology and Life in a Medieval Village

Archaeology WH - June 3, 2017

The archaeology of Wharram Percy reveals life in a medieval village - from medieval houses to the health and life expectancy of medieval...

War of 1812: The Americans Threaten Montreal, Fall, 1813

American History WH - May 28, 2017

The United States government forced General Dearborn to retire during the summer of 1813. His string of mistakes included leaving Sackett’s Harbor weakly defended,...

Sunday Evening at the Movies

American History WH - May 20, 2017

Imagine a heat wave — one of the worst in American history. We are back in the torrid summer of 1934, the third weekend...

Medieval History

Medieval History

Why the Protestant Reformation Succeeded

WH - May 25, 2017

The “success” of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century may be a relative concept. The Reformation is generally associated with Martin Luther and...

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