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Native American Moccasins: Basic Footwear of the Southern Indians

History Bot - April 29, 2018

Moccasins are one of the more distinctive pieces of the Native American clothes. Still in use today this footwear has many different styles ranging...

Pacifists and Activists React to Media War Time Coverage

May 27, 2017

Gregory the Great Leads Western Europe into the Middle Ages

August 30, 2018

Arizona History: Tubac

October 24, 2018

Hell and Maria – The Story of Charles Dawes

March 23, 2019

Ancient History

Ancient Greece

Mythical Creatures: The Alluring Sirens

Ancient History

How the Sarissa Helped Make Alexander the Great’s Empire

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt and the United States – Origins & Firsts in...

American History

American History

Superstitions and their Origins

History Bot - July 3, 2017

Many famous people believe in superstitions. How they came to be part of the culture is often a curious tale. As Americans became more educated,...

A Piece of Dalmatia in Pennsylvania

May 22, 2017

Free Soil or Slave State: California Gold and The Wilmot Proviso

August 30, 2017

European History

Ancient British History

What the Romans Left Behind: The Roads

WH - May 29, 2017

One thing the Romans discovered early on is that a well-regulated empire is a happy empire. In other words, as long as your soldiers...

Eadgar: The Last Happy King?

May 26, 2017

Alfred: Bringer of Knowledge

May 26, 2017

The Washington Territory

American History WH - February 8, 2017

Like Oregon, the origins of the states of Idaho, Washington and Montana was indeed interesting. On February 8, 1853, Washington Territory was formed originally...

The Terracotta Army – Shihuangdi’s Amazing Legacy

Chinese History WH - May 25, 2017

The creation of the Terracotta Army, one of the most astonishing tourist attractions in the world, is examined and assessed. In 1974, farmers were digging...

The Men of the West: John “Portegee” or “Portuguese” Phillips

Military History WH - May 26, 2017

During the Indian Wars, a tragedy suffered by the US Army would spawn the birth of heroic legend for John "Portegee" Phillips on the...

Separation of Church and State

American History WH - June 2, 2017

A brief history of the phrase, "Separation of Church and State." Many are surprised to find that it is not in the Constitution...

Russia

Russian History

Russian Beauty

Anastasia Timofeeva - August 19, 2018

Russian History

Alexander Nevsky of Russia

History Bot - June 20, 2017

Russian History

Domestic Violence – Peasant Russia: Wife-Beating Was a Common Form of Physical Abuse in Rural Villages

Anastasia Timofeeva - November 23, 2018

Military

Military History

The Napoleonic Wars and Guerrilla Tactics: The Iberian Peninsula and Unconventional Warfare

History Bot - September 10, 2018

Military History

The Ghosts of War: Popular Memory and the Battle of the Somme WWI

Kathy Warnes - November 7, 2018

Military History

North American F-107 – The Best Fighter that Never Was

History Bot - July 3, 2017

Old West

This Wild Wild West

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

WH - May 21, 2017

This Wild Wild West

Jim Bridger and the Fur Trade, Part 1

History Bot - August 29, 2018

This Wild Wild West

Wild West Women: Ah Toy – A China Blossom in Old San Francisco

WH - May 21, 2017

WW II

WW II History

The P-51 Mustang: The War-Bird that defeated the Luftwaffe

WH - November 28, 2018

WW II History

Aircraft of the Battle of Britain

WH - May 24, 2017

WW II History

Japanese Balloon Bombs of WWII: The Empire of Japan’s use of one way free balloons to bomb the US

WH - November 26, 2018

Asia

Asian History

The Spread of Indian Culture in Early South East Asia

Robert McRoberts - March 8, 2018

Asian History

Ramkhamhaeng the Great

WH - August 7, 2018

Asian History

The Japanese, Subhas Bose and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Arnav Divyansh - November 25, 2018

What Others Are Reading

What Happened to Eva Peron’s Body?

Latin American History Anna Zieber - July 19, 2017

Many people have seen the movie Evita which chronicles Eva Peron’s rise to power in Argentina. However, the movie ends just as things really...

Alexander vs Porus – a Different View

Military History Cathy Anne Smith - August 7, 2018

Many people will think it sacrilegious to even think the Alexander the Great was stopped by the Indian Hindu king Porus. It can never...

Great Lakes Fur Trader Pierre LeBlanc and his Conflicting Worlds

American History WH - June 26, 2017

For two centuries, British and French fur traders vie for territory and influence with Great Lakes Native Americans, clashing and combining cultures. When the first...

Writing: A Revolution in Saxon England

Ancient British History WH - May 28, 2017

So the Saxons, the Angles, and the Jutes all began landing in Britain in the 5th century. They sought their fortunes and plunders and...

Nestor Makhno Anarchist General

The Russian Civil War 1917-1922 WH - May 23, 2017

Thirty year old anarchist terrorist and Tsarist inmate Nestor Makhno returned to his Ukrainian village and formed one of the most amazing armies in...

Medieval History

Medieval History

A History of Rushen Abbey, an Important Manx Religious Site

WH - May 25, 2017

The medieval abbey is still the subject of research and speculation, with excavations ongoing at the abbey. Since the abbey came under the ownership...

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