Sargon the Great: The First Empire Builder
Sargon the Great’s empire building techniques and their influence on future ancient rulers
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March 23, 1775: A Call to Arms: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!”
The true story behind Patrick Henry’s 1775 “liberty or Death” Speech
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Spanish Flu: the Mother of all Pandemics
The Influenza Pandemic resulted I the deadliest month in US History and killed up to 5% of the world’s 1918 population.
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The Long Road for Women’s Suffrage
The Women’s Suffrage Movement and anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s death
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Shays’ Rebellion: A Little Revolt with Big Repercussions
Shay’s Rebellion generated an urgency that brought Americans our Constitution
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Dahlgren’s 1864 Raid on Richmond Generates an Ongoing Controversy
As 1864 dawned, the Confederacy found itself in dire straits. Robert E. Lee had lost the Battle of Gettysburg
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Admiral Chester Nimitz and the “Silent Service” in World War II
The underrated Chester Nimitz and US submarines, the “Silent Service” in World War II
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Black History Month: The Case of Shadrach Minkins and an Omen of Things to Come
The Fugitive Slave Act initiated the final steps towards the Civil War
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The Astounding Gobeckli Tepe and Implications for Human Historical Development
This 12,000 year old site may be the world’s first religious temple and may upend the current theory of civilized origins
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Reassessing the War of 1812
The War of 1812 is largely forgotten of ignored but given the long term implications deserves more emphasis
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