Egypt was one of the earliest cultures to start keeping extensive records for future generations. Their monuments like the Great Pyramids of…
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On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party released a document expressing concern that bourgeoisie and counterrevolutionaries were trying to hijack the…
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America’s bloodiest and most costly conflict, the US Civil War claimed the lives of 620,000 men (roughly 2 percent of the population)…
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Our understanding of the past is in a constant state of flux—it is forever changing based on new clues and new ideas.…
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Deception operations have been employed in warfare throughout history, with the earliest mentions being in works like Virgil’s Aeneid describing the Trojan…
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It can be argued that no people are more important in English history than the Anglo-Saxons. This loose confederation of Germanic tribes…
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We’ve all heard of messenger pigeons, or more technically, homing pigeons—birds that can carry messages to specific destinations across exceptionally long distances.…
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In January 1920, Prohibition came into effect, outlawing the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol in the United States. The US government…
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When the Spanish arrived in Peru, they discovered the greatest Native American empire in history, stretching from the mountains of Ecuador to…
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In Shelley’s famous poem Ozymandias, a broken statue lies in the empty desert, its pedestal hollowly boasting, “My name is Ozymandias, king…