After being stymied in the north, the British changed strategy and sent an army to the south, believing that the area was full of loyalists just waiting to rise up and join the British. The British did crush a Read more…
I really enjoy passing on anecdotes, but one of the pitfalls is finding out fond anecdotes are not completely true or even completely false. The story of the taxis that were used to rush reinforcements to the Marne battlefield Read more…
During WWII, the Soviet Union trained women as pilots. They were supposed to be treated like men, so no long hair or make-up. They defied the make-up rule. They had to overcome obstacles like older bombers that required both Read more…
Greek civilization passed on many achievements to Rome and then Western Civilization. Had the Persians won the Persian Wars, it is possible that we would not have the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes. We might not have Read more…
In 202 B.C., the Romans and Carthaginians met in the decisive battle of the Second Punic War. Two of the greatest generals in history faced off. The battle was fought outside Carthage. Scipio (later Africanus) had invaded north Africa Read more…
*** This anecdote is probably apocryphal, but it could be true. Plus, it’s cool. Two of the greatest generals met in the Battle of Zama in 202 B.C. The battle ended the Second Punic War and made Rome the Read more…
480 – 479 B.C. was a wild time for the Greek city-states. The year before, the Spartans lost at Thermopylae, Athens was sacked, a Greek fleet defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis, Persian emperor Xerxes took the remainder of Read more…
One of the most tragic incidents in the racial history of the US occurred on August 23, 1917. It resulted in the largest courts-martial in US Army history and the largest trial in American History. On July 27, the Read more…
The Battle of Thermopylae is famous for the stand the Spartans made against a huge Persian army. Everyone knows that all 300 of Leonidas’ men were killed in the battle. But it was actually not all 300. After holding Read more…
Today Pres. Biden will sign a proclamation creating a national monument in Springfield, Illinois in remembrance of the Springfield Race Riot. On August 16, 2024, Pres. Biden signed a proclamation creating a national monument in Springfield, Ill. In remembrance Read more…