Today, I would like to tell you a story. A story about a sinister conspiracy, a lost and noble prince, an evil tyrant, and a war over the soul of an ...

Portrait of a scholar (Archimedes?). Domenico Fetti, 1620.Early life and educationArchimedes was born into a family connected to the ruling elite of ...

A graphic of Nimitz’s plan at the Battle. Copyright Dale Jenkins. Printed with permission.After-action reportThe after-action report of Rear Admiral ...

A depiction of an early balloon flight in Annonay, France in 1783.The Origins of Hot Air BalloonsThe idea of flying is something that humans have ...

Clement Attlee with John F. Kennedy in 1961.The UK General Election held in July 2024 was a truly historic event, with Labour returning to office after ...

Isaac Newton in later life. Painting by James Thornhill.Early Life and EducationNewton's early life was marked by personal hardships. His father died ...

Upon hearing of RFK’s decision, five of his eight surviving siblings released a brief statement condemning it as a “betrayal” of their family’s values ...

The CandidatesThe candidates were a reform-minded Democrat and a Reconstructionist Republican. Rutherford B. Hayes was the governor of Ohio and was the ...

Whenever it is the purpose of a (political) mission which has to be ascertained, it behoves one to ask three questions without delay: why was the mission ...

The ship the SS Great Eastern in 1858.Early Life and EducationBrunel was born on the 9th of April, 1806, in Portsmouth, England, to a French father, Marc ...