The Life Of Adolf Hitler
You’d think that it was all over, and then it was not. Not too long ago, I found myself watching this little news show where I learned that the Pope had pardoned bishops who had denied the event... ...
What Exactly Happened in Rwanda?
The Hutu were some of the earliest inhabitants of Rwanda, after the arrival of the Tutsi around the sixteenth century, the Hutu were forced into servitude in a Tutsi-dominated feudal state. Rwanda was... ...
The First Transatlanic Comercial Flights
Foynes is a small unassuming hamlet, inhabited by less than seven hundred souls, nestled on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary in Co. Limerick, Ireland. However, during the turbulent years of World... ...
The Age of Renaissance and the Rise of Modern Humanistic Education
THE AGE OF RENAISSANCE AND THE RISE OF MODERN HUMANISTIC EDUCATION Introduction The prevalent modern notion that a “renaissance period” followed Western Europe’s medieval age was first expressed... ...
Popcorn - The World’s Oldest Snack
Mmmmmmmmmm … hardly anyone can resist the smell of freshly popped popcorn. Thoughts turn to days at the circus, afternoons at the county fair and nights in the back row at the movie theater, munching... ...
History of Pakistan
The history of Pakistan as a state began with independence from British India on 14 August 1947, although the region that is now called Pakistan has been inhabited continuously for at least two million... ...
Alternative Histories – an Answer to the Question “what If?”
Alternative Histories – An Answer to the Question “What If?” http://www.yallways.com Alternative histories are essentially stories that develop when historians ask “what if?” They are fictional... ...
Interesting Myths in American History
One of the most interesting topics in American history is the history that never happened. The stories we learned in school, often read in history books or just heard so many times that we came to know... ...
Ten Little Known Facts About the American Civil War
1. When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation he wasn’t actually freeing ALL the slaves, he was only freeing the slaves in the rebellious states. It’s interesting that he chose... ...
History of Fireplace Tools
Many different fireplace tools are used when it comes to building and maintaining fires in home fireplaces and each one of these tools has a different story to be told as to how they came to appear on... ...