Archaelogists Uncover Ancient Persian Army
Give Herodotus his due: the fifth-century B.C. Greek historian had a far better understanding of the history of his age than many modern...
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Nazis & Communists: Ideological Bedfellows
Benito Mussolini has an infamous place in modern history, as well he should. Nearly everyone knows Mussolini as the dictator of Fascist Italy...
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Remembering the Mass-murderer Mao
The statement by Anita Dunn, Obama’s Communications Director, describing Mao Tse-tung (aka Mao Zedong) as one of her two favorite philosophers, is, of...
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Remembering Geoffrey Chaucer
This October 25 marks the 609th anniversary of the death of Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the most famous writers in the history of...
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Popular Presidents
In 1909, in the great state of Illinois, school teachers one February day were directed to spend at least half the school day...
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Mussolini Worked for British Intelligence
Reuters reported on October 14 that Benito Mussolini had been in the pay of British intelligence services during the First World War. The...
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Celebrating Columbus Day
Columbus Day — once a time to celebrate one of the heroes of modern Western Civilization — is dying a slow death. Besieged...
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The Oldest Constitutional Republic
The Constitution of San Marino was adopted on October 8, 1600, making the tiny European enclave arguably the world's oldest constitutional republic. ...
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Declining Population Accompanied Rome’s Rise to Empire
Following in the wake of the news of the discovery of Nero’s extravagant banquet hall, another archaeological find is revealing even more about...
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Battle of Lepanto: Armada of the Cross
Autumn had come to the Mediterranean, and more than a hint of the blustery winter to come was in the air, as two...
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Premier Polish Patriot
British General John Burgoyne must have been bitterly disappointed one day in July 1777 in the upper Hudson Valley — the day his...
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Nero’s Banquet Hall Unearthed in Rome
In a style worthy of the name of the man who “fiddled while Rome burned,” archaeologists believe they have now found the legendary...
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A Brief History of Government Immunizations
As the start of the federal government’s most ambitious vaccination program approaches, it is worth taking a second look at the history of...
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Teutoburg Forest: The Battle That Saved the West
September, 9 A.D., Kalkriese Hill, northern Germany: the Germanic warriors waited in grim silence. Three Roman legions, commanded by General Publius Quintilius Varus,...
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Fatima and the Turbulence of Our Times
May 1917 was a time of troubles. In France the titanic Battle of Arras was raging. The United States, which had declared war...
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