The latest posts about U.S. and world history, both recent and distant. As William Shakespeare put it, “What’s past is prologue.” History shapes the events that happen today, and it is always important to read about and understand the events that shaped the past to understand how the future will be formed.
With the devastating attacks by Hamas on Israel on October 7th of this year that killed hundreds, it is important…
This year Henry Kissinger turned 100 years old. It is quite a seminal milestone in a storied life operating at…
Peter the Great, also known as Peter I, whose real name was Pyotr Alekseevich, was born on June 9th, 1672,…
After the fall of the Soviet Union, many questioned the continued existence of NATO. After all, NATO’s sole purpose was…
King Leopold II of Belgium is remembered in history as a monster. His atrocities in the Congo committed in the…
September 11th, 2001 is one of those events that anyone who is old enough remembers exactly what they were doing…
When Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999 he set about changing the name of Venezuela to the Bolivarian Republic…
After France was conquered by the Germans in World War II, the French government relocated to the small town of…
Muhammad Mossadegh is a complicated historical character. Born in Iran in 1882 to an upper class family he was educated…
Until the Monroe Doctrine was proclaimed, America had chosen to stay clear of the power struggles between the nations of…