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Introduction: A Moment in the American Story In the grand theater of American history, the President of the United States occupies center stage. They are figures etched in marble…
Challenging Perspectives and Revisionist Views In recent decades, a significant revisionist school of thought has emerged, most prominently championed by the Birmingham historian Carl Chinn. This perspective challenges the traditional
Challenging Perspectives and Revisionist Views Beginning in the late 20th century, a new wave of historians began to challenge these traditional interpretations. Armed with different
Do you know the American trends that shaped people’s lives between 1920 and 1940? America and its youth, in particular, got involved in a lot
What do you know about the Rushmore Presidents? Did you know that the idea of making a sculpture in the Black Hills was to attract
These are all the failed attempts on Hitler’s life. He was really…lucky! Adolf Hitler had huge support from most members of the Nazi party before
It’s quite hard to put into words the full impact that WWII had on the world, and it definitely changed America forever. In fact, have
What are the biggest lies of American history? We’ve all been there: sitting in a classroom where all the information was presented as irrefutable facts
Let’s talk about all the historical events worse than this year’s elections! There’s no doubt that this year’s elections are pretty intense. From the harsh
Some historical terms sound harmless until you actually find out what they mean. Even though history books are filled with tales of kings, queens, and epic conflicts, the truly fascinating parts are the ugly things they neglect to mention. The
Some historical terms sound harmless until you actually find out what they mean. Even though history books are filled with tales of kings, queens, and epic conflicts, the truly fascinating parts are the ugly things they neglect to mention. The past wasn’t just weird—it was nauseating, from lice-infested powdered wigs to medical procedures that make scary films seem harmless. When
Cross-Cultural Connections and Interactions World War II was arguably the greatest catalyst for cross-cultural interaction in human history, forcibly mixing peoples on a scale never
Bust of Julius Caesar — Own work — License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Cross-Cultural Connections and Interactions The Roman Empire was never a civilization in isolation.
Bust of Alexander the Great in the collections of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Made from Marble in 2nd century BC. Cyme (Namurtkale, Izmir). — Own
ST-A26-25-62 29 October 1962 President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in
You probably won’t find these surprising WWII facts in history books! No one can argue that World War 2 was devastating and had terrible consequences
Joseph Stalin and his regime are so horrible that they are still giving us goosebumps. I briefly wrote about Joseph Stalin a couple of weeks
