What’s the appeal of true crime? There’s the mystery to solve and the lure of thinking about violence from a safe distance. There’s also the desire to see justice done: one of the staples of true crime is a botched… Read More ›
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The Evolution of American Foodie Culture
In June 1950, when English cooking writer Elizabeth David’s A Book of Mediterranean Food was published in London, British adults were still living under the war rationing system and were allowed only one fresh egg per week. Leaving stale bread for the… Read More ›
The Radicalism of the American Revolution – Book Review
Gordon Wood’s The Radicalism of the American Revolution, winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History, challenges the argument that American Revolution lacked sufficient social or economic change to considered truly revolutionary. Historians and philosophers (Wood cites Hannah Arendt’s On Revolution as one… Read More ›
American Revolution Booklist
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress. This act was only the first step towards the creation of the United States. The United States then fought a seven year war to cement its… Read More ›
The Confederacy’s failure to receive Diplomatic Recognition
One of the most important victories won by the United States during the Civil War was not ever fought on a battlefield. Rather, it was a series of diplomatic victories that ensured that the Confederacy would fail to achieve diplomatic… Read More ›
Top Ten Booklist on Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was one of bloodiest dictators in world history and one of the most significant people of the 20th Century. He was the absolute ruler of the Soviet Union and the Communist Bloc of Eastern Europe. He killed millions… Read More ›
The Surprisingly Complex Link Between Prohibition and Women’s Rights
On Jan. 16, 1919, Nebraska became the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, banning “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.” Though Congress would spend the next year figuring out the technicalities before the guidelines for policing and enforcing… Read More ›
How Was Science Practiced in Ancient Babylon?
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How Historically Accurate is season 1 of The Last Kingdom?
This article contains spoilers!!!!! Check out our summaries for Season 2 and Season 3 The Last Kingdom is a popular television series recently released by the BBC and the show has strived to portray an accurate depiction of the time and reign of… Read More ›
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Julius Caesar was one of the best known and prominent figures of the ancient world. He was not only an extraordinary military commander but a cunning political leader. Caesar greatly expanded the Roman Empire, and his conquests changed the future… Read More ›
Why Were the Philistines and Israelites Enemies?
Today, the term “Philistine” has become synonymous with any person or people deemed uncultured, uncouth, and boorish. The word is repeated with little thought to its origin with few people knowing that it is derived from a maligned and often… Read More ›
A New Ensemble Highlights the Women (Almost) Written Out of Jazz History
From KQED.org by Claudia Escobar: In the early 1990s, the late trombonist-arranger Melba Liston lived with her three aunts in a stately, old home in Los Angeles’ West Adams neighborhood. Though she had recently suffered a stroke, she was in the… Read More ›
The April Round Up of the Daily History Reader
In case you missed any of them, here are all of the articles we highlighted in April. Why Did American Colonists Become United Against England? The untold story of ordinary black southerners’ litigation during the Jim Crow eraHow Did Easter Become an… Read More ›
How did the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) change England?
The defeat and destruction of the Spanish Armada in 1588 is seen by many as the high point of Elizabeth I’s of England’s reign. If the Armada had been successful, it could have changed the course of English and world… Read More ›
Japan and the 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Restoration
From The Diplomat by Shin Kawashima: For Japan, 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration; the name given to the events of 1868, which saw the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate (or bakufu) and the creation of a new… Read More ›
Why did museums develop?
Today we think of museums as areas that display the past, our culture, or natural history of our world. This certainly has developed to be the modern norm; however, when museums first developed they were for the private display of… Read More ›
How Corporations Harness — and Hijack — the Idea of the Museum
From Hyperallergic by Mitchell Kuga: Once upon a time, museums were repositories for the objects and stories that defined human history. But these days, they are also places to pull out your smartphone and photograph yourself. On Sunday, the Museum of… Read More ›
Why did doctors bribe legislators to pass medical licensing laws in Oregon?
In the 19th century, physicians lobbied state legislatures throughout the United States to pass medical licensing laws. Some doctors were more successful than others in passing these laws. Starting in 1870s, states began to slowly adopt medical licensing laws. In… Read More ›
A brief history of fake doctors, and how they get away with it
From The Conversation by Philippa Marty: Impersonation of doctors is a modern phenomenon. It grew out of Western medicine’s drive towards professionalism in the 19th century, which ran alongside the explosion of scientific medical research. Before this, doctors would be trained… Read More ›
The holiday village run by Israeli spies
From the BBC by Raffi Berg: “Arous on the Red Sea, a wonderful world apart,” the glossy brochure says, pronouncing it “the diving and desert recreation centre of Sudan” Illustrated with pictures of putty-coloured chalets on a Sun-drenched beach, a smiling… Read More ›