Time: 1960Place: HaitiThis is the aftermath of the revolution, 1.5 centuries later. Haiti is a failed nation but why did it fail?As a CPA in
Archives for January 2010
Baghdad Railway Deal Goes to Germans
Time: November 25, 1899Place: Istanbul, Ottoman EmpireThe Germans already had built the Turks a rail line from Istanbul east across Turkey to
The Medieval Age, 1000 – 1500
by Jack Le MoineAh, yes! Knights, castles, monasteries and crusades. And that's just in Europe!This age saw the Mongols conquer much of
Herodotus Book I, Verses 25-33
Solon came to Amasis in Egypt, and also to Croesus at Sardis.Translated by George C. Macaulay -- our special project presenting the complete
Martin Luther King Day, 2010
This is MLK Day. See my main blog for my take on his record. I summed up:this great man was like most other great men: his good qualities were
Battle of the Marne
Time: September 5, 1914Place: Marne River, FranceThe Germans attacked through Belgium and then down through France. The Kaiser said the boys
Early Milan
View Milan in a larger mapMilan is on the great plain north of the Po River and south of the great passes through the Alps. It was first settled
Lincoln Tells Them Off
Time: Civil WarPlace: White House, Washington, DCSubject: Cables from the White HouseTo Governor John A. AndrewPlease say to these gentlemen
Elizabeth, Empress of Russia
Times: 1709 - 1762Place: RussiaDuring much of the 18th. century, Russia was ruled by women. Elizabeth and her successor Catherine II solidified