She was a heroic lady. The story of her various illnesses and how they impacted her life is so very sad. One wonders how God let this
Archives for 2014
Life Begins
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their Big History Series, #4.About the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of
The Leader’s Final Test
"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on." - Walter LippmannMore on Walter
Russia’s Political and Economic Justifications for Finland Policy Before World War I
Down to the present moment separation has not been in her interests. She was never an independent State; her historical traditions do not move her to
Sparta and Allies Attack Samos
The Corinthians also took part with zeal in this expedition against Samos . . . .Translated by George C. Macaulay -- our special project
Finland a Conquered Country
. . .neither general insurrections against Russia's dominions, nor political plots, nor the tumults of an ignorant rabble - such as our cholera riots,
How the Czar’s Ministers Justified Their Actions Against Finland
The attitude of the population of Finland toward Russia is not at all so inimical as would appear on reading the articles in the foreign press
America Commemorates World War I
How should it do this? This essay from History Matters manages to over-think this question. Was WWI important to America? The answer is obvious.
Sun and Earth Forms
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their Big History Series, #3.In which John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie