Shaw in 1900Public domain image from Wikipedia.“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt
Archives for 2015
Lorenzo de Medici and Florence’s Renaissance
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Florence, Primus Inter Pares.IntroductionWilliam Henry Oliphant
Darius Takes Samos
After this king Darius took Samos before all other cities, whether of Hellenes or Barbarians, and for a cause which was as follows . . .
Game Changer in the History Profession
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This January 1, 2015 a partnership of the world’s universities opened up their
Order Restored in the Gold Fields of Australia
But the ugliest feature of the whole affair was yet to be revealed. Out of the large number of prisoners taken at the capture of the stockade, only
Who are Historians?
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in the world of history.[Update 1/9/2016: that blog seems to have gone dormant. Ms. Campbell gives
Loretta Young’s Crisis
Time: Summer, 1959Place: Parisby Jack Le MoinePublicity still from sometime in the 1940’s.Public domain image from
Chinese New Year, 2015
This may be the oldest holiday we celebrate as it goes back 4,000+ years. This is the year of the goat. More about this holiday.
Ash Wednesday, 2015
by Jack Le MoineThis is the first day of Lent in the Christian religion. It is approximately 40 days before Easter when Jesus Christ rose from the