This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: He Sails Among the Islands.IntroductionWe can take the year 1492, in
Archives for 2017
Decisive Spanish Defeat
Today's installment concludes The Cuban Campaign,the name of our combined selection from Andrew S. Draper, Theodore Roosevelt, and Pascual Cervera.
Social Sciences Lurching to the Far Left
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article Are the Social Sciences Undergoing a Purity Spiral? was published 2
The Seven Great Empires of the Ancient Middle East
by Jack Le MoineSumeria (4500 BC to 2000 BC) also called “Chaldea” are loose terms that describe the Iraq area over successive waves of invasion,
On Patriotism
A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and
Destruction of the Spanish Fleet
In this painful situation, when explosions were heard in the ammunition- rooms, I gave orders to lower the flag and flood all the
July Fourth, 2017
Today we celebrate the United States of America's birthday.What was Thomas Jefferson thinking when he wrote the Decleration of Independence? Here
The Spanish Admiral’s Report
The ships left the harbor in such perfect order as to surprise our enemy, from whom we have since received many enthusiastic compliments on this
Theodore Roosevelt’s Report
On the extreme front, I now found myself in command, with fragments of the six cavalry regiments of the two brigades under me.Continuing The Cuban