Most people remember Mother Teresa as a tiny, frail, Catholic nun in a white habit; her weathered face lined with deep creases. She was always seen tending to the poor, sick and dying in India, or other Third World countries, usually with an impossibly warm smile on her face. But there was so much more to this determined, faith-driven woman than just that singular image.
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The Count Saint-Germain series – Book 2
Who is the Count of Saint Germain? Immortal alchemist or clever charlatan? His true name is a mystery. His place of birth is unknown. His time of death is unconfirmed. He is an enigma. Count Saint Germain, sequel to The Man Who Would Not Die. The latest historical novel from Paul Andrews, creator of LOSTContinue reading “The Count Saint-Germain series – Book 2”
History vs. Nostalgia – What Baby Boomers Forget about the Sixties
Many Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 & 1964, now roughly 59 to 77) are prone to waxing nostalgic about the decade of the Sixties. They see it as a time when America and the western world was somehow greater – The Good Old Days – where life was simpler, safer, and filled old-fashioned family values. They seem to perhaps forget that the 1960’s was a turning point for the world. It was, in fact, filled with global wars, tragic assassinations, and political unrest. All of these led to positive, albeit painful, cultural changes for the better, over time.
圣经中被遗失、被禁止的书卷
Most every Christian throughout the world is familiar with the English King James version of the Holy Bible. Most believe, or have been taught, that it contains the ONLY books of the Old and New Testament ever written. But in fact, it contains only the church–approved books by the Protestant, Catholic or Orthodox faiths. ThereContinue reading “The Lost, Banned Books of the Bible”
Marguerite Alibert – from Prostitute to Princes
Marguerite Alibert was a very resourceful Frenchwoman who lived many different lives. She had gone from poverty to prostitution to princes – not just one prince, but two, from different countries. She managed to transform herself from a prostitute, to a consort, to a defendant in the trial of her husband’s murder.
Five Forgotten Facts about American History
Most Americans go about thinking they know their patriotic historical facts, as taught to them when they were in school. But here are FIVE commonly mistaken or unknown facts about American history:
Podcast: Lepa Radic, Teenage Partisan Executed by the Nazis
Lepa Radić was just a 17-year-old Yugoslavian girl when she was hanged by the Nazis for being a Partisan in 1943. This extraordinarily brave girl had joined the Yugoslav Partisans in the fight against their Nazi oppressors in World War II, and taken on the most dangerous assignments. What turn of events lead to her transformation, capture and ultimate execution?
人工智能的祖父——差分机
今天的人工智能[AI]的诞生，都要归功于“差分机”。这台19世纪的手摇计算机很难用语言描述。其中一台陈列在美国国家历史博物馆的史密森尼学会展厅里。虽然它很少吸引人群，但毫无疑问，差分机是迈向高功率ChatGPT的第一步继续阅读 “人工智能的祖父——差分机”
Belle Starr, Outlaw Queen of the American Wild West
elle Starr was an infamous fugitive in the American “Wild West” of the late 1800’s. She was connected with such famous outlaws as Jesse and Frank James, and was arrested several times herself. She’s been credited with a long list of crimes, but was she truly the Bandit Queen as the newspapers made her out to be?
Six Theories on the Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe [Mini-Doc]
The famous macabre writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe, died under mysterious circumstances at the age of only 40 in Baltimore, Maryland in 1849. Watch this short Mini-Doc to find out why his death remains a mystery to this day, and 6 theories on how it might have happened.