The Birmingham Bombing in Alabama was a sad day in U.S. history. Just 60+ years ago, on a sunny Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, services began at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The mainly Black congregation greeted each other with broad smiles like they did any other Sunday. It was also YouthContinue reading “Birmingham Bombing Killed Four Black Girls”
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Poland’s SOLIDARITY Movement was the 1st Crack in Communism
Poland’s Solidarity [Solidarnosc] labor union was nothing less than Revolutionary, the 1st crack in the Soviet Union’s Iron Curtain, leading to its ultimate demise. Since the mid-1970s, Poland’s Communist economy was spiraling downward — production had plummeted, wages stagnated, and shortages were everywhere. In 1979, the new Polish Pope John Paul II famously visited Warsaw,Continue reading “Poland’s SOLIDARITY Movement was the 1st Crack in Communism”
Who Burned the Great Library of Alexandria?
The Great Library of Alexandria, on the coast of northern Egypt was once the largest of the ancient world, containing the works of Homer, Plato, Euclid, Socrates, Aristotle and hundreds more.
The Mysterious Madame Blavatsky – Psychic or Charlatan?
Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (HPB to her followers) was a controversial 19th century medium, psychic, author and co-founder of the Theosophical Society.
Jeanne Baret, the First Woman to Circle the Globe
Who was the first woman to circle the globe? Surely someone of wealth and stature, who sailed with her father or husband? Not quite. French peasant Jeanne Baret sailed the world on France’s circumnavigation expedition from 1766 to 1769.
How Could Europe Have Allowed the Holocaust to Occur?
HOW ON EARTH could an intelligent, civilized, 20th century country have demonized an entire religion to the point of justifying deportation, genocide and the Holocaust?
The First Transgender Rebel – Isabelle Eberhardt
The words feminist, adventurer, rebel and cross-dresser are not usually attributed to any woman in the 1890’s. But Isabelle Eberhardt boldly broke every rule of her day, then made up new ones.
Edith Wilson – America’s Forgotten Woman President
On the morning of October 2, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson, then in his second term, attempted to stand from his bed in the White House private quarters and suffered a massive stroke. He collapsed to the floor and First Lady Edith Wilson had to drag him back to bed, where he lost consciousness. Mrs. WilsonContinue reading “Edith Wilson – America’s Forgotten Woman President”
How a Teenage Boy Started World War I
On 28 June 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his beloved wife, Sophie were visiting the picturesque city of Sarajevo.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Darkest Day was NOT as US President
Theodore Roosevelt’s darkest day did not occur while he was President of the United States, but rather 17 years earlier.