“Those who fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” – Philosopher George Santayana, Reason in Common Sense, 1905. Arguably, no truer words were ever written. For we humans have a terrible habit of not learning from our own mistakes, or those of others, for that matter. The past lessons of history areContinue reading “Six Times History Repeated Itself”
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The Forgotten Sook Ching Massacre of World War II
The Sook Ching Massacre was a deadly Japanese military operation during World War II aimed at purging “anti-Japanese elements” from Chinese Singapore. From February to March 1942, Chinese men between 18 and 50 were ordered to mass screening centers across the region. Those even remotely suspected of being “anti-Japanese” were trucked away at gunpoint toContinue reading “The Forgotten Sook Ching Massacre of World War II”
The Tragic Sinking of China’s SS Kiangya
On the night of December 4th,1948, the passenger steamship SS Kiangya exploded and sank just north of Shanghai, China. It was the world’s worst non-military maritime disaster at the time. The steamship blew up at the mouth of the Yangtze River, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Shanghai and rapidly sank. The suspected cause – a mineContinue reading “The Tragic Sinking of China’s SS Kiangya”
Podcast: The Forgotten Great Chinese Famine of 1959
From 1959 to 1961, the Chinese people were decimated, not by a virus, but by a devastating famine. The death toll, concealed by the Communist government at the time, is still a matter of debate. The consensus however is that at least 30 million people died, though some take it as high as 50 MILLION.Continue reading “Podcast: The Forgotten Great Chinese Famine of 1959”
1918年西班牙流感超越黑死病以来的所有大流行病
要收听音频播客 请点击这里 在新冠疫情、埃博拉和艾滋病之前，1918年的流感大流行造成的死亡人数超过了第一次世界大战的总和，全球有超过5000万人死亡！在短短一年多的时间里，所谓的“西班牙流感”感染了世界五分之一的人口。它至今仍然是继续阅读 “1918年西班牙流感超越黑死病以来的所有大流行病”
Why China’s Boxer Rebellion Sounds Familiar
By the start of the 1900’s, China had lost a number of humiliating wars with Japan, Russia and other European powers. It fought to resist foreign armies, but lacked a modern military, and suffered millions of casualties. China’s Qing Dynasty was forced to accept humiliating foreign control over the Empire’s economy, as well as anContinue reading “Why China’s Boxer Rebellion Sounds Familiar”
The Forgotten Great Chinese Famine of 1959
From 1959 to 1961, the Chinese people were decimated, not by the coronavirus and COVID-19, but by a devastating famine. The death toll, concealed by the Communist government at the time, is still a matter of debate. The consensus however is that at least 30 million people died, though some estimates take it as high as 50 MILLION.
播客：1918年西班牙流感超越黑死病以来的所有大流行病
在新冠疫情、埃博拉、SARS之前，1918年的流感大流行造成的死亡人数超过了第一次世界大战的总和，全球有超过5000万人死亡！ 在短短一年多的时间里，所谓的“西班牙流感”感染了世界五分之一的人口。它至今仍然是历史上记载的最具破坏性的大流行病。更喜欢继续阅读 “播客：1918年西班牙流感超越黑死病以来的所有大流行病”
The Great Smog of London Killed Thousands
Most everyone knows of the heavy smog that routinely hangs over China’s capital, Beijing. But few remember a far deadlier version that attacked London in 1952. That’s right, London.