The ancient Greek city-states were very successful for several hundred years, but they were eventually conquered by a new power: Rome. The Romans had learned from the Greeks. They took the best of their systems and invented a hybrid called… Read More
When you are born, you become a citizen of your country. Today, this may seem natural, but it hasn’t always been this way. The idea of citizenship has been traced back to Ancient Greece. Around 2,800 years ago, Greek farmers… Read More
When the thirteen colonies of British America declared their independence from King George III, it sparked the Revolutionary War. The American leaders wanted to be free from rule of monarchs and create their own fate. We know what happened to… Read More
The beginnings of the United Nations came in January 1942, when representatives of 26 nations at war with Germany, Italy, and Japan – also called the Axis – convened in Washington, D.C. Officials signed the Declaration of the United Nations… Read More
The first half of the 1900s saw a lot of war – including both World War I and World War II. Once the Allied Expeditionary Forces defeated the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) at the end of World War… Read More
Just in time for Christmas, Israeli authorities are getting ready to open parts of King Herod the Great’s palace-fortress, Herodium, located in the Judaean Desert. For the first time, tourists will be able to visit parts of the more than… Read More
While foreign policy did not dominate the 2020 U.S. presidential election, President Donald Trump achieved remarkable success on this file during his term in the Oval Office. Brokering Middle East peace agreements, winding down the number of U.S. troops overseas,… Read More
Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany, German-occupied Europe, and collaborators killed six million Jews. The Second World War genocide was the most tragic event of the 20th century. Despite this, Millennials and Generation Z lack a basic understanding of the… Read More
How far is America willing to take political correctness and refrain from saying or doing anything that might offend someone, whether here in the United States or elsewhere in the world? For Hollywood, that answer would be pretty far. Not… Read More
America has seen many protests, and there are people eager to “tear down” the system – but protesting is easy. The hard part is coming up with solutions and a society that works better than what we have now. The… Read More
From the earliest civilizations, people have taken others as slaves. Most people in the Western world today agree that slavery is a crime against humanity. Not everyone throughout history has seen it this way, though, and it was a part… Read More
History is full of war all over the world. Often, one war leads to another, but not always. Sometimes, a war can end in a peace that lasts for a long time. But what is the best way to end… Read More