“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.” ~ Edward Murrow July 26, 1953: Cuban Revolution Began This day in history, also known as the beginning of the “26th of July Movement,” was the beginning of Fidel Castro’s revolution that eventually… Read More
“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.” ~ C. Wright Mills July 20, 1969: First Man on the Moon With today’s technology, landing on the moon might not seem… Read More
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” ~ Maya Angelou July 14, 1789: The Storming of the Bastille The Bastille, a royal fortress and prison, was the scene of… Read More
“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” ~ Michael Crichton July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence As we celebrate the Fourth of July,… Read More
This is Part Two of “A History of Ukraine: Battleground for Empires.” In Part One, we looked at Kiev’s golden age, the fall to empires, and the first try for independence. You can read it here. Now, we continue the… Read More
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe with a complicated past. After Russia’s invasion in February 2022, the nation is at war, and the whole world is watching. Why has Ukraine become a flashpoint for global conflict? To find out… Read More
What was the most significant event of the last 100 years? That was the question Liberty Nation GenZ recently posed in a reader survey. Lots of polls exist for adults, but young people are rarely asked what they think. We… Read More
“The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.” ~ Peter L. Berger January 30 – February 5 January 30, 1835: President Jackson Survives Assassination Attempt Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president, was… Read More
December 7, 1941. That was the date Japanese air forces launched a surprise bombing on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The very next day, the United States declared war on Japan. Eighty years after the attack, America… Read More
A new study shows that the city of Tall el-Hammam, in the Jordan Valley, was destroyed by a cosmic event 3,600 years ago. The timing and description of the event match the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible…. Read More
After 20 years at war, the United States has pulled out of Afghanistan – but what exactly is the background of this Central Asian country? Afghanistan is a nation, but its people are made up of many tribes. Warlords and… Read More
The history of Cuba has included many foreign actors. In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to step foot in Cuba. He claimed the island for Spain, even though a native population already lived there, called the Taíno. Spain… Read More
