Articles Containing Tag: history

America celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July. While many think of this as the nation’s birthday, the true anniversary of the United States’ creation is September 17. On this day in 1787, 39 men signed the document that… Read More

“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” ~ George Bernard Shaw August 3, 1492: Christopher Columbus Sets Sail History credits Christopher Columbus with discovering America, although the land was… Read More

“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