by Kathleen O’Neal Gear A reporter once told me that our library could pass for a crime lab. Skulls detailing the history of humanity line the shelves and perch on pedestals, beginning with a diminutive acrylic cast of Australopithecus afarensis,…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Maze Master
Tagged with: herv-k, History, maze master, retrovirus, science history
Posted in Ancient History, Modern History
Posted in Ancient History, Modern History
The Secret Plot to Murder King James I
by Benjamin Woolley The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain’s first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an…
Tagged with: benjamin woolley, europe, Great Britain, History, king james i, royalty, stuart era, the king's assassin
Posted in Early Modern History
by Benjamin Woolley The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain’s first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an…
Posted in Early Modern History
Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812
By Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the least understood American war. Just as frequently, it is described as the Second War of American Independence. This is because of a persistent fallacy…
By Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the least understood American war. Just as frequently, it is described as the Second War of American Independence. This is because of a persistent fallacy…
Amy Lowell: Making the World Safe for Poetry
by Nina Sankovitch In December 1917, Amy Lowell’s local newspaper, The Brookline Chronicle, ran a notice that caught her eye. U.S. Army training camps were in need of books for their libraries. Amy called up Miss Louisa M. Hooper of the…
Tagged with: american history, Amy Lowell, Army training camps, Donald Evans, dough boys, History, Literature, Nina Sankovitch, Poetry, Poetry Society of America, Soldiers, World War I
Posted in Modern History
by Nina Sankovitch In December 1917, Amy Lowell’s local newspaper, The Brookline Chronicle, ran a notice that caught her eye. U.S. Army training camps were in need of books for their libraries. Amy called up Miss Louisa M. Hooper of the…
Posted in Modern History
World War I Centennial: America’s Entry into The Great War
Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on the German Empire and officially entered World War I. Largely forgotten today, Americans across the country volunteered to serve their country and played a…
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Posted in Military History
Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on the German Empire and officially entered World War I. Largely forgotten today, Americans across the country volunteered to serve their country and played a…
Posted in Military History
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