The Black History Month is celebrated every February in the United States. However, the month, and the week-long tradition that was its precursor, were never intended to be permanent. This article looks at why the U.S. should strive for a year-round celebration of Black history. | Read More →

An article about the educational motives of Black History Month and how we can preserve them | Read More →

Modern civilization is fairly young, but built upon a foundation stretching back many thousands of years. Look around you. Many things you probably take for granted got their start with ancient thinkers and inventors. Come and discover just what the ancients made that you still use and enjoy today. | Read More →

Although defections during war are commonplace, very few are perpetrated by top government officials. Rudolph Hess was Adolph Hitler's closest confidant, a loyal member of the Nazi Party who had been with Hitler since the beginning. And yet, on May 10th, 1941, Hess commandeered a fighter plane and flew it to Scotland. What makes it even more bizarre is why Hess left Nazi Germany at the height of its power: He wanted to arrange a peace treaty with Great Britain. | Read More →

This article explains some interesting little known facts about the White House. Learn who built it, who surprisingly didn't get to live there, and about the legend of a famous man's ghost who roams the halls to this day. Even history buffs will learn something new! | Read More →

Societies have always found ways to punish its criminals, including execution when the crime warranted it. Sometimes those executions do not go as planned. This article discusses ten such, sometimes gruesome, instances, including from inexperienced executioners, nooses that broke, electric chairs and people that caught on fire, and problems with lethal injection. | Read More →