KING OF THE ROMAN STREETS

                Publius Clodius Pulcher was one of the most notorious Roman politicians.  He was born in 93 B.C. to an important patrician family.  In 73 B.C., he accused Cataline of sex with a Vestal Virgin.  Cataline was found innocent and Clodius was forced to leave Italy.  He went to join Read more…

THE WAR OF THE BUCKET

                The War of the Bucket was the result of a long-term feud between the Italian cities of Bologna and Modena.  The feud had been going on since 1075.  It was between supporters of the Pope and supporters of the Holy Roman Emperor.  Bologna was a Pope city and Modena Read more…

THE BATTLE OF CARRHAE

                    Marcus Lucinius Crassus was the richest man in Rome and yet he still craved power to go along with it.  He had helped Sulla become dictator by defeating the forces of Marius outside Rome and later ended the slave rebellion by defeating Spartacus.  He imagined himself to be a Read more…

VIETNAM WAR DOGS

                    Dogs have been used in war since ancient times, but only recently by the US.  In WWII, the Army recruited dogs that were donated by families.   It was in Vietnam that the war dogs played a significant role.  In 1965, Project Top Dog sent 40 teams to South Vietnam.  Read more…

RUBEN RIVERS

                    Ruben Rivers was born in Oklahoma in 1921.  He was half Cherokee, half African American.  He graduated from high school and then went to work with a railroad.  When America entered WWII, he and his two brothers enlisted in the Army.  After facing discrimination in training, he joined the Read more…