Cartoon characters can go to war to boost morale or for propaganda purposes. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Popeye, but the biggest star was Donald Duck. Disney was happy to make cartoons supporting the war effort. It was determined Read more…
The largest example of sex slavery and government condoned human trafficking took place before and during WWII. Starting in 1932 in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The Japanese army, with the knowledge of the government, instituted a policy of Read more…
The Pax Romana ended in 180 with the death of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the Good Emperors. The next emperor was far from good. Commodus has a bad reputation among historians. The public knows he was a bad Read more…
One of the greatest warriors of the Middle Ages died an embarrassing death by way of a crossbow bolt fired by a peasant. Not exactly the way Richard the Lion-heart envisioned his death. King Richard I of England had Read more…
When Great Britain went to war with Germany, Nicholas Alkemade gave up his gardening job to enlist in the Royal Air Force. He became a tail gunner on an Avro Lancaster. On his 15th mission, his bomber (called Werewolf) Read more…
Vasily Zaitsev was born on March 23, 1915 to a peasant family in the Ural Mountains of Russia. As a boy, his grandfather taught him how to hunt deer and wolves. At age 12, he brought home his first Read more…
Stephen Decatur was the most lauded American sailor since John Paul Jones. In 1798, he entered the US Navy as a midshipman on the USS Constitution. In a year, the had risen to Lieutenant. In 1804, he was in Read more…
Napoleon sold Louisiana because of mosquitoes. In 1802, he sent an army led by his brother-in-law General Charles Leclerc to take control of New Orleans and open up a wave of French settlement. Oh, and by the way, how Read more…
In the late 1700’s, England began its love affair with tea. Most of the tea was imported from China. The British were so obsessed with the beverage that the fast “clipper’ ships were invented to get the freshest tea Read more…
St. Patrick was born in Britain near the end of Roman occupation. His birthname was Maewyn Succat. Patrick came from “patricius” meaning father. Around age 16, he was captured by Irish pirates and sold to a Celtic priest. He spent Read more…