Published inLessons from HistoryThe Failures of the Knights of Labor, and the Rise of Defined UnionismWithout a clear directive, and reliant upon voluntary participation of members who each fought for local independent causes, the union…Aug 13, 2024Aug 13, 2024
Published inLessons from HistoryThe Atomic Bomb: The Origin of the Cold WarThe US government’s use of the Atomic Bomb to end World War Two did more than secure a victory for the Allies, it agitated an already…Jul 14, 2024Jul 14, 2024
Published inLessons from HistoryHidden in Plain Sight: Slavery, The Root Cause of the American Civil WarThe American Civil War lasting from 1861 to 1865 was a bloody conflict between brothers over the contested fate of the future of a once…Jun 22, 2024Jun 22, 2024
Published inLessons from HistoryThe Alamo and the Revolution of TexasAlthough the Battle of the Alamo was a daunting loss for the Texan revolutionaries in their fight for independence, in the end, this…Jan 21, 20241Jan 21, 20241
Published inLessons from HistoryChristianity: The Re-imaging of the Roman EmperorThe legalization of Christianity by Emperor Constantine in 313 CE by way of the Edict of Milan proved to yield adverse effects on the…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Published inLessons from HistoryAthens, Sparta, and the End of the Greek City-StateSparta’s victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War was the defeat of the Greek city-states as a whole, inadvertently ending Greece’s…Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 2023
Published inLessons from HistoryThemistocles: The Hero of the Persian WarThe true hero of the Persian War was Themistocles, the forward-thinking Athenian politician and military leader who convinced Athenians to…Oct 14, 20231Oct 14, 20231
Published inThe History InsiderWhat Happened To Jason Jolkowski?It has been over 20 years since Omaha Nebraska teenager Jason Jolkowski disappeared and we are still no closer to the truth.May 7, 20232May 7, 20232
Published inThe History InsiderThe Alphabet Murders That Terrified Rochester, NY For Three Years Remains Unsolved TodayThree young girls fell victim to a string of murders in Rochester, NY in the 1970s because of their names.Oct 14, 20221Oct 14, 20221
Published inThe History InsiderGrace Fryer and The Radium GirlsA story of tragedy and the birth of workers’ rights.Oct 12, 20223Oct 12, 20223
