Warfare
The First Battle of Bull Run
In the summer of 1861, the American Civil War was still young enough for many people to misunderstand it completely.…
History
The History of Horse Racing
Long before horse racing became a sport of grandstands, betting slips, silk colours, and photo finishes, it began with something…
Biographies
John Hughes
John Wilden Hughes Jr. was born on 18 February 1950 in Lansing, Michigan, but the landscape that shaped him most…
Disasters
The Courrières Mine Disaster
At the beginning of the twentieth century, northern France was one of the beating industrial hearts of the country. Beneath…
