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.…

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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…

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Biographies

John Hughes

John Wilden Hughes Jr. was born on 18 February 1950 in Lansing, Michigan, but the landscape that shaped him most…

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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…

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Murder

The Assassination of King George I of Greece

King George I of Greece began life far from the country he would one day rule. He was born in…

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Mysteries

The Mystery of the Shugborough Inscription

In the grounds of Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire stands a monument that seems, at first glance, like the sort of…

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Science

The Human Genome Project

There was a time when the human body was a mystery told primarily through observation. Doctors listened to hearts, studied…

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Warfare

The Battle of Borodino

By the summer of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte stood at the height of his power, but also at the edge of…

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History

The History of the Frisbee

The story of the Frisbee begins not with a toy designer, a sports league, or a glossy advertising campaign, but…

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Biographies

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born Joan Ruth Bader on 15 March 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, into a working-class Jewish…

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