In Early Modern Europe, spying was not really a profession but it certainly was a verb. At times it would seem, from the dark suspicious years at the end of Henry VIIs life, to Cromwells protectorat

Colonel John Trumbull, Artist - John Trumbull must be one of the only artists in the history of American art to insist upon being addressed by his military rank; he was Colonel Trumbull until he died

Maritime plundering, or piracy, has happened in nearly all regions of the world, in most ages of human history. Yet the image that we have of "a pirate" in our collective imagination comes from one p

How can a new nation establish itself amidst the networks and intrigues of a very old part of the world, while at the same time trying to be different from everyone else? Are these inherently contradi

More than any other creature, it has proven itself over millennia to be mans best and most useful friend. At first it was just another prey animal, but eventually it became such a close companion an

It is without question the most lethal predator in the history of the planet. It has killed more humans than any other single cause of deathsomething around 52 billion over the course of 200,000 yea

Just before 10 AM on Tuesday, June 9th, 1964, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, hundreds of people were gathered in First African Baptist, prepared to march to the new Tuscaloosa County Courthouse where they pl

Does knowing a lot of facts about the historical past say, of early America make us feel closer to it? Or is something else required? How can weas my guest puts it, appreciate a bit better what

In 1978, along the shoreline of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia, people began to seesomethingout in the water. Whatever it was, it seemed snakelike. But then all such sightings en

On June 24th, 1947, a private pilot and fire suppression equipment manufacturer named Kenneth Arnold was flying south of Mount Rainier, bound for Yakima, Washington. At about 3 PM he saw a flash of li