Perseverance in Preservation: The Hundred-year Historical Development of Woodlawn Lake Park
For over 100 years, Woodlawn Lake Park in San Antonio, Texas has been a place for visitors to relax or partake in community gatherings…
Saviors Rising from the Ashes of the My Lai Massacre
In the midst of a war-torn Vietnam, three U.S. infantry companies moved into the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. Under direct…
From prestigious noble to child serial killer: Gilles de Rais
With so many serial killers sprouting during the twentieth century, the name Gilles de Rais may not ring a bell to many. Rais, however,…
Greek Fire: A Byzantine Weapon Lost to the Ages
September 1, 718. With the clear motivation to defend Constantinople, Byzantine ships filled with anxious soldiers were surrounding the mainland. On the horizon, Arab…
Luddites: Victims of the Industrial Revolution
The early nineteenth century brought drastic change to manufacturing. As the Industrial Revolution moved into full swing, factories and industries boomed and there was…
Peter the Great: The Man who Westernized Russia
Russian historian Nikolai Pogodin once said, “The Russia of today, that is to say, European Russia, diplomatic, political, military, commercial, industrial, scholastic, literary—is the…