Written by Although America’s history is rife with rags-to-riches stories, American Industrialist Andrew Carnegie is probably the best embodiment of the American Dream. Carnegie first worked for pennies a day only to eventually become one of the richest men in history with a net worth of around $309 billion in today’s money. Additionally, other historic figures like Harland Sanders and Biddy […]
Concept and founding of the LRDG The concept of the LRDG was born out of necessity. In 1940, the British Army faced the daunting task of navigating and fighting in the North African desert, a vast and largely unmapped region that stretched across thousands of square miles. Conventional military tactics were rendered ineffective in this […]
In recognition of the UN’s “International Literacy Day”, Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at how reading can help people understand each other. Can reading make us better people? Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I’m Bruce Gulland. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for […]
General John Gordon. “Slavery is only one of the minor issues and the cause of the war, the whole cause, on our part is the maintenance of the independence of these states….neither tariffs, nor slavery, nor both together, could ever been truly called the cause of the secession…. the sovereign independence of our states. This, […]
The morning after the Battle of Waterloo on June 19, 1815. By John Heaviside Clark. The Carnage of Waterloo: A Battlefield of Corpses The Battle of Waterloo was a clash of titans, with Napoleon’s Armée du Nord pitted against the combined forces of the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field […]
The 1937 Hindenburg Disaster. The birth of lighter-than-air flight The concept of lighter-than-air flight can be traced back to ancient times, however, with the musings in the Renaissance period by visionaries such as Leonardo da Vinci, we see the drawings and plans of these concepts. However, the practical realization of this idea began in the […]
Weaponized Digital Advertising With the 2024 United States presidential election around the corner, political parties have already ramped up their advertising spending to attempt to persuade voters to cast their ballot in a particular direction this November. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Trump campaign was spending around $1 million per day on Facebook […]
Metropolitan Police, Corn Laws, and Social Stability During his time as Home Secretary and Prime Minister, Peel brought in a series of reforms that intended to improve the condition of England. First and foremost was the 1829 Metropolitan Police Act. Prior to the Act’s passing, there was no organised police force in England. The only […]
In his new book Red Dead’s History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that inspired the sensational video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, shedding light on dark corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike. Get a sneak peek of the book below! Let’s start with […]
General Ulysses Grant had surreptitiously moved his army and navy south of Vicksburg and created diversions to keep the Confederate commander Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton from knowing his whereabouts. But now, he had to cross the Mississippi River to be on the same side of the river as Vicksburg. Porter effectively managed to relocate […]