Food of the Gods: 12 Historical Facts About Chocolate
1. The Olmecs domesticated the cacao plant 3000-4000 years ago – the Aztecs made it a dietary staple. The earliest known Mesoamerican civilization in history was that of the Olmecs. […]
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One-Hundred Years Later Yet “Still Shrouded in Mysterious Darkness” (“Noch Immer in Geheimnisvolles Dunkel Gehüllt.”)
A crime unfolds in the hinterlands of 1922 Germany – and it still haunts investigators today.
The History of Red – Part 2
Over the course of history, red has become a symbol for concepts both real and abstract. It is used to represent sacrifice, luxury, passion, and victory – though darker meanings are also affixed to red, namely authority, war, desire, guilt and evil.
Wampumpeag, the Bead of the Realm: America’s First Currency
When William Penn first settled in America, his primary task was to establish a peaceful rapport with the Lenape people native to the land. As part of their agreement of […]
Recreating History: A Guide to Historic Reenacting
Reenacting, or living history, can be one way an individual can experience combat without the danger of death but also a way for one to relive history.
The Return of Lafayette: One Year of Celebrations to Honor a Nation’s Hero
Fifty years after the American Revolution, Lafayette accepted the invitation to return to American soil, for what would be nothing less than an ancient Triumph set in modern times.
“An Atrocity Beneath Knighthood”
Upon receiving the wound, he was able to limp to a nearby regimental hospital and after arriving sat down to await his turn. Suddenly his leg exploded causing the wound to become larger… “When they strike they explode like a fire cracker, and make a bad wound.”
World War I: Most Common False Narratives
On June 28th a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princep assassinated Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking a conflict that would slowly draw in all of the major nations in the […]
Forgotten Women Soldiers of the American Civil War
In the midst of this grim task, a shocking discovery was made: at the high water mark, where the grisly hand-to-hand combat occurred, the body of a woman was found dressed in the clothing of a Confederate private.
Fresh Fish: How Civil War Soldiers Added Seafood To Their Provisions
Fishing was not only a leisure activity
for the common soldier but was also used as a way of supplementing their diets by adding a fresh alternative to army rations.