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In 1913, the United States created its third national bank.  Unlike the previous two, this bank was organized in a completely different manner. It was organized differently, in an effort to avoid the problems of the previous national banks.  Also, unlike the previous national banks, the creation of the Federal Reserve was not done openly and subject to public debate. It was created using secrets a...

Known for its beautiful beaches, vast history, and unique culture, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean's crown jewels. However, it has had a history totally unlike its neighbors. Even Haiti, which shares an island with the Dominican Republic, went down a totally different path.  Today, the Dominican Republic is a relatively stable, prosperous country, yet its past has been marked by vio...

November, the 9th month of the Roman calendar and the 11th month in our calendar, is upon us. It is the month when we think of turkeys, pilgrims, and when the weather gets colder.  It is also the month when people will fight each other to the death for discount television sets on Black Friday.  Most importantly, it is the month where you ask questions and I answer them.  Stay tuned for the 36th in...

Pumpkins are a staple of the autumn season, used in events like Halloween and Thanksgiving as symbols of the holidays and in various culinary dishes.  Pumpkins, which are technically a fruit, not a vegetable, are one of the oldest domesticated plants in the world and have been used for centuries in various ways.  Today, it is the basis for pumpkin spice, which can be found in almost everything. Le...

During the First World War, most of the attention, at least in the West, was focused on the Western Front.  However, the Western Front was not the only front in the war. There were actually multiple fronts, including the Middle East, Africa, the Balkans, and Italy. However, the largest of these non-Western fronts was in the East. In a front extending from the Baltic to the Black Sea. The war in th...

One of the most popular forms of fiction today involves zombies. There are TV shows, movies, and books that all envision life during a zombie apocalypse.  Zombie stories are a relatively new form of fiction. However, zombies didn’t come out of nowhere.  They have a basis in legend, religion, and fact….. well, sort of fact.  Learn more about zombies, their origins, and how they have been portrayed...

On October 28, 1929, a day known as Black Monday, the New York Stock Exchange suffered its greatest one-day loss in history.  The next day, known as Black Tuesday, the market dropped even further, registering the second biggest one-day loss in history.  This was the start of an extended bear market that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop 89% in just under three years and ushered in the peri...

Located in an arch sweeping to the east and south of the Marina Islands and Guam is the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench.  Running over 2,500 kilometers or 1,200 miles, the very deepest part of the trench is known as Challenger Deep.  At the very bottom of the sea, there is no light, temperatures are almost freezing, and the pressure is enough to crush almost anything that might make...

In the 13th century, a French knight came forward and displayed what he claimed was the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Almost immediately, its authenticity was challenged by religious authorities.  In the centuries that followed, it became an object of fascination, curiosity, veneration, and controversy. Finally, after centuries of conflicting opinions, scientists were allowed access to the cloth t...

On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland.  The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three months of fighting, and on paper, one could conclude that the Soviets won.  However, despite the supposed military victory, the Soviets' performance and the resistance they faced severely damaged their reputation as a military force to be taken seriously.  It was something that o...

In the years following the end of the Second World War, the post-war world that many in the West hoped for never materialized.  Their former ally, the Soviet Union, turned from friend to foe. They installed puppet communist governments in all of the countries they occupied when pushing their way to Germany, and now the concern was that the Soviets would try to take over the rest of Europe.  In res...

In November 1989, the world changed when the Berlin Wall came down, marking the beginning of the unraveling of the Iron Curtain. Almost a month later, on December 16, 1989, Romania faced a sudden revolution that led to the fall of its central government in just over a week.  While Romania was one of many Eastern European Communist countries that revolted in 1989, the revolution there, unlike those...

Around 12,900 years ago, the last ice age was ending. Things were warming up, and the glaciers were starting to recede. …and then something happened.  For about 1,200 years, the climate reversed and got colder again.  When this cooling trend ended and the ice age was finally over, it also happened to coincide with the rise of agriculture and human civilization.  Learn more about the Younger Dryas,...

Almost everyone has had popcorn and some of you have even probably had some recently. Popcorn can be made at home, can be purchased pre packaged in stores, and has been tightly associated with movie theaters.  Yet, despite seeming like a rather modern snack, popcorn has actually been around for thousands of years. It exists because of a unique attribute of corn. Learn about the history of popcorn...

One of the biggest advances in space flight right now is happening with the development of Starship. Starship is the largest rocket ever flown, but it is fundamentally different than all other rockets that have come before it. Its intent is to be fully reusable.  This has the potential to completely revolutionize spaceflight and dramatically reduce the cost of bringing cargo to orbit.  We aren’t t...

After years of war throughout the continent of Europe, in 1814, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and was exiled to the small island of Elba off the coast of Italy.  The European powers thought that they had seen the last of Napoleon. However, they were wrong.  He came back and, in a shockingly short period of time, regained control of France and its army.  Learn more about Napoleon’s 100 Days...

In 1966, the People’s Republic of China entered what became one of the most tumultuous periods in its history.  In a spasm of revolutionary upheaval primarily led by students, almost everyone in the country, including high-ranking communist officials, was a potential target for public humiliation, denunciations, torture, and hard labor.  The result was an entire generation of Chinese whose educati...

In the mid-19th century, the French Emperor Napoleon III requested the creation of a product similar to butter but cheaper.  The result was dubbed margarine.  Over the years, the ingredients that made up margarine changed radically, all the while becoming closer to butter in both looks and consistency.  However, it has faced resistance almost its entire life, and at times it was outright banned. ...

1968 marked the beginning of one of the most infamous killing sprees in American history. For two years, Northern California was terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders. It wasn’t just the killings that terrorized people; it was the fact that the killer taunted the police and the media through a series of cryptic letters sent to newspapers.  Over 50 years later, the case still hasn’t be...

On September 2, 31 BC, one of the most important battles in history took place off the coast of Greece.  The forces of Octavian, the posthumously adopted son of Julius Caesar, squared off against the forces of Mark Antony, the former right-hand man of Julius Caesar.  After having been partners in ruling Rome for years, the two developed irreconcilable differences that had to be resolved on the bat...

Every year, the Nobel Prize committee awards the Nobel Prize in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel.  Save for the years where there have been world wars, the prize has been given annually since 1901.  The 2025 prizes have just been announced, and each recipient has made a unique contribution for which they have been recognized. Learn more about the 2025 Nobel Prize recipients and the work th...

If you look at the grand sweep of human history, there are centuries where seemingly little happens, and there are decades where centuries take place.  The first 25 years of the 20th century were one of the most intense periods of change in history.  Empires fell, social norms were overturned, science and technology made radical advances, and the world experienced its greatest war ever.  Learn mor...

On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed. It banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.  The path to the 18th Amendment was something that was almost a century in the making, and once it was passed, it was widely ignored both illegally and through numerous legal loopholes.  Finally, after being in place for almost 14 years, it was repealed with ov...

The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is one of the best-known and most important units within the bureau.  The use of profiling and psychology to apprehend criminals has revolutionized how we understand and identify them. It has also been the subject of popular TV shows, such as Criminal Minds and Mindhunter, and movies like The Silence of the Lambs.  However, it is not without controversy. In fact,...

Many filmmakers are known for small signatures that they always put inside their films. Alfred Hitchcock always used himself in a cameo. George Lucas always found a way to integrate the number 1138. Quentin Tarrentio almost always mentions the fictional "Big Kahuna Burger." And Stan Lee, of course, has found his way into every Marvel Movie. However, there is one film signature that is shared by a...