On This Day in History: October 18
On October 18 in history: a date that saw 1775: The Royal Navy Burns the Future Portland, Maine By October 1775, the American Revolutionary War had only re.
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Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Gamble
A grounded look at Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Gamble – the 1815 battle that ended an empire in a single afternoon
On This Day in History: October 17
On October 17 in history: a date that saw October 17 has a habit of catching powerful institutions at the exact moment they run out of road. A crime boss m.
The Underground Railroad to Canada
A grounded look at The Underground Railroad to Canada – the network that carried freedom seekers north and the communities they built
Franklin’s Lost Expedition: Two Ships, 129 Men and the Arctic Mystery Solved Only in the 21st Century
A grounded look at Franklin’s Lost Expedition – two ships, 129 men and the Arctic mystery solved only in the 21st century
On This Day in History: October 15
On October 15 in history: a date that saw October 15 Through the Years: Earthquakes, Coups, and Defiance October 15 has repeatedly marked moments when esta.
The Plains of Abraham
A grounded look at The Plains of Abraham – the 1759 battle at Quebec that decided the future of North America
The 872-Day Siege of Leningrad
A grounded look at The 872-Day Siege of Leningrad – survival, starvation and the Road of Life across a frozen lake
On This Day in History: October 13
On October 13 in history: a date that saw October 13 links a Pacific island kingdom’s mourning, a catastrophic stampede in central India, and a world-recor.
The Ides of March: The Conspiracy That Killed Caesar and Destroyed the Republic It Meant to Save
A grounded look at The Ides of March – the conspiracy that killed Caesar and destroyed the Republic it meant to save