The US/Canadian Border
The border between the United States and Canada is the longest border between any two countries in the world. The total length of the land border is 8,891 kilometers or 5,525 miles long. In addition t...
23 Aug 202012min
The English Longbow: The Weapon That Changed Medieval Warfare
The longbow was one of the most devastating weapons in medieval Europe. It was a weapon that could launch projectiles hundreds of yards and pierce the heaviest of armor. It was the battlefield trump c...
22 Aug 202010min
Norman Borlaug: The Man Who Fed the World
Which person can be credited with having saved the most human lives in history? There might not be a direct answer to that question, but one person whose name always comes up is that of Normal Borlaug...
21 Aug 20208min
Why Doesn't the US Use the Metric System?
Of the 193 countries in the United Nations, exactly three haven’t adopted the widespread use of the metric system: Myanmar, Liberia, and the United States of America. Of those three, the US is the cou...
20 Aug 202012min
The Cursus Honorum: The Political Career Path of Ancient Rome
In the Roman Republic, men of senatorial rank could compete for political offices which were placed in a set order and had to be earned sequentially. This hierarchy was known as the Cursus Honorum. Th...
19 Aug 202012min
European vs North American Sports
North America and Europe have much which separates them culturally as well as geographically. One of the biggest differences is in the area of sports. Not just which sports we play, but in how sports ...
18 Aug 202012min
Lis Hartel: A Remarkable Olympian
Lis Hartel was a Danish equestrian competitor in the 1940s and 1950s. She competed in the 1952 Olympics and the 1956 Olympics and she won medals at both. However, her Olympic medals are just the start...
17 Aug 20208min
The U.S. States That Were Their Own Nations
Each of the 50 states in the United States has a unique history. 13 of them were originally British Colonies. Some of them were former Spanish or French territory. Most of them were officially US terr...
16 Aug 202013min
