The king of the Old West's con men was Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith. He made his money by running "sure-thing" con…
Come with us aboard the Friendship in Salem harbor, a replica of a 1797 American East Indiaman, and discuss the…
We recently returned from a trip to Nigeria. While there we visited Olumo Rock in Abeokuta. In the 1830s the rock…
"In the year A.D. 2014 journalists will be writing on the centenary of the Great War—that is, if our…
As the siege of Petersburg, Virginia wound down in the winter of 1864, the fighting slowed down and the soldiers…
Early Life Daniel Webster was born on January 18th, 1782 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. His father had led the local…
Discover the number one cause of death and suffering during the Civil War - disease.
As we enter into the new year, many people will take time to consider what they have done, and plan…
Over the past few days the MV Akademik Shokalskiy, a Russian ship filled with almost 70 scientists, tourists and crew, has been…
Many significant events in the Reformation happened along the Rhine River, and you can listen to a talk about it…
Today. the day after Christmas, is the feast of St. Stephen. During the Middle Ages this was traditionally a day…