by drkeithcox | Aug 27, 2019 | History Matters, Main
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes (December 15, 1944 – December 22, 1988), was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian...
by drkeithcox | Aug 27, 2019 | History Matters, Main
If you think dropping a nuclear bomb into the eye of a hurricane is a bad idea, wait’ll you see what they had in mind for the polar ice caps. America’s Decades-Old Obsession With Nuking Hurricanes (and More)Sunday night, Axios’s Jonathan Swan...
by drkeithcox | Aug 25, 2019 | History Matters, Main
War, he says, is “nasty, smelly, terrible.” But he maintains, “it was important for someone to do this,” to stop Hitler from taking over more of the world. We defeated them once. We’ll do it again. 75 years later, World War II...
by drkeithcox | Aug 24, 2019 | History Matters, Main
In 1800, he was savvy, armed and determined to end slavery in Virginia’s capital. But on the day of the bold slave insurrection, disaster struck. Gabriel’s revolt: In 1800, he was savvy, armed and determined to end slavery in Virginia’s capital...
by drkeithcox | Aug 24, 2019 | History Matters, Main
The vice president is best known for killing rival Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. But he was also a notorious rake, historians say. Aaron Burr – villain of ‘Hamilton’ – had a secret family of color, new research shows August 24 at...
