by drkeithcox | Feb 26, 2022 | History Matters
Ukrainian soldier on Snake Island tells Russian officer ‘go (expletive) yourself’ before being killed USA TODAY 2 hrs ago Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY Ukrainian soldiers on a small island in the Black Sea had scathing last words before being bombed by a...
by drkeithcox | Feb 24, 2022 | History Matters
by drkeithcox | Feb 15, 2022 | History Matters
An Apology from Prince Charles My dear Russians, Yesterday, it was reported that I compared your President Putin to Hitler. If by making this comment I have in some way offended you, I am deeply sorry. Adolf Hitler was one of the horrible villains in world history,...
by drkeithcox | Jan 9, 2022 | History Matters
Why George Washington’s Farewell Address has never been more important It was the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Songwriter and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda had joined the cast of his hit musical “Hamilton” to virtually...
by drkeithcox | Jan 3, 2021 | History Matters
Gotterdammerung((The last days of the Third Reich, taking its name from the end of Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibellungen.’ The word means “Twilight of the Gods,” and signals the end with chaos and destruction.)) Our understanding of historical...
by drkeithcox | Dec 23, 2020 | History Matters
Perspective | We teach students how to understand the U.S., not to love it – or hate it Is the United States the world’s greatest country? When asked that question eight years ago, 70 percent of citizens surveyed said yes. Now, a recent study by the...
