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...
by drkeithcox | Aug 23, 2019 | History Matters, Main
“Most of all, Eisenhower emphasized the country’s “spiritual strength,” the importance of which he said was at that moment “just as great in its requirements as it has ever been in our whole history.” This meant steadfast commitment to the values reflected in...
by drkeithcox | Aug 22, 2019 | History Matters, Main
When some people have unrestricted and unreviewable power over others — when no one can be compelled to answer for his actions when asked: “Why?” — some of those with power will behave like beasts simply because they can. And because absolute power corrupts...
