I think all of us had to read Huckleberry Finn (1884) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) in school. Both during his lifetime and subsequently Mark Twain won a worldwide audience for his stories [...]
Spindletop was the greatest oil well ever seen. It is estimated that the well at its peak flowed between 80,000 and 100,000 barrels per day. This gushed marked the beginning of a new age for [...]
On July 4, 1863 the Union achieved two dramatic victories that sealed the fate of the Confederacy. These decisive defeats of the South at Gettysburg and Vicksburg led to a third strike against the rebellious [...]
Within recent decades, scientific and technological achievements have immensely altered Western civilization. Based on current trends, one can predict that the wheel of progress shall continue to churn, never to be halted in the mire [...]
Eloise and I are going to try to highlight our wonderful trip to Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, and Budapest. Our intention is to record our thoughts more in an ad hoc fashion rather than from a [...]
