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Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn
A new billboard in Tehran this month. The uncertainty surrounding possible threats from Iran’s proxy groups further complicates the Trump administration’s war planning. Credit...Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
By Wings of Time 7 days ago in History
The Annotated Elephant Man
The discovery as a child of the haunting, tragic life story of Jospeh Carey "John" Merrick was one of the most defining creative and spiritual apsects of my personal development. Throwing a tantrum as a child, not wanting my parents to watch the stage play starring Philip Anglim as "John Merrick, " and Kevin Conway, and later seeing that same play rebroadcast in images that haunt me, dream-like, to this day; images that seemed to have welled up from some past existence. Images of an eerie, quiet, void-like place wherein a Victorian presumed "Doctor" is unaccountably taken by the prone figure of someone we never see. Someone that a mob or crowd has captured, lifting them above their shoulders, holding them up to the light of God, outside a growing circle of musty darkened despair.
By Tom Baker8 days ago in History
Jacqueline Jackson is an example of a wife who honored her wedding vows.
Jacqueline Jackson is now the widow of Jesse Jackson, who was a preacher, and a controversial civil rights leader, and a politician. This picture speaks a thousand words to many other widows and me. The Jacksons were married for 63 years, and through all of their challenges, they remained together. This is not easy when one is in the public eye.
By Cheryl E Preston8 days ago in History
The Tragedy of Joan of Arc
In December last year, I wrote an article about Olga of Kiev, and I wanted to do something similar. That said, I wasn't sure where to start until I thought of Joan of Arc.
By Greg Seebregts9 days ago in History
Disturbing History: The Unsettling Case Of The 5 Year Old Mother From Peru
Born in September 1933 in the poverty-stricken district of Ticrapo, Peru, Lina Medina was one of nine children of Tiburelo and Victoria.
By Matesanz11 days ago in History
The Bizarre Disappearance Of Lars Mittank
On 30th June 2014, 28 year old German tourist Lars Mittank, travelled with a small group of friends to Golden Sands, a luxury resort on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.
By Matesanz11 days ago in History
The Day Churchill Came to Town
The Sinews of Peace March 5, 1946, dawned unseasonably mild, and a small Midwestern college town was about to play a big role in history. The events of that day included a stirring speech by Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri, the echoes of which seem to reverberate there still. Through a remarkable set of circumstances, the former Prime Minister of Britain had accepted the invitation of the college president, Franc L. McCluer, via the President of the United States, Harry Truman.
By KT Dunn11 days ago in History
George Washington is the only president officially designated to be honored on Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day is not an official name Presidents' Day is the third Monday in February, but officially, the date has been set aside to honor only one US president. Although today all American presidents are saluted on this date, the federal observance has not been changed. George Washington, whose birthdate is the 22nd, is the only leader of the free world who is recognized by the US Government.
By Cheryl E Preston12 days ago in History
Chinese New Year 2026: Year of the Fire Horse — Date, Traditions & More
Chinese New Year 2026: The Ultimate Guide to the Year of the Fire Horse When is Chinese New Year 2026? Tuesday, 17 February 2026 — and this one hits different.
By Zayn Naseer12 days ago in History
'Unknown life form' is the term scientists use to describe a 26-foot-tall fossil from 400 million years ago.
Prototaxites is a peculiar fossil that has baffled scientists for more than 165 years. It was odd even in appearance. It looked like a massive, leafless tree and reached a height of 26 feet.
By Francis Dami13 days ago in History
The Enigma of the Second Mrs Crippen
Kunigunde Mackamotzki was a woman of many names, but history remembers her by a name she never truly owned: Cora Crippen. The daughter of a Russian-Polish father and a German mother, she would eventually become the victim in one of the most sensational cases of the Edwardian era.
By Sam H Arnold13 days ago in History
Central Italy has rediscovered ancient water tunnels.
The subterranean aqueduct that originally provided water to the Villa of the Casoni outside of Rome has been found and studied by archaeologists.
By Francis Dami13 days ago in History