History-Computer on MSN

Battles won against impossible odds

History is filled with tales of underdogs prevailing against seemingly daunting forces. Smaller armies trying their best to ...
ZME Science on MSN

Scientists reconstruct the face of a 400-year-old Polish ‘vampire’

In an unmarked cemetery in northern Poland, a young woman was laid to rest centuries ago in a manner both unique and grim: ...
Shaw Local

Reflections: Illinois’ colonial history began a century before the Revolutionary War

While we’ll be celebrating Kendall County’s 185th birthday this year and the nation’s 250th birthday, we ought to also keep ...

South African white separatists claim land acquired from Zulu king then lost to British

A white South African separatist group, emboldened by U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to take over Greenland, has laid claim to land that descendants of Dutch settlers acquired from a Zulu king ...

Did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel four centuries ago? Revisiting the great flood of 1607

Four centuries on, scientists are still debating whether the catastrophic flood of 1607 was driven by a storm surge or a ...
WSKG

How the word 'cravat' came from the battlefields of 17th century Europe

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.
Post and Courier

Commentary: The sins of the moderates

Over the holidays I read George Packer’s gripping and profound latest novel, “The Emergency.” It’s written in a manner akin to George Orwell’s “1984,” about our own day. It’s set in some faraway ...
The New York Times

The Sins of the Moderates

Over the holidays I read George Packer’s gripping and profound latest novel, “The Emergency.” It’s written in a manner akin to George Orwell’s “1984,” about our own day. It’s set in some faraway ...