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In case you wonder how Mahatma Gandhi, the prophet of non-violence, would have made out with someone less civilized than the British, ...

Norman Island is often mentioned as the probable site of the "real Treasure Island ."    Norman Island   lies some fifty mil...

One well known concept introduced by Haitian Voodoo is “zombification”, the practice of reviving the dead.   The term zombie came into ge...

Just what is the Holy Grail?    The Holy Grail is the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper.    Besides being an archaeological artifact ...

Francisco Solano Lopez  French Premier George Clemenceau once remarked that, “War is too important to be left to the generals.”    ...

The Prince William County Jail at Brentsville, Virginia has a colorful and tragic history.   Construction of the Jail began in 1820 an...

Custer One of the enduring stories associated with George Armstrong Custer is that of his having an Indian mistress and child.   ...

Youngstown, Ohio 1953 Youngstown, Ohio 2013  Youngstown and America  Between the 1920s and 1960s, Youngst...

Scientists now believe that Easter Island was colonized by the Polynesians in the fifth century A.D.   At first there were perhaps ...

In the late 1930’s the United States took various substantive steps to check Axis penetration of Latin America. President Franklin Roosevelt...

Marcus Crassus Without the consent of the Senate, the wealthy and politically powerful Marcus Crassus decided to embark on a war of...

In the mid-nineteenth century, Arlington was an eleven-hundred-acre estate managed by U.S. Colonel and Mrs. Robert E. Lee; Fairfax, Pr...

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A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia By Charles V. Mauro As the Civil War raged, Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart entrusted...