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“War is politics by other means”, as one Prussian general famously quipped. And just like politics, one should not be

James Otis – The Forgotten Founding Father

When it comes to the American Revolution, such names as Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin are recognized the world over. Mention

During the 16th century, it could be said that the Spaniards truly ruled the waves. Once a backwater feudal kingdom,

The Black Death also known as the Great Plague was one of the most ruinous pandemics ever to hit humanity

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and nowhere is it truer than within the context of history.

According to the butterfly effect, tiny changes in a system lead to huge repercussions. By an extension of that, events

While much of us are aware of the tragedy that occurred today 15 years prior, it wasn’t the first world-changing

History is laden with weird incidents and events defying rational explanations (which is interpreted as godly presence), whereas certain historic