Everybody knows Paul Revere as one of the heroes of America’s revolution against Britain and the fight for independence. And he uttered (or, supposedly uttered…) those world-famous words while riding along at midnight to warn fellow Massachusetts residents of an impending attack by the Redcoats. But while Revere’s 1775 midnight ride may have been immortalized
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Few U.S. politicians have led a life as unlikely as Jimmy Carter (October 1, 1924–December 29, 2024). A poor peanut farmer who became the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter was a contradiction in almost every way. He ran for governor of Georgia with segregationist support and then increased the number of African-American
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True crime is one of the most popular and most followed genres of media in the digital world today. Millions upon millions of people track murders, missing person cases, serial killer stories, and all sorts of other grisly things as they progress through the news. The stories of people vanishing into thin air are the
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Dating back to the 11th century, Colditz Castle in eastern Germany has had what can justifiably be described as a checkered history. After the outbreak of the Second World War, it took on a new role as a prisoner-of-war camp. The Nazis reckoned that its tall…
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The food business is a beast. Worldwide, food production and distribution occur on a scale that is difficult for us to fathom. The idea of a local farmer bringing his wares to a market in town and selling them to his neighbors is, at this point…
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