One of the most wrenching changes of the 1800s was not the result of a reform movement. A terrible famine devastated Ireland in the 1840s. Millions left the country, an...

Storytellers since the time of the ancient Greeks have enjoyed imagining that people are capable of breaking the laws of nature and gaining fantastic strength or powers. They have also...

Petroleum-crude oil-and its products have been in use for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians used pitch, a thick, sticky form of petroleum, to coat mummies as they prepared them for...

Michael Thonet, a German cabinetmaker living in Austria, invented a process that revolutionized furniture making. He used this process in the mid-1860s to craft the bentwood rocker. Thonet’s patent consisted...

Historians consider the Industrial Revolution to be one of the two most important changes that have taken place in the history of the world. Just as the start of agriculture...

When people look at a map, they usually have no idea of which projection cartographers used to construct that map. However, almost everyone has heard of or seen the most...

    The Jacob Zuma Saga reiterates time and again that forcefully removing heads of state from office however unpopular they may be always produced   catastrophic consequences. First I send...

There are striking similarities between the assassinations of the Presidents of these countries. First of all I send my condolences to the beautiful people of Haiti. There is talk in...

Early on the morning of September 1, 939, German tanks, troop carriers, and dive-bombers poured over the Polish border. The Polish army, outnumbered perhaps two to one, fought valiantly, but...

In 1955 Nasser had announced the signing of an arms agreement between Egypt and Czechoslovakia (acting for the Soviet Union). Alarmed by the possibility of an alliance between Egypt and...

For hundreds of years, Asia has exercised an incredibly powerful influence on the West. The ancient religions, philosophies, and martial arts of China and Japan have long fascinated many Westerners...

In March 1953 Joseph Stalin, who had ruled the Soviet Union with an iron hand for three decades, died. Stalin’s death led to a power struggle within the Soviet government...

Perhaps the most traumatic transition to independence occurred in the Belgian Congo. (The Belgian Congo later became Zaire, which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.) Belgium...

The Roman Empire collapsed more than 1,500 years ago, but in many ways it never died. Instead, it continues to influence people throughout the world even today. Take language, for...

Generating Genetic Diversity is of a great deal of importance to the survival and continuity of Humanity. Paradoxically, the evolutionary process is both revolutionary and conservative. It is revolutionary in...

One of the factors making for the coherence of the early Christian churches was the remarkably early development of their ministerial and pastoral structure. That the people of God need...

In June of 1215, King John rode to meet his angry nobles at Runnymede, a wide meadow on the banks of the Thames River. No one present on that day...

  Why do some companies succeed, whereas others fail? Strategic leadership is about how to most effectively manage a company’s strategy-making process to create competitive advantage. Strategy-making is the process...

  Petroleum Definitely brought about the industrial revolution of the last two Centuries. Petroleum, crude oil and its products have been in use for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians used...

Technological causes If within an industry, there is failure to exploit information technology and new production technology, the firm can face serious problems and ultimately fail. By using new technology...

It is an unusual piece of art that is an enameled gold egg containing a completely accurate model of the Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg. Only five inches high, it...

During the Middle Ages, Europeans’ knowledge of the world greatly increased. The Crusades gave many Europeans a firsthand introduction to a world with which they had previously had little or...

Most modern nations celebrate a day in honor of Their heritage each year. For many this takes the form of an Independence Day, marking the date when the nation became...

Every rose has thorns to go with it and every coin has two sides. That is the nature of most aspects of life. So, before you give that “I resign”...

As an employee, you will always be governed by someone superior to you and will always be commanded around. Self-employment is for people who hate to be bossed around and...

The earth is a dynamic body that has undergone various changes. These changes are both of internal and external origin. The internal processes are referred to as diastrophism and they...

The history of life on earth has been marked by periodic episodes of extinction, where the loss of species outpaces the formation of new species. Particularly sharp declines in species...

Founded in the600sby the Arabian prophet Muhammad, Islam is today one of the world’s largest religions, followed by millions of people throughout the world. Those who adhere to the beliefs...

How come Goliath failed to dodge that tiny stone that was heading towards him, couldn’t he simply have ducked it, bend down a little, that of course wouldn’t have broken...

We are also told about this guy who was very cruel to his donkey, he used to beat it very hard, and then one day, the donkey asked him to...