History

The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Year War

April 29, 2007

And you thought the hundred year war was long. From wikipedia: The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years’ War (1651–1986) was a war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (located off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom). It is said to have been extended by the lack of a peace treaty for [...]

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Pictures From The Past

April 24, 2007

I found two interesting blog devoted to posting history. The first is Shorpy which labels itself “the 100-year-old photo blog.” I have wanted, and toyed with the idea of doing something like this myself–posting historical material within a blog format. People of today spend so much time blogging, why not give history a voice in [...]

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First Chess-Playing Machine

April 9, 2007

Before Deep Blue, someone else was beating the chess players of the world over two hundred years earlier. Okay, so it wasn’t really a computer, but people thought it was. From wikipedia: The Turk was a famous hoax that purported to be a chess-playing machine. Constructed and unveiled in 1770 by the Hungarian baron Wolfgang [...]

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Ever Heard of The Finnish Civil War?

March 31, 2007

I find history an interesting subject. Unfortunately I don’t read as much of it as I would like, but I try to do a little bit here and there. As an added bonus, sometimes it is a bit of history that just might be a little obscure. Have you heard of the Finnish Civil War? [...]

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Online History of Anabaptists

March 6, 2007

Online book about the Anabaptists here. It is Called Secert of the Strength. Unfortunately, as seems to be the sad fact with most books offered online, the quality leaves much to be desired. It is quite the impediment to reading.

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Quoting Leó Szilárd

March 2, 2007

The joys of democracy. Courtesy of wikipedia: Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius? — Leó Szilárd You can read more on Leó Szilárd here [...]

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Able Archer: The Brink of Nuclear War

March 1, 2007

Interesting (and chilling) article on Wikipedia about Able Archer 83. A snippet: Able Archer 83 was a ten-day NATO exercise starting on November 2, 1983 that spanned the continent of Europe and simulated a coordinated nuclear release. It incorporated a new, unique format of coded communication, radio silences, participation by heads of state, and a [...]

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