Short Histories
Bite sized chunks of interesting, important and inspiring history that deserves to be remembered and explored.
How an Opera Started a Revolution...and Created a Country
A riot that began at an Opera house quickly spread across the local region. Within days, a revolution was in full swing. Within months, a whole new country was born more
Forget the 'New Cold War'. 2021 is more like 1901
Labelling the current US-China relationship as a 'new cold war' is tempting, but is there not a better historical analogy we can draw? more