Soldiers in the U.S. Civil War had difficult lives. One major source of discomfort was food, or rather the lack of it.

May 3, 2012 – Scott Hayden

During the Second World War African Americans who wanted to fight for their country had to deal with severe life conditions due to the racial segregation

May 2, 2012 – Brunella Irma Costagliola

A form of entertainment that mocked slave masters was actually tolerated in the southern plantations; then it went global.

May 1, 2012 – Rupert Taylor

The last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and fifth emperor or Rome, Nero is mostly remembered for his blunders, vices and crimes.

May 1, 2012 – Ivan Castro

No Vice President, indeed no President, was more unlikely than Chester Alan Arthur.

May 1, 2012 – Feather Schwartz Foster

With important contributions during the Safavid and Constitutional eras, Iranian Azeris have played a vital role in Iran's evolution as a nation state.

Apr 30, 2012 – Enver Guseynov

Malcolm's invasions into England and relations with England changed after 1066, when Edward the Confessor died and William the Conqueror took over England.

Apr 30, 2012 – Bonnie Way

Malcolm III of Scotland was a strong king who ruled for thirty-five years, established the Canmore dynasty, and married a woman later canonized as a saint.

Apr 30, 2012 – Bonnie Way

Stefan Zweig's biographies compel us to appreciate how historical figures harnessed their energies to deal with the challenges before them.

Apr 30, 2012 – Christopher Reid

At the conclusion of World War I, Theodore Roosevelt envisioned a non-political association of veterans. The result became the American Legion.

Apr 28, 2012 – Larry Putt

On Tuesday June 20 1897 a grand jubilee party enveloped the village. A year later a permanent memorial was unveiled but sadly it soon gave way to progress.

Apr 28, 2012 – Jan Toms

Tragic drama and notable acts of heroism played out just offshore, as Wellington residents looked on helplessly during the storm of the century.

Apr 27, 2012 – Brian Cross

Greatly feared by the troops, poison gas was more of a terror weapon than a real killer in World War I.

Apr 27, 2012 – Ivan Castro

Germany, intent on invading Russia in 1941, was reluctant to divert German front line troops to subjugate Yugoslavia. Volksdeutsche units were recruited.

Apr 26, 2012 – Michael Manning

Ulysses, King of Ithaca, journeyed from victory at Troy, during the war between the Greeks and the Trojans to journey a decade through the Mediterranean Sea

Apr 26, 2012 – Michael Manning

Since 1937, first the Soviet Union and now Russia has maintained floating ice stations in the Arctic Ocean.

Apr 24, 2012 – Christopher Eger

Exiles of the failed European revolutions of 1848, the Forty-Eighters, had a significant role during the American Civil War era.

Apr 23, 2012 – William L. Wunder

The Roman Senate's defence of its power and prestige was led by Cato and Cicero. But their differing styles of defending the Republic proved inadequate

Apr 23, 2012 – Keith Sellick

The civil strife that led to the fall of the Roman Republic took place when Rome was going through great changes to its political and economic institutions

Apr 23, 2012 – Keith Sellick

The United Arab Republic was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria.

Apr 23, 2012 – Paul Iddon