Category: history

The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history that’s least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.

Never in our country’s history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days.

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.

The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages.

At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point.

The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.

We learned the value of research in World War II.

Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. It’s like you’re touching the essence, the very substance of life.