Considered the father of experimental physiology, Galen discovered that arteries carry blood instead of this substance as previously believed.
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Footlocker: Solving Readers’ Artifact Mysteries
One reader sends in a mysterious WWII pin and ponders its origins
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Book Review: The Daring Island Adventure of Lt. Hugh Miller
He was a castaway on an enemy island…until….
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Daily Quiz for August 5, 2016
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to do this.
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Daily Quiz for August 4, 2016
The original section of Westminster Abbey was built during this monarch’s reign.
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The War On The Net
Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition http://civilwargovernors.org/ In January 1864, “loyal citizens […]
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Book Review: The Damned of Petersburg
The Damned of Petersburg By Ralph Peters Forge Books, 2016, 432 pages, $27.99 […]
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Battle Films: Sophie’s Choice-Evil as an Act of Faith
The phrase “Sophie’s Choice” has entered the vernacular to mean an impossible dilemma, a […]
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Audio: Iraq War Vet On The Battle Against ISIS- Long-Term Strategy Or Just More Infighting Between Factions?
Col. Tony Deane, US Army, (Ret), author of ‘Ramadi Declassified’ talks about the latest steps in ongoing fighting in Iraq and the history of the fight.