history

Photo of Uluru in Australia.

This past Monday, January 26, was Australia Day, the national day of Australia where Australians celebrate the founding of their country. Australia is a unique country/continent with many fascinating stories both […]

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King, Jr. quote on clouds and sun photograph.

This past Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; a day set aside to honor his life and his amazing contributions to our society. Though he was killed nearly fifty […]

Photograph of a flower.

Speaking as a Mid-Westerner by birth, winter here in Pasadena is a little odd. It’s cooler than summer, yes, but definitely not winter cold like I’m used to. In fact, […]

Two days ago, December 7, 2014, marked the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which ushered the United States into combat in World War II. As FDR famously […]

Mayflower replica ship in Bristol Harbor.

Thanksgiving, that all-American holiday, is fast approaching and to help you get in the mood and brush up on some early American history, we’ve compiled a list of six books […]

Get Out the Vote: 5 Books on Political Elections for Election Day

Today is Election Day 2014 when we all try to put our faith in democracy and cast our votes on the candidates and issues in the way that we think will best […]

September 19th is Talk-Like-a-Pirate-Day! While real pirates in history were scary, smelly people who killed a lot of other people, for some reason their lives as masters of the high […]

Remembering 9/11

Today is the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as the crash of diverted United Flight 93.  In remembrance […]