July 23, 2014
Painting: Final Assault Upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 1873. Credit: Xanthus Russell Smith (1838-1929). [draft] New York, N.Y. xxx This...
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July 23, 2014
Painting of the death of Joseph Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill by John Trumbull. Image Source: Wikipedia. Boston,...
July 21, 2014
The Cairo Declaration, which outlined the Allies’ goals for post-war Asia, including the independence of Korea and the return of...
July 21, 2014
Baldwin’s fearless exploration of themes that were often considered taboo made him a pioneer in the fight for civil rights...
July 17, 2014
xxx New York, N.Y. xxx The author Henry James as painted by John Singer Sargent in 1913. Credit: John Singer...
July 17, 2014
Portrait of Alexandre Dumas, 1855. The Manfred Heiting Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/57974. Born in France on...
July 16, 2014
Aaron Copland’s legacy is a harmonious blend of innovation, advocacy, and education, making him a true maestro who not only...
July 15, 2014
[draft] New York, N.Y. In high school, I visited Berlin and traveled through Check Point Charlie to visit the eastern...
July 15, 2014
The pact, which consisted of the Soviet Union and seven of its satellite states, was a formidable military force. It...