Events and epochs prior to the First World War, and after that anything that does not fit into any particular category of the era of the world wars or the post-WWII and cold war era. This does also include the subcategory of U.S. history, if the events dealt with do not fit in any of the other categories or is of special interest, like the U.S. Civil War or 9/11 and its aftermath.
By John Wear ∙ April 24, 2020
Dorothy Thompson was an extremely successful reporter, writer, public speaker and radio broadcaster before and during World War II. This article examines Dorothy’s life and career, and the precipitous decline in her fortunes after the war.
By John Wear ∙ February 24, 2020
Niels Bohr was a great physicist who was universally admired and respected by his peers. Bohr made pioneering contributions to the understanding of atomic structure and quantum physics. Bohr also conceived the philosophical principle of complementarity, which he said applied to all important questions including physics. This article shows that, unfortunately, Bohr failed to apply his complementarity principle to understanding the origins and aftermath of World War II.
By John Wear ∙ February 9, 2020
Sigismund (Sigmund) Schlomo Freud (1856-1939) has been rated as the sixth-most-influential scientist in world history. Medical historian Elizabeth M. Thornton writes: “Probably no single individual has had a more profound effect on 20th-Century thought than Sigmund Freud.” This article examines whether Freud deserves such notoriety—or perhaps its opposite.
By John Wear ∙ January 26, 2020
German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) is widely regarded as one of the greatest physicists in world history. His contributions were crucial to the development of quantum physics during the first half of the 20th Century. Unfortunately, Heisenberg’s reputation has been assailed because he worked on Germany’s atomic-bomb project during World War II. This article shows that Heisenberg’s slighted reputation is not justified, and that he risked his life in an effort to prevent the use of atomic bombs during the war.
By Michèle Renouf ∙ June 3, 2019
Dr. Ed interviews London socialite Lady Michelle Renouf. Born in Australia, at 22, Michele Mainwaring was a beauty queen with several titles. In 1970 she married Daniel Ivan-Zadeh, a descendant of Russian nobility whose family had fled from the collapsing Russian Empire during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, changing their surname on arrival in Persia….
By John Wear ∙ April 20, 2019
During the first week of August 1964, warships under the command of U.S. Adm. George Stephen Morrison allegedly came under attack while patrolling the Tonkin Gulf off Vietnam. This attack was later called the Tonkin Gulf Incident. Although this attack probably never took place, it was used as an excuse to start the Vietnam War.[1]…
By John Wear ∙ April 10, 2019
Robert James “Bobby” Fischer began playing chess at Age Six when his mother Regina bought him a chess set at a candy store. Fischer and his older sister Joan learned the rules from the enclosed manual. Bobby and his sister began playing with each other, but Joan soon wasn’t a match for Bobby.[1] Fischer’s potential…
By N. Joseph Potts ∙ March 4, 2019
Even as New Orleans dismantles and sequesters the 1877 statue of Robert E. Lee adorning the center of “Lee Circle” in New Orleans, ground is being broken in London’s Victoria Tower Gardens Park for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Memorials come, memorials go. In the former Soviet Union, statues of Stalin and…
By David Irving ∙ December 27, 2018
Historian David Irving talks (28 minutes) about how history is manipulated and WWII is probably one of the most manipulated events of contemporary history, including but not limited to the Holocaust. Hence the necessity of revisionism. Part 4 of 4.
By David Irving ∙ December 25, 2018
Historian David Irving talks (28 minutes) about how history is manipulated and WWII is probably one of the most manipulated events of contemporary history, including but not limited to the Holocaust. Hence the necessity of revisionism. Part 3 of 4.
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