Well, without a doubt, September 13th will live forever in my mind as one of the most memorable days of my life. I doubt I will ever forget it. To me, it symbolized a moment in history when I saw first hand, no, not just saw first hand, but lived, experienced first hand the power of We the People… the […]
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Smyrna is burning: Remembering the unforgettable homelands of the Greeks
On August 31, 1922, Kemal’s army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the capital of Ionia. Smyrna is burning. The burning of the Ionian capital is one of the many crimes against humankind and civilization committed by the Turks during their history. The protagonist of the Asia Minor tragedy was a venerable hierarch […]
A Truly Historic Rest: 10 Unforgettable Medieval Castle Vacations
Any enthusiastic lover of history undoubtedly dreams of that perfect castle vacation filled with ancient stories and thrilling historic sights. Alas, holidays don’t always turn out quite as planned. Every year, hundreds of history buffs find their hopes running aground when faced with the same old options. But now you can change your vacation rut […]
Unforgettable Death Mask: The Unknown Woman of the Seine
Death, to most of us, is a distant nightmare lurking somewhere on an unfathomable horizon, a future concern. But there have always been people who see beauty in death, like we see beauty in a rose, for example. This was the case in Paris in the late 1880s after the body of an unidentified young […]