Damming Evidence
North American beavers are smaller than only the South American capybara, which looks sort of like a big guinea pig, and the … Keep Reading
The Irish Are Coming: The Fenians Awake
Some ideas are so crazy they just might work. Many more ideas are so crazy that there’s almost no chance they’d work. … Keep Reading
The Artist’s Nature: European Wannabes
It’s hard to imagine landscape painting as controversial. What could be more traditional than painting the world around you? So it’s strange … Keep Reading
That’s a Nice Wine
Canada might not surpass California’s Napa Valley, but the country can produce one that NApa will never be able to: ice wine. … Keep Reading
The Case of Steven Truscott
Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976, and one of the cases that inspired the decision was that of Steven Truscott. He was … Keep Reading
Journal of Magellan’s Voyage
A scholarly shipmate of Ferdinand Magellan documents the events of their epic around-the-globe voyage that have cost the explorer his life and … Keep Reading
Alaska Purchase Check
Alaska Purchase Check After many years of negotiations with the Tsar, the United States buys Russia’s huge frozen chunk of North Aerica … Keep Reading
First Printed Newspaper in English
First printed as the Oxford Gazette, and later moving to became the London Gazette, the English-language broadsheet was being read years before … Keep Reading
War and Peace
A Russian count pens what may be the largest book manuscript ever created, but his wife is the only one capable of … Keep Reading
Sinking of the Titanic
As the biggest and finest ship of its day, RMS Titanic measured 882 feet, 9 inches long with a maximum breadth of … Keep Reading