Perspectives
The City They Built: The Rise and Fall of America’s Black Wall Street
There are places in history that become symbols. Some symbolize triumph, others symbolize tragedy. And a rare few somehow become both at the same time. The Greenwood District of Tulsa is one of those places.
By The Iron Lighthouse5 months ago in History
America since the Bicentennial
When the Bicentennial celebration of America happened in 1976, I was an 8 year old child. I lived in Silver Spring, MD, a short drive from Washington D.C. That year, my parents took me to the fireworks there. We went during the day so we could participate fully in the nation's 200th birthday. I remember thinking that I had never seen so many people in one place before. Crowds filled the sidewalks, the grass, even the reflecting pool.
By Kathleen Anderson 5 months ago in History
Was Moses Known to Egypt as Senenmut?. AI-Generated.
A question raised by the surviving Egyptian record Off The Kirb Ministries recently released a video titled “This New Moses Information is Hard to Ignore...” The video explores a question that is simple on the surface but heavy once the evidence is laid out: was Moses known in Egypt by another name, and could that name have been Senenmut? The video credits the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology, Christopher Eames, and Scotty Roberts for the research that inspired the argument. The claim presented is not built around a single similarity, a vague resemblance, or a desire to force the Exodus story into Egyptian history. It is built around a pattern of chronology, names, royal access, authority, disappearance, and damaged memory.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in History
The Day Boston Drowned in Molasses
There are disasters that become etched into history through fire, smoke, and spectacle. Earthquakes split cities apart. Floods swallow entire towns. Explosions leave craters where buildings once stood. And then there are disasters so bizarre that they almost resist belief entirely.
By The Iron Lighthouse5 months ago in History
The New World Order
The New World Order The term “New World Order” (NWO) has become one of the most controversial and widely discussed ideas in modern politics and conspiracy theories. Some people believe it simply refers to changes in global politics and international cooperation, while others claim it represents a secret plan by powerful elites to establish a one-world government. Over the decades, the phrase has appeared in political speeches, historical documents, conspiracy books, and popular culture, creating fear, debate, and fascination around the world.
By Wings of Time 5 months ago in History
The Samurai Minimalist: Edo’s Philosophy of Less
1. The Weaponization of Silence When the Western world thinks of the samurai, they imagine flashing steel, blood-red armor, and the thunder of cavalry charging under battle banners (image_22.png). We envision the ultimate warrior—a machine of violence designed for the chaotic Sengoku period. But after the year 1603, when the Tokugawa shogunate established a fragile, enduring peace across Japan, the samurai faced a radical transformation.
By Takashi Nagaya6 months ago in History
Old Worn Shoes
Have you been looking at purchasing a beautiful old Victorian era house? The charm of the house just seems to draw you in, the wood work and architecture inside is nearly perfect to the day it was built. Hard to believe the house was built in the 1790s? A house passed through generations of a family to finally be bought by yourself? Going through the home you find a shoe hidden in the attic, a shoe from the puritan era. Taking the shoe from the attic makes the whole atmosphere of the home change and leaves your family feeling and experiencing weird energy.
By Alina Anthony6 months ago in History
The African Kingdoms That Rivaled Ancient Rome
Let's be honest. When most of us think about the ancient world — the great empires, the dazzling cities, the military generals who changed the course of history — we think of Rome. We think of Greece. Maybe Egypt, if the curriculum was feeling generous that day. But here is what your history teacher never told you: while Rome was busy building its empire, Africa had already been there, done that — and in some cases, done it better.
By Shirley Oyiadom6 months ago in History
The Legend of Andrew Jackson’s Swearing Parrot
There are moments in American history so perfectly strange, so oddly specific, that they seem less like documented events and more like folklore invented late at night on a southern porch. The story of Andrew Jackson and his foul-mouthed parrot is one of those tales, almost unbelievable, yet, against all odds, apparently true.
By The Iron Lighthouse6 months ago in History
