Category Archives: History

Charles Dickens In A Train Crash By Sebastian Murphy-bates

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

A Christmas Carol author Charles Dickens suffered post-traumatic stress from a train disaster that killed 10 and wounded 40, a newly-discovered letter suggests. Seven carriages plunged off a bridge in the Staplehurst rail crash of 1865 after a train derailed … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth I revealed as secret scribe of historic manuscript By Rebecca Jones

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

  A manuscript written by Queen Elizabeth I has been discovered after lying unnoticed for more than a century. A literary historian from the University of East Anglia made the startling find in Lambeth Palace Library in London. He turned … Continue reading →

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Review of West Like Lightning

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

In his book, West Like Lightning: The Brief Legendary Ride of the Pony Express, Jim DeFelice chronicles the 18-month span of one of the most fabled epochs of Old West history. DeFelice describes every stop on the historic route across … Continue reading →

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Review of Stan Musial: An American Life

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

  In his book, Stan Musial: An American Life, renown sports journalist, George Vecsey gives an in-depth and intimate look at one of the greatest baseball players to walk on the field. Musial may not have received the press of … Continue reading →

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The Astros already have a bruised reputation. A sign-stealing scandal could land the final blow. Tim Brown

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch general manager Jeff Luhnow will likely be at the center of MLB’s investigation into sign-stealing. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It’s probably too late to wonder how we got here, as cheating … Continue reading →

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‘Like Getting My Father Back’: WWII POW’s Art Returned To His Family By Laurel Morales

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

  Howard Weistling wanted to be a comic strip artist. But when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Weistling felt compelled to enlist in the Army. Mike Weistling, Howard’s grandson, loved to hear his grandfather’s war stories. “He probably told me … Continue reading →

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The Lab Discovering DNA in Old Books By Sarah Zhang

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

University of York   It was in the archives of the Archbishop of York that Matthew Collins had an epiphany: He was surrounded by millions of animal skins. Another person might say they were surrounded by books and manuscripts written … Continue reading →

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The Fifth of November

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All … Continue reading →

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On This Day….

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Katherine Wacker
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The Adventurous Writer Who Brought Nancy Drew To Life By Jennifer Fisher

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Katherine Wacker

  Nancy Drew struggled this way and that. She twisted and squirmed. She kicked and clawed. But she was powerless in the grip of the man. ‘Little wildcat! You won’t do any more scratching when I get through with you!’ … Continue reading →

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