The Intriguing History of Presidential Inaugurations
Presidential inaugurations have a long, and storied history in America. As the United States ushers in a new president (after an almost surreal election campaign), it is worth looking back to past inaugurations in a means to discover interesting, weird, and profound facts that have made presidential inaugurations so important and captivating. The world is often…
Did Nutmeg Decide the Future of New York?
Many of you may be thinking of ways to vanquish any memory of eating too much over the festive season, but there is a quintessential holiday spice that has punched above its weight historically speaking: nutmeg. Spices have been an integral part of history, mythology, and trade since ancient Egypt (if not earlier), but how did…
China Resumes Control of Hong Kong
At midnight on June 30 and into the morning of July 1, 1997 Britain formally ceded sovereignty over Hong Kong to China, ending more than 150 years of British rule. The moment would come to symbolize a changing world amid a more powerful China and an emerging Asia. China was a rising economic and military…
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