Circle in the sand: reflecting on the summer of 2023.
The summer of 2023 has been full of disaster and pessimism, but there's also been some very good things about it.
Sean Munger
How did the Great Fire of Moscow start?
Was the city fired by the Russians themselves, or did the blaze begin accidentally?
Behind the Scenes: Manson, a Geographic History.
My newest deep-dive video attempts to tell an old story from an environmental historian's angle.
Where September 11 sits in history.
It's appropriate to memorialize 9/11, but we should not let that process obscure our understanding of the true event.
The Mad Baron of Mongolia: The bizarre bloody story of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg.
Meet the insane fake Russian baron who thought he was Genghis Khan and tried to take over Mongolia.
Historic Painting: "Many Happy Returns" by William Powell Frith, 1856.
There's a lot going on in this Victorian-era painting of a young girl's birthday party.
Hippies in space: A "Star Trek" episode in 1960s historical context.
One of Star Trek's "worst" episodes provides a fascinating insight into America in 1969.