Historic Photo: Dining saloon of the SS Great Eastern, 1859.
Your table is ready aboard the Great Eastern. Hope you're not in a hurry!
Sean Munger
Watergate: a place haunted by history.
An unusual view of the Peter Iredale, Oregon's beloved shipwreck.
The wreck, stuck in the sand since 1906, is more exposed now than almost ever before. Here are some photos.
Global warming, air quality, and the "Dark Day" of 1780.
New York's air quality catastrophe has some parallels in history, but climate change also makes it unique.
The 50 Most Important Things in History.
My new book will be out June 20 on Kindle. Pre-ordering it is a great idea!
Some thoughts on the Tiananmen Square massacre.
The 1989 massacre of pro-democratic demonstrators continues to resonate throughout recent world history.
Free history books! The man who survived the end of the world.
George Sphrantzes survived the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. His book is online, for free.