
WAR
Serbian “Great Retreat” Begins
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 210th installment in the series.
The Fart That Started a Revolution
When Egyptian rebel Amasis was confronted by a king's messenger, he said he had a message of his own—and then farted.
A Brand-New National Historic Park Will Remember the Manhattan Project
Seventy years after World War II's end, three project sites where the atomic bombs were made will be preserved for the public.
Failure at Fourth Isonzo
Female Sex Hormone May Save Injured Soldiers
The DOD recently gave a $10 million contract to a University of Alabama research team to begin human safety testing trials on a synthetic estrogen that may be able to save the lives of wounded soldiers and trauma patients.
Serbia In Collapse
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 208th installment in the series.
Italians Defeated At Third Isonzo
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 207th installment in the series.
France Confers Citizenship, Conscription
WWI Centennial: Germans Execute Edith Cavell
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 205th installment in the series.