Jennifer's 20th Century History Blog September 2007 Archive

Reading a book about a topic is wonderful. Talking to someone who experienced the past is an amazing experience. But sometimes, to really understand a historical event, you also need ... Read More

Concerned about current trends in Russia, former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev recently warned about downplaying the horrors of the Stalin regime. Gorbachev's comments revolve around current ... Read More

Although construction on the new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington D.C. has yet to begin, organizers have established an interactive website for the museum. ... Read More

During World War I, there was one man, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, who liked to fly in a blazing red airplane and shot down plane after plane. His achievements made ... Read More

Having successfully petitioned to get a statue of Nelson Mandela placed in London's famous Trafalgar Square, London Mayor Ken Livingstone has turned his attention to a new project. Livingstone, while ... Read More

In the early 1980s, there was confusion on the Carnegie Melon School of Computer Science's online bulletin boards. Some of the posts on this bulletin board were informative, some were ... Read More

With no cameras allowed in the courtroom, it was left to artist Franklin McMahon to draw what he witnessed during the famous trial of the Chicago Seven. The nearly 490 ... Read More

Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary leader who advocated for the poor and wanted agrarian reform. Though he was a killer, a bandit, and a revolutionary leader, many remember him ... Read More

In her will, Beverly Rogers requested that her heirs sell the Oscar won by Mary Pickford in 1929 for Coquette and for the proceeds to be donated to the Buddy ... Read More

The classic 1963 film, The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen and James Garner, made famous the escape plans of the Allied prisoners-of-war held in Stalag Luft III. For decades, it ... Read More

At a raucous, three-day party in 1921, a young starlet became severely ill and died four days later. Newspapers went wild with the story: popular silent-screen comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle ... Read More

Recently discovered photographs, discovered by Robert Fisk in the Deutsche Bank Historical Institute, show the horrors suffered by the men, women, and children during the Armenian genocide. The pictures were ... Read More

According to recently discovered documents at the British National Archives in London, British scientists tested the effects of mustard gas on Indian soldiers for over a ten-year period. Beginning in ... Read More

Wednesday, September 5, 2007 marks the 35th anniversary of the Munich Massacre, a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games. Eight Palestinian terrorists killed two members of the Israeli Olympic ... Read More