History
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In the Shadow of Desert Storm: The 1991 Gulf War
Would you like to take a quick trip back through recent history? If your answer is yes, then today is…
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Invitation to Dance: A Strange Epidemic
In the summer of 1518, a mother in Strasbourg throws her baby in her arms into the river. She thinks…
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World War II
The history of world wars has witnessed many bloody wars, crimes against humanity, and interesting events, but there is nothing…
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Founders of Turkish Literature: Gokturks and Karakhanids
We may have seen Turkish tribes and states briefly in middle school, high school, or university history classes. Asian Huns,…
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Atatürk and His Worldview
World history has seen many great leaders. Napoleon, Tsar Ivan of Russia, Frederick the German monarch, Mehmet the Conqueror, and…
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World War I: The Story of a Global Catastrophe
World War I was a war of such magnitude that it caused a global catastrophe. There have been many bloody…
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America’s Dark Entertainment King: P.T. Barnum
When talking about PT Barnum, we need to forget the word mediocrity. Barnum, we can say, by refusing to act…
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Clever Hans: The Horse That Can Perform Arithmetic Operations
Do you think a horse can do square root calculations? What would your first reaction be if you had the…
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The Man Who Ate His Boots: Sir John Franklin
Most of us are familiar with the scene in the movie “The Gold Rush” where Charlie Chaplin cooks and eats…
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The Turing Test and the Chinese Room Argument
When we think of the term “philosophy“, the first thing that comes to mind is a discipline that dictates asking…
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