I’ve known about a wonderful history site, MacroHistory, for quite some time, and I’ve even posted about it here before. But when I posted about it, it was a tiny note in a post about me essentially being busy with class work, and not having much time to blog. Considering how much I like and [...]
World History
A little confusion about centuries
Well, I can finally admit a longstanding misunderstanding which I had; today in my world history class, I heard two separate questions from two different people which confirmed that I’m not the only one who has misunderstood centuries. Having at least two cohorts in totally botching a concept makes me feel at least a little [...]
What if the Vikings had maintained their presence in the United States?
I was at a work party yesterday, for a Viking boat group I’m a member of. Considering that we’re all history geeks, there’s often some interesting history discussions to be had. Yesterday, this is what came up: what if the Vikings / Norse had succeeded in creating a defendable settlement in Vinland, and then moved [...]
Finals week is over
I mentioned yesterday that this week was finals week for me. Well, finals are now over, so I can take a breather. I’ve got a few weeks before I start back at the university for fall quarter.
One of the classes I took was about the history of America, from 1828 to 1900. I found it [...]
