Charles Darwin: What He Really Said
byCharles Darwin was a naturalist that proposed the theory of natural selection and the theory of evolution still studied and widely accepted as true today. He wrote many books during…
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The Fittest Man Earth: Mat Fraser and His Crossfit Journey
byJust how much would you give to be crowned the fittest man or woman on earth? Would you train everyday, for three to four hours at a time? Would you…
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Story of Dobie Williams
byThroughout the history of the United States, there have been tens of thousands of murders, rapes, and other heinous crimes. For over two-hundred years, the United States government intended to…
The Silent Killer: Chemical Weapons in WWI
byIt was April 22, 1915. It was World War I and thousands of soldiers from Germany and France were fighting each other to win what many believed would be an…
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Frienemy: The Syrian Civil War
byWhen the Syrian Civil War started in 2011 with protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, it seemed like a clear-cut alliance system. Russia and Iran backed the regime but fought…
The Campaign of a Century: Dove’s “Real Beauty”
byThe beauty industry is one that has dominated in terms of sales and marketing for decades. It is a field that many are attracted to, yet few take the time…
The Power of the WTO
byIn 1776, Adam Smith earned the moniker, “the father of economics”, upon the publication of his book, The Wealth of Nations. This was the first comprehensive work on economics ever…
The Peculiar Case Of Robert Oppenheimer
byJ. Robert Oppenheimer, often referred to as one of the “fathers of the atomic bomb,” was a world-renowned physicist whose discoveries and contributions made a great impact on modern physics…
The Subprime Mortgage Crisis of 2007-2008
byThe most serious recession the United States has faced since the Great Depression of the 1930’s occurred after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. While there were many causes of the…
The Singer of Singers: The Legacy of Héctor Lavoe and Latin Music
byLatin America and the Caribbean is mostly known for the rich culture of its music, particularly the genre of Salsa. But this famous genre came to be during the decades…
Misunderstood or Mistake? Paradigms Shift’s and The Growth of Science
byThe ancient Greeks proposed a geocentric model of the universe.1 That geocentric model claimed that the earth was stationary and that the planets, sun, and stars revolved around it. Looking…
Humble Beginnings: How Microsoft Created Windows from DOS
byWinner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Cultural History” With the release of Windows 10 in 2015, Microsoft has been working…
Kwibuka: Remembering the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
byThe Rwandan Genocide in 1994 unleashed 100 days of absolute terror. Between April 6th and mid July 1994, it is estimated that close to a million people, men, women, and…
Snow White: From Grimm Origins to Happily Ever After
byWinner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Storyteller Best Overall Research Best Explanatory Article Snow White is one of the most iconic Disney princesses to date,…
Neil Young’s Journey Through Music
byMany have heard of the famous and well-known artist Neil Young, who brought us a mixture of soft rock and country music beginning in the mid ‘60’s and running all…
The Artful Way to Equality: Tattoos and Women
by“In the never-ending project of women’s self-transformation, tattoos are both an end and a beginning, a problem and a solution.”1 From the first tattoo, they have been a way express…
The Johnstown Flood of 1889: A Preventable Disaster
byWhat comes to mind when you hear the word “geology”? Do you think of a scientist in a lab coat? Do you envision an explorer on some mountain top? Does…
Did He Do IT? The Story of O.J. Simpson and the Famous Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
byOn the night of June 12, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson, and Ronald Goldman were found brutally murdered outside Nicole’s town home…
Words from the other side of the wall: Did socialism really destroy the Soviet Union?
byDecember 25, 1991. It is not a usual Christmas day. That day would be a Christmas that no history book could forget. There it is, the red flag, waving in…
Gladitorial School: Here is your Diploma and Knife
byOne of the most famous and well known of the ancient Roman games, second only to the chariot races in terms of popularity, were the fights of the Gladiatorial Arena,…