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The Early Life of Genghis Khan
Conan White
June 24, 2022
Genghis Khan’s origin story: 1162 – 1184 AD: Read time – 5 minutes 32 seconds

Why was a Russian peasant at the Treaty Negotiations with Germany in World War One?
Conan White
June 20, 2022
The Treaty of Brest Litovsk :1917: Read time – 2 minutes 57 seconds

Communism in Ancient Persia
Trevor Culley
May 19, 2022
Mazdak and the Sassanian Persian Empire: 493 – 531 AD. Read time – 6 minutes 54 seconds

How did the Mujahideen get Soviet weapons from the CIA?
Trevor Culley
May 4, 2022
Operation Cyclone: 1979-1992. Read time – 7 minutes 52 seconds

The second oldest Civilization in Human History located in… Peru?
Conan White
April 30, 2022
The Norte Chico: C. 3500 BC: Read time – 6 minutes 22 seconds

How did Theodore Roosevelt almost die in the Amazon Rainforest?
Conan White
February 23, 2022
Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition: 1913-1914: 11 minutes 48 seconds