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Ukraine’s Most Powerful Spiritual Force Faces a Choice
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKYIV, Ukraine — One Friday afternoon in late July, on the bank of Kyiv’s Lake Jordan, more than 400 Ukrainians gathered to celebrate their national christening. Cupcakes, pies, and cookies with ...
Salzburg offers picturesque views, fascinating history
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen my lovely wife, Laureen, and I visited the city of Salzburg in Austria this past fall, there...
Eight History Facts I Learned This Month That Were So Fun, Weird, And Interesting I Literally Had To...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs you (my adoring fans) probably already know, I am a little fiend when it comes to history...
The 7 best military commanders of all time, according to Napoleon Bonaparte
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBonaparte Crossing the Grand Saint-Bernard Pass, May 20,1800.Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty...
'The noble capital of Vienna'
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVienna Pegasus Books Vienna as an international capital is a city that has been a pivot for diplomacy, culture, intellectual thought, music, art, design,...
‘El Conde’ Review: Pablo Larraín’s Bracingly Original Satire of the Pinochet Regime and the Cycles...
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Chilean director’s Netflix feature is political farce as darkly funny vampire horror, offering...
1st-century coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans discovered near the Black Sea
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWe see an archaeological site with different levels of dirt and stone. There are five people...
'Smiling Pope' John Paul I takes the next step toward sainthood -- not all pontiffs earn this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope John Paul I greets the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in August 1978....
Dig into tales of unlikely treasure hunters, at the Abilene library
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn a recent episode of "Expedition Unknown," the very enthusiastic host, Josh Gates, undertook a...
Warrior, protector and dragon slayer: Why George is Europe's most multicultural patron saint
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoToday is Saint George's Day. The patron saint has been depicted in countless works of art, and the...