Watching a World Cup final with a cold beer is quite ironic. Nations play out their dramas on the pitch. I find it fascinating how sports mirror global power struggles. Remember South Africa 2010? It ...

Economic historians agree that the onset of the Industrial Revolution is the most important event in human history, comparable only to the adoption of agriculture with respect to material advancement.

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World history classes have only a limited amount of time during the school year to cover millennia of important events. It makes sense, then, that some things aren't taught in school. That can make ...