"Society ... must repose on principles that do not change" -- wrote Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748, Book 24.
Montesquieu was a French political philosopher whose books...
Former Democratic New York Governor David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, were assaulted by a group of five individuals during an evening walk on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
"FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" is the inscription on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Korean War started June 25, 1950.
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, killing thousands.
Outnumbered South Korean and American troops, as...
When the First World War began, British women suffragists sent an Open Christmas Letter "To the Women of Germany and Austria" imploring peace as the first Christmas of...
Continuing through the centuries, courageous missionaries spread Christianity.
In the 5th century, St. Patrick evangelized the heathen Druid tribes of Ireland.
In the 6th century, St. Augustine of Cantebury baptized 10,000 heathen Anglo-Saxons in...
From 1714 to 1718, James Oglethorpe was a military aide under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy fighting to drive the Muslim Turks out of Belgrade, Serbia.
After the battle, at...