War Along America's Border: The Mexican Drug Cartels

If you are not a resident of California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas, some of this hub will be astonishing. If you live in Southern California or along the Mexican border, you are in fear of Mexico's war with their drug cartel's may spill over into...

Iron Ages: An Uncommon History of the Curling Iron

Have you ever ironed your hair or enjoyed a 1960s or 1970s film in which female teens were ironing their hair straight? It was not so new even then, because women had been straightening their hair with flat irons since before the Civil War. With a...

Hobos

There have always been ambivalent feelings about the American hobo. Both a romanticized figment of the country's imagination and an integral part of American society, the hobo established its own unique culture. The word "hobo" was first coined in...

Women's Clothing of the South in the American Civil War

Why the Native Americans ultimately lost America

HOW GODS OF WAR PAVED THE TRAIL OF TEARS. Centuries without exposure to war or epidemic diseases led to the developmental inequalities which caused the downfall and conquest of the Native American Indians at the hands of the European settlers....

Bigfoot Sightings In Wisconsin

Bigfoot Lives In Wisconsin! (This is a true account of an encounter with a Bigfoot. The person who told me this story does not want their name revealed at this time to the public. However they would be willing to talk to Bigfoot researchers about...

Who Won the Vietnam War?

There is no simple answer to the question of who won the Vietnam War. In a conflict as complex as that one, nothing is ever black or white, no matter how much some people want it to be.

Top 25 Best PC RPGs Ever

Playing computer RPGs is a life-long hobby of mine that I consider a guilty pleasure. Considering that even the smallest ones take about 30 hours (and some well over 100) to complete, I've probably wasted more than a few 40-hour work weeks on this...

Fashion History - Design Trends of the 1940's With Pictures

The influence of World War II on fashion was huge. Shortages and rationing limited the use of fabric and other materials used in fashion design. Hemlines were up and hair was longer, read on and check out pictures, links, and videos on the fashion trends of the WWII era

Unexploded Ordnance in Laos - UXO LAO

A US-B1 Lancer dropping cluster bombs For over twenty years after the fall of Saigon in 1975, the US had vehemently denied allegations that they spearheaded the most ruthless bombing campaign the world had ever known. Not until 1994 would the...