Tag: 20th century history
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World War II Series (Part Four): The Impact of Communism
Throughout this discussion, a great, red elephant has been standing in the room. Communism. This blog has touched on this topic numerous times throughout the discussion of World War II. A previous blog post went into details about the ideology of communism and socialism, and how these gave rise to fascism. A fear of communism…
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World War II Series (Part Two): Subordinate Machismo of Mussolini
Oft cited alongside Hitler and Nazi Germany are his counterparts in Japan and Italy. The three nations – and their leaders – created the Axis Powers. Benito Mussolini of Italy and Emperor Hirohito of Japan have been cast into the shadow of Hitler’s atrocities in the Holocaust. These leaders have become a footnote in history…
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World War II Series (Part One): The Path to War
For this series, I don’t plan to cover every aspect of World War II from beginning to end. That would take more than a blog series to complete. For some people, that’s their life’s work. No, I won’t do it the injustice of trying to tackle it in a blog. Rather, I want to use…
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Capitalism, Fascism, Socialism, and Communism
In addition to being a hot button issue for almost the entirety of the 20th and 21st centuries, socialism and communism are often used as scare tactics. But many lack a proper understanding of what these ideologies mean. In order to form legitimate opinions on these topics, it is most important to understand them. So,…
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Bisexual Icon: Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, TN on April 15, 1894 in a neighborhood called Blue Goose Hollow. Blue Goose Hollow, which was once home to 1,400 people, no longer exists in its entirety, as 1,100 homes were bulldozed for urban renewal plans. Her father died during her infancy and her mother died when she…
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The Ghosts of Southeast Tennessee
Every corner of the world has its own ghost stories. Southeast Tennessee is no exception. Some stories disappear with the sands of time. Others linger on, haunting future generations. Without further adieu, here are some of the most famous ghosts from Southeast Tennessee.
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History’s Mysteries: The Crystal Skulls
Crystal skulls made their first appearance in the public eye in the second half of the 19th century. Nearly all of them were said to be Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican in origin, though it couldn’t be agreed upon who had carved these skulls.They were made out of various materials – from glass, to resin, to quartz. They…
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History’s Mysteries: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
There are records of the hikers up through February 1st. That day, the hike started late and only managed to cover 2.5 miles, which could have been the burden of excess gear carried after Yudin’s departure and low visibility due to the weather. At some point, the hikers dropped off at a camp base before…
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History’s Mysteries: The Loch Ness Monster
In 1934, a man by the name of R.K. Wilson visited Loch Ness and snapped the now-infamous photo of Nessie. In 1958, four separate investigations were launched – by the BBC, Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Birmingham. They used sonar in the lake and, while there were large, underwater, moving objects that couldn’t be…
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History’s Mysteries: The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a triangular piece of Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, San Juan, and Miami. It has been the site of disappearances of ships and planes, sightings of ghost ships, and weather anomalies. The first historic record we have of the region’s oddities is from Christopher Columbus, who claimed to have seen a bursting…
The Sapphic Academic 