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History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine1 Aug 2026
An elusive St. Louis entrepreneur and a revolutionary partnership transformed a crude hand accessory into baseball’s most sentimental tool. Brian D’Ambrosio explains. A. C. Spalding & Bros.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine31 Jul 2026
What caused the American Civil War, and why did the Southern states leave the Union? These are two of the most debated questions in American history.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine29 Jul 2026
The Swedish colonial empire is not often discussed in the context of European colonialism; however, the powerful country of Sweden did hold territories across the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine25 Jul 2026
What is it about the west? Why is country music listened to in every corner, region, city, small town, and house across the United States?
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine24 Jul 2026
The largest slave rebellion in US history took place in Louisiana in 1811. Here, Husain H. Roussel looks at the background, including the slave rebellion in Haiti, and what happened in Louisiana –...
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine22 Jul 2026
The Confederate victory at Second Manassas, August 28-30, 1862, followed victories in the Valley Campaign and the Peninsula.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine18 Jul 2026
A 26-year-old Union brigade commander risked being court-martialed when, without orders, he rushed his four regiments to the summit of an undefended hill at a crucial moment during the Battle of...
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine17 Jul 2026
The War of the Breton Succession, or Breton War of Succession (1341–1365), was a war over the succession to the dukes of Brittany, in north-western France, that lasted for over twenty years.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine14 Jul 2026
In 1951 Che Guevara was still known as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. To his friends and family, he was a restless young man, still undecided about his life's direction, who constantly craved...
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine11 Jul 2026
A century after Napoleon's death, thousands of Boer prisoners unexpectedly transformed life on one of Britain's most remote possessions. Richard Clements explains. Richard Clements explains.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine10 Jul 2026
A 26-year-old Union brigade commander risked being court-martialed when, without orders, he rushed his four regiments to the summit of an undefended hill at a crucial moment during the Battle of...
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine7 Jul 2026
The War of the Breton Succession, or Breton War of Succession (1341–1365), was a war over the succession to the dukes of Brittany, in north-western France, that lasted for over twenty years.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine6 Jul 2026
By the time Catherine Parr became the sixth wife of Henry VIII in July 1543, England had endured more than three decades of political upheaval, religious revolution, and dynastic uncertainty.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine4 Jul 2026
As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday today, here Avery Scott considers how the story of the declaration of independence is a microcosm of the American experiment itself.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine2 Jul 2026
The War of the Breton Succession, or Breton War of Succession (1341–1365), was a war over the succession to the dukes of Brittany, in north-western France, that lasted for over twenty years.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine1 Jul 2026
Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901 and became one of the most recognisable monarchs in modern history, had nine children.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine27 Jun 2026
By the seventh inning of a baseball game, the ritual is as dependable as a close play at first base.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine26 Jun 2026
In the decades following the Second World War, the European colonial order unraveled across Asia and Africa.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine24 Jun 2026
By the mid-1920s, one in six American families owned a car, and the Federal Highway Act of 1921 had funded a national network of roads suitable for automobiles. Europe lagged far behind.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine20 Jun 2026
The War of the Breton Succession, or Breton War of Succession (1341–1365), was a war over the succession to the dukes of Brittany, in north-western France, that lasted for over twenty years.
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