The Incredible Story of the Largest Wealth Transfer in History
At 7:35 A.M. on July 1st, 1940, a ship arrived in the port of Halifax, carrying a shipment of fish. Under the watchful eye of 300 armed policemen, the cargo, packed in hundreds of wooden crates, was methodically checked and rechecked before being loaded onto a dozen railcars. From Halifax, the shipment made its way… Read More »
The Humble Metal Can That Won WWII
“An army marches on its stomach.” This adage, variously ascribed to Frederick the Great or Napoleon Bonaparte, captured one of the universal truths of warfare: that battles are won not by men and weapons, but by logistics – the ability to efficiently and reliably supply said men and guns with the ammunition, food, medicine, and… Read More »
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History’s Overlapping Moments: 6 Impossible Time Windows That Actually Existed
While many of us are taught to think of time as a straight line—past behind us, future ahead—I’ve never been fully convinced. To me, time feels less like a ruler and more like the Milky Way itself: vast, whirling, looping back on its own light, sometimes brushing against its own tail. History doesn’t move forward… Read More »