Posts Tagged ‘history’

Toronto votes against heritage designation for U of T grass

After debating all day, Toronto’s city council voted 31 to 12 against designating a…

by Josh Dehaas - Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Imagine a world without Gangnam Style

Steven Blaney on the significance of our military history

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, May 6, 2013
5 Canadian-born American religious figures

Oil, lumber, autos, hockey players, comedians: all well-known Canadian exports to the U.S. But…

by Blog of Lists - Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Five important Canadians you probably didn’t learn about in school

A history lesson in five points

by Blog of Lists - Monday, December 17, 2012
The Museum of Conservative History?

Staff at the Museum of Civilization are concerned about the museum’s rebranding and new…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Presenting: the return of the Heritage Minutes

The Historica-Dominion Institute is releasing two new 60-second episodes on the War of 1812

by Scaachi Koul - Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The undiminished power of Robert Caro

I am 532 pages into Robert A. Caro’s The Passage Of Power, the fourth …

by Colby Cosh - Monday, May 14, 2012
Damn Yankees are trying to steal our victory in 1812

As plans are made to commemorate the War of 1812, the U.S. tries to re-write the ending

by Peter Shawn Taylor - Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Review: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terro, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

Book by Erik Larson

by Brian Bethune - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Mike Huckabee's Masterpiece

Mike Huckabee’s latest venture lets parents teach their children “real” American history

by Jaime Weinman - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Who really killed Allende?

According to the Pinochet regime, Chile’s socialist leader killed himself

by Erica Alini - Tuesday, May 3, 2011
What if Diana had survived the crash?

Acclaimed British writer Monica Ali imagines a new life for the Princess of Wales

by Anne Kingston - Wednesday, April 20, 2011
How Laurier’s stirring speech defending Riel forged his reputation

An exclusive excerpt from André Pratte’s biography of Wilfrid Laurier

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, March 7, 2011
What it sounded like

The recently launched Canadiana Discovery Portal—a searchable collection of various historical archives—is a treasure…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 19, 2011
TV: First the Reagans, Now the Kennedys

Well, this is some strange news. The History Channel in the U.S. put a…

by Jaime Weinman - Friday, January 7, 2011
Jesus historians get an earful from Maurice Casey

An academic who is ‘not serving the interests of any faith’ derides self-serving portrayals of Christ

by Brian Bethune - Thursday, December 23, 2010
Absolutely everything under the sun

Plus, Julia Child’s letters, a child transplanted from the Kalahari, the epic story of the black exodus from the American South, a chambermaid’s tale, and how objects reveal the world’s history

by macleans.ca - Thursday, December 23, 2010
Crash goes the Colosseum

The country’s historic landmarks are crumbling, and critics say government just doesn’t seem to care

by Patricia Treble - Thursday, December 23, 2010
High praise for low-life horse racing

Plus, why Cleopatra got a raw deal, the man who killed Pluto, Keith Richards on Mick Jagger, Louisa May Alcott’s revenge, and the vanishing ski bum

by macleans.ca - Thursday, December 16, 2010
No more the forgotten king

A new movie and book remove shy George VI from history’s footnotes

by Patricia Treble - Thursday, December 16, 2010