Narratives
Who changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
When is the Sabbath Day? Some believers in Christ say they attend church services on Sunday because it is the Christian Sabbath. The Bible indicates that God created the earth in six days and He rested on the seventh. Saturday is the Sabbath of the Lord, which the children of Israel were commanded to observe.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in History
Potawatomi. AI-Generated.
Where the Earth Still Speaks and the Sky Still Listens The morning mist rolled softly across the edge of the forest, carrying with it the quiet songs of the river. The Potawatomi people called this land Bodewadmi, “the Keepers of the Fire,” for they believed that the flame of life and wisdom must never be allowed to die.
By shakir hamid4 months ago in History
Roadside America & The Giant Fiberglass Statues
Somewhere out on Route 66, the sun is low, the asphalt hums, and the family station wagon’s AC isn’t quite keeping up. The kids are restless, Mom is flipping through the AAA TripTik, and Dad’s patience is hanging by a thread when suddenly... there it is! A massive, square-jawed Paul Bunyan figure looms on the horizon, clutching a hot dog the size of a telephone pole. Cameras click, kids scream, and Dad pulls over with a grin.
By The Iron Lighthouse4 months ago in History
The Iron Fist of Karanja: Rise and Fall of General Nyota. AI-Generated.
In the dusty hills of Karanja, a small East African nation, Samuel Nyota was born in 1948 into a poor farming family. His father toiled in the fields, his mother raised him and his siblings under the unforgiving sun, and from an early age, Samuel learned that life rewarded the strong and punished the weak. Tall, imposing, and fiercely intelligent, he quickly realized that survival required more than hard work — it demanded cunning, strategy, and ruthlessness.
By shakir hamid4 months ago in History
The Tyrant of Uganda: The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin. AI-Generated.
The story of Idi Amin Dada begins far from the marble halls of power — in a small village in northwestern Uganda, around 1925. Born into poverty among the Kakwa ethnic group, Amin’s early years were marked by hardship and survival. His father abandoned the family, and his mother, a herbalist, raised him in the shadow of colonial rule. He had little education, but he possessed an intimidating physical strength — tall, broad-shouldered, and fiercely ambitious.
By shakir hamid4 months ago in History
Rumors, Roses, and a Quiet Promise: The Legend of DiMaggio and Monroe
Rumors, Roses, and a Quiet Promise: The Legend of DiMaggio and Monroe When a public romance shined as bright as Marilyn Monroe’s glow on a Hollywood stage, the afterglow can outlive the headlines. Over the years, stories about Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe have settled into the realm of myth and memory—the kind of legends that fans retell with a knowing smile, even when every detail isn’t verifiably true. Among those tales, one persists with stubborn tenderness: the idea that DiMaggio, devastated by Monroe’s death, sent red roses to her crypt three times a week for two decades, never remarried, and allegedly uttered his final words, “I’ll finally get to see Marilyn.”
By Story silver book 4 months ago in History
Amman Citadel: Layers of History and Civilization in Jordan
The Amman Citadel, perched on Jabal al-Qal’a, offers a living chronicle of civilizations stacked across time. From the Ammonites of the 9th century BCE, whose inscriptions to Milkom survive, to Roman temples, Byzantine churches, and Umayyad palaces, the site reflects continual reconstitution. The Temple of Hercules, colossal ruins, Byzantine adaptations, and Umayyad architecture illustrate layers of cultural inheritance, interrupted by earthquakes and restored in modern times. The Archaeological Museum, once home to the Dead Sea Scrolls, deepens the story. Visiting reveals more than ruins—it is a lesson in how civilizations adapt, recycle, and endure, while raising questions about humanity’s future.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen4 months ago in History
The Parachute Wedding Dress: How Ruth Hensinger Turned WWII Survival Silk into Bridal Magic
The Parachute Wedding Dress: How Ruth Hensinger Turned WWII Survival Silk into Bridal Magic Imagine a pilot drifting down from a burning plane, his parachute the only thing between him and certain death. That same parachute, once a tool of survival in World War II, becomes the fabric of a bride's dream gown. In 1947, Ruth Hensinger sewed her wedding dress by hand from the nylon parachute that saved her fiancé's life, turning a symbol of war into one of love and hope.
By Story silver book 4 months ago in History
The World Mourns Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Humanity Through the Eyes of Chimpanzees
The Passing of a Giant in Science On October 1, 2025, the world awoke to heartbreaking news: Dame Jane Goodall, the legendary primatologist, ethologist, and conservationist, had died at age 91. According to a statement released by the Jane Goodall Institute, she passed away of natural causes while in California, where she had been continuing her tireless speaking engagements even in her ninth decade.
By Lynn Myers4 months ago in History
The Cola Wars: How America Fizzed, Fought, and Foamed From the 50s to the 90s
There are few battles in history that were waged not with bullets, but with bubbles. While empires rose and fell, while presidents debated policy and kids memorized baseball stats, a different kind of war rumbled quietly beneath the surface of American life. It was fought in grocery aisles, TV commercials, vending machines, and lunchboxes. It was Coke versus Pepsi... two titans of taste locked in a struggle for the soul of America.
By The Iron Lighthouse4 months ago in History
The Last Lamp of Delhi
The year was 1857, a time when the old world of India trembled beneath the boots of rebellion and empire. The Mughal capital, Delhi, stood not only as a city of bazaars, mosques, and minarets, but as the fading shadow of a once-mighty throne. In the crumbling Red Fort, the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, sat helpless, his poetry carrying more strength than his dwindling army.
By Esther Sun4 months ago in History
