One hundred years ago Europe was in the grip of the Great War. Two years prior the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ignited the war. The formal alliance system which brought stability for a generation failed. Instead of providing security through strength, the rigid entanglement… Read more“Map Monday, The Great War a hundred years on”
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Map Monday, Happy 50th Birthday to Star Trek
NBC broadcast the first episode of Star Trek on September 8th 1966. Sold as a spacey version of Wagon Train the series took a cerebral twist. Told through a sixties cultural lens it explored racism, fear of technology, and weapons of mass destruction. Unfortunately the five year mission of the… Read more“Map Monday, Happy 50th Birthday to Star Trek”
Map Monday, Happy 100th to the US National Park Service
The first national park predates the National Park Service (NPS) by more than 40 years. In 1872, President Grant created the first national park, Yellowstone. While inside US territory, the park was not part of an admitted state. As federal land, the national government assumed direct control. Various civilian staff… Read more“Map Monday, Happy 100th to the US National Park Service”