Winston Churchill

Allied forces building harbours in France.

D-Day succeeded thanks to an ingenious design called the Mulberry Harbors

Churchill and his team of engineers, scientists and military officers designed a marine staging area known as the Mulberry Harbors, later actualized in the prime minister’s bathtub. This design would later be the key to their success in the invasion of Normandy, France, on D-Day.

D-Day succeeded thanks to an ingenious design called the Mulberry Harbors
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress on March 3, 2015. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) and President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) applaud behind Netanyahu.

Netanyahu punctuates speech to Congress with American pop culture and flattery

Netanyahu punctuates speech to Congress with American pop culture and flattery
Matthew Barzun, America's ambassador to London, is also an ambassador of rock.

This US ambassador to Britain practices 'vinyl diplomacy'

This US ambassador to Britain practices 'vinyl diplomacy'
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, 1920

How the Nazis helped Coco Chanel — and Chanel No. 5

How the Nazis helped Coco Chanel — and Chanel No. 5
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For the Russians, D-Day was significant, but maybe not as important as the West imagines

For the Russians, D-Day was significant, but maybe not as important as the West imagines
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, drinks a shot of vodka while visiting a market as part of his party Duma election campaign in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.

How vodka became the beloved drink it is today in Russia

Russians and Vodka. It seems like a crude stereotype, but Lawrence Schrad has taken a deeper look at the history that led to the country's love affair with the drink.

How vodka became the beloved drink it is today in Russia

British Cartoonist Steve Bell Draws American Presidents

Cartoonist Steve Bell has been skewering British politicians since his career took off in the late 1970s. Because his obsession is politics, a good number of American presidents have come in for in his particular brand of satire. Steve Bell's leftist politics inform how he characterizes US presidents. George W. Bush was easy. Barack Obama: not so much.

British Cartoonist Steve Bell Draws American Presidents

China's copycat town emblematic of Chinese passion for look-a-likes

China's love with copies is well-known. There are the fake Apple stores, the fake landmarks and, it turns out, fake whole towns. In China, though, imitation is really more a sign of appreciation, than a lack of creativity.

China's copycat town emblematic of Chinese passion for look-a-likes

'Triumphs of Experience': Studying the Happy Life

'Triumphs of Experience': Studying the Happy Life

Remembering an American contrarian: Christopher Hitchens dead of cancer

Christopher Hitchens, a man who wasn't afraid to take on anyone, died on Thursday of esophageal cancer. He was famous for his biting criticism of, well, everyone, from Henry Kissinger, "a war criminal," to Mother Theresa, "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud,"

Remembering an American contrarian: Christopher Hitchens dead of cancer
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Why Some Russians Miss the Soviet Kommunalka

The Kommunalka was a Soviet experiment in communal living. Entire families were forced to live in a single room, nevertheless some have surprisingly fond memories of the experience.

Why Some Russians Miss the Soviet Kommunalka

A Historical Look at European Union

A Historical Look at European Union

How History May Judge Obama in Crisis

How History May Judge Obama in Crisis
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Winston Churchill Addresses the Nation

Winston Churchill Addresses the Nation
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Churchillian advice for President Obama

Barbara Leaming, author of a new book, 'Churchill Defiant: Fighting On: 1945 - 1955,' says our embattled President might learn important lessons on popularity and leadership from Winston Churchill.

Churchillian advice for President Obama