Taps: The End of a Sold...

By now, nearly everyone would have read or received a story detailing the tragic origin of Taps, one of the most distinctive and emotive of military bugle calls. Unfortunately, while it is true that the tune was composed at Harrisons landing on James River, Virginia in 1862, the tale of...

Our Wired World: Origin...

There are conflicting ideas about the true origin of the internet. Arguments over its origin lie predominantly in two camps: one insists that worldwide connectivity had its beginnings at the behest of the Pentagon in 1969, when the Cold War was at its most intense, as a defense mechanism...

Origins of the English ...

The origins of the English language began with the invasion of Britain by Germanic tribes in 5th century AD. The Jutes, Saxons and Angles came from what is known today as northern Germany and Denmark. The Angles came from Engle, where English was spoken. The term English was derived from...