Welcome to HistoryWow
Why ‘Wow’? Because history has a ‘Wow’ factor. History is rich in fascinating and inspirational incidents and events. Stories of heroism, self-sacrifice, humor, arrogance, foolishness, victory against the odds, the cruel hand of fate, irony and nobility.
History’s got the lot. Since 2012, HistoryWow’s aim, using only the finest historical reference material, has been to bring you some of these fascinating and inspirational incidents and events, in a short, sharp format. A little bit of history every day. But not enough to overload your busy lifestyles. We hope you enjoy HistoryWow!
History Question of the Day
The large World War Two German Battleship Tirpitz struck fear into enemy navies. It was said to be unsinkable and impregnable and Winston Churchill (1874-1965) called it “the beast”. How many major Allied operations were launched against Tirpitz?
The answer tomorrow.
Yesterday's question and answer:
In 1605, an audience watched the first performance of Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1564-1615). Why was the subject matter controversial?
Answer: Macbeth concerns regicide, the killing of a king. For some, in the early seventeenth century, regicide was considered such an aberration of the natural order that it would cause ghosts to burst from the ground.
Source: The Age of Genius by A.C. Grayling
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History Question of the Week
What was the 1803 Court decision that gave the U.S. Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution, therefore establishing the principle of judicial review?
The answer on Thursday.Submit Answer
The first correct answer to each week's question will receive a US$30 voucher to buy a history book of their choice.
Last week's question and answer:
Which city was established by Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) during his brief foray into Egypt in 332-331 BCE?
Answer: Alexandria.Source: Cities of the Classical World by Colin McEvedy
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HistoryWow’s Golden List of Great History Books
There are many great history books, on a range of interesting topics. These are some of the ones we at HistoryWow think are especially good.
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The HistoryWow Forum
CALLING ALL HISTORY BUFFS!
The fascinating thing about history is that there are a variety of different opinions and views on historical questions. Here is your chance to tell us what you think about a particular history question.THIS WEEK'S HISTORYWOW FORUM TOPIC IS:
Traditionally it was believed that science advanced by assembling data, with each new piece of data contributing to the development of human knowledge. According to Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996) however, scientific progress relied on short, explosive periods where scientists discarded old models of thinking in favour of new ones. What do you think?
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HistoryWow’s Featured Historical Figure of Note
Thutmose III (1500-1436 BCE)Egyptian pharaoh. He led Egypt for almost 54 years, though for the first 22 he co-ruled. He expanded the borders and territory of Egypt to the largest ever seen through seventeen military campaigns. He is considered by some the greatest ever pharaoh.
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