Chicago History Lesson   Feb 10, 2008 18:56:53

Chicago history lesson February 8, 2008 Happy birthday to us -- the Chicago Sun-Times is celebrating 60 years of covering the great city of Chicago. Most of us know something about major historical sites like the Water Tower and Marshall Field's - these are some of the events and locations in the city's history that you might have o... Read More

History part II   Apr 25, 2007 16:46:35

History of Martinique Part II In 1902, a blast from Mont Pelée (a still-active volcano) laid waste to Saint-Pierre with a burst of superheated gas and burning ash 40 times stronger than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Only one of the town's 30,000 residents survived (and he was in jail). Saint-Pierre, long regarded as ... Read More

History Part II   Apr 25, 2007 16:47:00

HISTORY OF MYANMAR PART II In 1937, Burma was administratively separated from British India and there was nascent murmuring for self-rule. The Japanese drove the British from Burma in WWII and attempted to enlist Burman support politically. The Burmans were briefly tempted by an opportunity for independence, but a resistance movement s... Read More