THG's Year in Review

In 1891, British humorist Jerome K. Jerome wrote that “Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve, they start telling each other ghost stories.”

A Busy Week

Man-eating big cats are rare, but can be prolific killers. Studying some of history's greatest struggles with nature’s creatures helps us to understand ourselves, and offers lessons as we continue to face the challenges of living in harmony with our environment.

While the massive Essex-class fleet carriers grabbed the headlines with their sprawling air groups and high-speed strikes, the "Jeep carriers" of the Casablanca class provided the indispensable backbone of Allied maritime operations.

If you are an Earp aficionado, you probably already knew something about Wyatt Earp’s dark side. But most of us only know the famous lawman from the movies, and those seem to have, generally, left a few things out.