history

Explores the factors that led to Prohibition, and discusses what life was like under Prohibition and how the country was changed by this unprecedented government interference in the private lives of its citizens.

The billionaire entrepreneur and pioneer of the first commercial spaceliner examines the history of aviation, citing the achievements of such leading contributors as Tony Jannus, Leon Valentin, and Steve Fossett.

Describes the politics, vendettas, plots, and international intrigues in the battle of the emerging practice of blood transfusions in seventeenth-century Europe and how the events in some ways mirror modern discussions over stem cells and cloning.

The Detroit Tigers pitcher and veteran umpire share their respective views on the June 2, 2010 game that was entered into the record books with what the umpire believes was his erroneous call on the final out, tracing their career stories while imparting the significance of the game in their lives.

Details the longest game in baseball history, a grueling minor-league matchup between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings that lasted more than eight hours, with the last of the thirty-three innings being postponed until two months later.

Presents a history of the famous relation "A squared plus B squared equals C squared" that assesses its contributors from da Vinci to the Freemasons while analyzing its numerous proofs and applications.

Traces the 1897 murder that initiated a tabloid war between media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, chronicling the efforts of an anxious police officer, a cub reporter, and an eccentric professor to solve the crime.