Artificial Intelligence in the History Profession
Over the last couple of years, artificial intelligence (AI) has seen an uptick in coverage in the media. Ranging from helpful things like extrapolating information from expansive articles and providing valuable step-off points for writing prompts, to more malicious uses such as art theft and deep fakes, AI is sadly
Resolving Horror: Resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis
“We [are] facing a great trouble.” These were the words purportedly spoken by President John F. Kennedy to his brother, Robert F. Kennedy on the morning of Tuesday, 16 OCT 1962. It has widely been popularized as the closest the world had ever been to destruction, or as Arthur Schlesigner,
Lockheed A-12 Oxcart
Succeeded by it’s younger Blackbird counterpart, the A-12 Oxcart was Lockheed’s response to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) need for a high-altitude supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Smaller, faster, more stealthy, and agile than it’s younger counterpart, the A-12 conducted a field of operations over Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Soviet bloc. So
The Totally (not) Real Story of the Quad City War
Recently, a request came up regarding an M103 Heavy Tank that was located on a public island on the Mississippi River. The island has been subjugated to numerous floods over the years and so has the tank. I decided to jump into the newspapers to find more information about the
