duels

Nature versus nurture is one of the oldest debates there is. Are we predetermined to become who we become, or is it the world we encounter that shapes us into who we are? The story of David (”Tiger”) Roche and Boyle Roche seems almost…

Tycho Brahe was born as Tyge Brahe in 1546, though he would adopt the Latinized form of his first name when he was fifteen. His parents were Danish nobles, with his father, Otte Brahe, one of the close advisors of the King of Denmark. Tycho…

New Orleans has always been the least typical of American cities. The state's French origins sets apart from the original British founding states, while its long heritage as the capital of its own colony state sets it apart from the states…