Cross Country Chronicles

  Twenty years ago, I struggled to absorb the images of fire and smoke wafting from the World Trade Center. I turned the TV on when the seco...

Mikis Theodorakis the best-known Greek composer and lyricist died today at the age of 96.  He composed music for the films " Zorba the...

  The Summer Olympics originally scheduled for 2020, opened a year later on July 23, 2021 with dance performances highlighting the struggle ...

The English Civil Wars (1642-1651) gave rise to the philosophy that created the American nation.  Prominent thinkers speculated about the n...

The Italian Republic was born 75 years ago on June 2, 1946. It was on that day the Italian people voted to abolish the monarchy and establis...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory at the battle of the Puebla on May 5, 1862.   The victory of the smaller Mexican army again...

It was on Easter week in 1916 the Easter Rising also known as Easter Rebellion, an armed insurrection started in Ireland on its path toward...