Articles in History

September 2009

On the Plains of Abraham

by Helen Humphreys

A novelist recreates one of Canada’s greatest battles.


May 2009

Brisebois Drive

by Aritha van Herk

In our noisy, wired age, the bit players of history are consigned to oblivion


January 2009

The Lynching of Louie Sam

by John Vaillant

In 1884, an American mob brought frontier justice to the Canadian border.


December 2008

The Lynching of Louie Sam

by John Vaillant

In 1884, an American mob brought frontier justice to the Canadian border.


October 2006

Bombs Over Cambodia WalrusPrime Article

by Taylor Owen and Ben Kiernan

New information reveals that Cambodia was bombed far more heavily than previously believed


October 2004

A Ridiculously Brief History of Rwanda

by Gerald Caplan

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