Private enterprise in the history of civilization has never led large, expensive, dangerous projects with unknown risks. That has never happened because when you combine all these factors, you cannot create a capital market valuation of that activity. Neil deGrasse Tyson activitycapitalcivilization share on social
With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much. Jon Meacham affordbrutallyday share on social
One of the things that really bothers me is that Americans don't have any sense of history. The majority of Americans don't have any idea of where we've come from, so they naturally succumb to the kind of cliche version that Ronald Reagan represented. Robert K. Massie americanbothercliche share on social
Solidarity was the movement that turned the direction of history, I think. Jeane Kirkpatrick directionhistorymovement Change image and share on social
I'm really looking forward to it, if you can imagine floating weightless, watching the world pour by through the big bay window of the space station playing a guitar; just a tremendous place to think about where we are in history. Chris Hadfield baybigfloat share on social
Macon has such a rich musical history - and the state of Georgia, as well. Jason Aldean georgiahistorymacon Change image and share on social
I get a little sick of these New Yorkers who want me to make some psychic thing, like 'The Left-Handed Gun.' They don't know anything about Western history. Howard Hawks gunhandhistory Change image and share on social
The most spectacular anti-lava effort in history occurred on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in 1973. Brendan I. Koerner antieffortheimaey Change image and share on social
History is admirably dangerous. It is not the soft option. Teachers need to be grown up and brave. Sensitivity is fine, but it stops at the door of honest narrative. Simon Schama admirablybravedangerous Change image and share on social