Over the past few months I’ve transitioned from active management of the History Here mobile app’s coverage, and have instead been writing short, delicious nuggets for the History Channel’s website, History.com. Here are a few links to my recent work there:
Listicles
- 8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Henry VIII
- 10 Allegedly Mad Monarchs
- 6 Modern Capitals with Ancient Roots
- 7 Things You May Not Know about the Ming Dynasty
- 9 Things You May Not Know about Nikola Tesla
- 10 Famous Elephants from History
- 6 Things You May Not Know about the Magna Carta
- 8 Surprising Facts about Alexander the Great
- A History of Coffee in 10 Buzzwords
Culinary History
- Champagne: A Brief and Bubbly History
- The Holiday History of Christmas Pudding
- The History of Pumpkin Pie
- What Goes into a Hot Tamale
- Jiggle It: The History of Gelatins, Aspics and Jellies
- Hamburger Helpers: The History of America’s Favorite Sandwich
- What it Says on the Tin: A Brief History of Canned Food
- Snow in Summer: A Global History of Frozen Treats
- Fries with That? A Brief History of Drive-Thru Dining
Short-form Q&A;
- What Is the World’s Oldest Democracy? It depends
- How Many People Were at the First Thanksgiving? About 140
- How Long Was the Berlin Wall? 96 miles
- When Was Columbus Day First Celebrated? 1792
- Who Were the First Women to Win Nobel Prizes? A pioneering chemist and an anti-war barroness
- Why Does Rosh Hashanah Last for Two Days? To make sure it’s celebrated on the right one
- Who Was the First World Heavyweight Boxing Champ? John L. Sullivan
- Who Invented the Metric System? The French
- What is the Longest River in the World? The Amazon
- Who Invented Basketball? James Naismith
Jan 15, 2015, updated Mar 31, 2025