Where Will History Take You Today?

Toledo, Spain
Enjoying Toledo, Spain

Travel

One of the things I love most is to travel the world. I’ve been very fortunate to have visited 16 different countries, mostly…

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Salzburg, Austria

History

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At the British Museum

About Me

Hello and welcome to History Havoc. I created this site a few years ago (I had to delete the old site…

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  • Book Review – Evil Has a Name

    Book Review – Evil Has a Name

    Next in my book review series for 2022 is Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation by Paul Homes, Jim Clemente, and Peter McDonnell. While this may not be the typical history book that I read and review, the story was a huge part of history in the US,…

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  • Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi

    Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi

    Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi          Last year I was teaching about JFK in my US History class. Most of the students knew little about him, but they knew he was shot. So, we started discussing some of the things he did as president and then we got to his assassination. Diving into this, even briefly,…

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  • We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

    We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

    One of my favorite musical artists has long been Billy Joel. I can still remember going into Service Merchandise in the mall to buy the album Innocent Man for my brother for Christmas. I grew up with the sounds of him playing the piano, and still listen to this day. Plus, it was one of…

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  • Journey to Korea to Teach

    Journey to Korea to Teach

    In 2009 I moved to South Korea to teach English. I was living in Florida and trying to become a teacher. The economy was terrible, and most districts were not hiring new teachers. So, I took off for the first place I could find where I could teach, South Korea. Using a recruiter I found…

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  • Welcome to History Havoc

    Welcome to History Havoc

    Welcome to the new site at History Havoc. The old site was attacked by malware that I could not get removed, so I deleted it all and started fresh. Here I hope to bring you history news, notes, and tidbits as I study and learn. If you did not follow the blog before, I invite…

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