history

Why we watch movies about historical events

Andrew Robins — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:53:58 +0000

Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln and Ben Affleck’s Argo both did well at the box office and the Oscars. But why were these historical films so popular?

How Mary went blind: A 'Little House on the Prairie' investigation

Rebecca Thiele — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:31:24 +0000

The Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder have entertained kids for almost seventy five years, while teaching them a little about what life was like for pioneers during the late 1800s. While the books were published as fiction, most of the story was taken from Wilder’s own childhood. One of the biggest turning points in the books is when Laura’s older sister Mary goes blind after getting scarlet fever. But an article recently published in the American Academy of Pediatrics argues that scarlet fever did not cause Mary’s blindness at all.

KCC students, staff to tour European world war battle sites

Andrew Robins — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:01:31 +0000

Most Americans go to Europe to see the sights and have a good time. But a group of students and faculty from Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek will leave on a more serious mission in May. They’ll explore battlefield sites from the two world wars. One of the tour leaders, history instructor Michelle Wright, says that being there provides a “three-dimensional” perspective you can’t get from books and movies.