Last night, as I ground black pepper and sprinkled some French sea salt into my salad, I stopped to ponder how we take these spices for granted. Back in the Middle Ages, before the Portuguese, Dutch and other voyages of discovery sailed to Indonesia, India, and beyond, spices were worth… Salt, Pepper, and Other Spices We Take for Granted
Original publication date: February 14, 2013 Categories: History Zhuang Zedong, the Chinese ping pong champion, has just died. He sought out and met his American counterpart, Glenn Cowan during a visit to America in 1971. Zhuang was an important private diplomat for Mao’s China, and after this meeting the U.S.… How Ping Pong Diplomacy Changed History
The world has watched the Olympics in London, now continuing. It’s interesting to go back a ways and see an Olympics from an earlier time, Tokyo 1964 in the classic documentary by Kon Ichikawa. It was the first big international event held in Japan since the second world war ended. You… Tokyo Olympiad 1964: Amazing Documentary by Kon Ichikawa