Tag: Longest

The year 46 BCE is not a very notable year. In fact, if you ask most people to name some important events from that particular year, you will likely be met with blank stares. 46 BCE is not one of the more famous years in history. The year 46 BCE is notable for two things. First, Julius Caesar was fi...

Finally Lauren called me Wednesday around 7:15pm. Later than our planned time. I know it’s hard to use the public phone there, but with the way we left things, I’d really hoped she would call sooner. The waiting was killing me. This conversation was different. Softer. Sad. Full of remors...

Ifyou look at a modern map, you will notice something strange. Hugging the Moroccan coast is the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. This city is surrounded on all sides by Morocco and the sea. This raises an obvious question: Why does Ceuta belong to Spain and not Morocco? The answer to that question is tied...