Jack Gaioni
Novi Belgica: How Peter Minuit’s $24 Land Deal Created New York City
Young Peter Minuit closed on perhaps the most savvy real estate deal ever recorded. For the equivalent of…
Bacteria, Belgium, and Benevolence
Epidemiologists—or those who study diseases— claim it is the oldest afflictionin human history. Social scientists believe this disease…
Insert/ Tap/ or Swipe in Flanders…( in the 14th century?)
If you use your credit card in Bruges or Antwerp ----even for the most basic transaction--- you are…
Irish Dames, The Dirty Shirts and Ypres, Belgium
It’s no accident that Hiroshima, Japan and Ypres, Belgium are official “sister cities”. Both cities were nearly obliterated…
Duffel’s Legacy
The storyline begins in the 11th-century province of Antwerp. By the 1500s, Flemish émigrés shifted the narrative to…
The French Ticket to Gold ?
The year 1848 witnessed two events that, while occurring simultaneously and separated by an ocean, triggered the most…
A Bull by the Horns
The Brussels police report was concise, clipped, and cryptic. The press speculation that followed the crime however got…
Belgium’s Border Wars (Sarcasm)
Add to the list: China and Taiwan, India and Pakistan, and it is safe to say that “border…
Uncles, Nephews, and Tribal Elders: An Enduring Belgian Connection to Native Americans.
Adrien Croquet (1818-1902) was born in Braine l’Alleud ,Belgium. He was ordained in 1844 as an abbot after…
This Belgian was “A Cut Above”
As an author Andreas was prolific. By the age of 23, his treatise on bloodletting---a popular treatment…
The ‘horse-fisherman’ of East Dunkirk
Belgium's horse-fisherman have a rich cultural history and our known to harvest some of the tastiest shrimp in…
Brussels Born and The Black Dress
Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) She was self-effacing---sometimes even a little insecure. She once famously said; “ I’m half…
The Most Memorialized Woman You’ve Probably Never Heard of… Or, Edith Who?
Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) With the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, it would be hard to find…
Effective Humanitarian Aid? … It’s In the Bag!
Belgium on the other hand was “neutral” on paper only. Its neutrality had been formally guaranteed by The…