Trevor Phipps
Author
For about 20 years, Trevor Phipps worked in the restaurant industry as a chef, bartender, and manager until he decided to make a career change. For the past several years, he has been a freelance journalist specializing in crime, sports, and history.
LATEST
The Storm That Won the Revolutionary War
A poorly timed storm thwarted Gen. Charles Cornwallis’s plans and forced his surrender in the final major conflict of the Revolutionary War.
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Long-Distance Chess Was Popular Long Before the Internet
Advancements in technology enabled chess-lovers to play their favorite game across mountains, oceans, and continents.
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Donald Sloat: A Selfless Sacrifice
A fearless soldier in the Vietnam War held on to a grenade to save his fellow soldiers.
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Charles Oldrieve: The Man Who Walked on Water for Nearly 1,600 Miles in 40 Days
A 19th-century circus performer amazed crowds by “walking on water”—and made a dangerous journey from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
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James West and Gerhard Sessler: The Two Scientists Who Pioneered the Design of Modern-Day Microphones
How two physicists transformed bulky studio equipment into the small, low-cost microphones that power modern communication.
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Arland Williams: The Man Who ‘Passed the Rope’ to Others
The Citadel alum and bank executive gave up his chance to survive a horrible plane crash so that others might live.
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Guglielmo Marconi: The ‘Father of Radio’ Who Pioneered Long Distance Wireless Communication
How an Italian inventor without a university degree proved radio waves could cross oceans—launching the age of wireless communication.
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