Dec 29, 2009

The Time Machine | Compare and Contrast

1890s: Numerous countries are at war over disputed territory, including China and Japan, the United States and Spain, Turkey and Greece.

Today: Numerous countries and people feud over disputed territory, including the Palestinians and Israelis and the Pakistanis, and Indians.

1890s: In 1895, T. H. Huxley, a popularizer of Darwin's theory of evolution and Wells's teacher and a primary influence on his thinking and writing, dies.

Today: In 2002,...