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Oliver Buchannon
BananaKing

bananaking is a guest author specializing in history, economics, and geography, with a particular interest in how these disciplines intersect in the modern world. Drawing on historical case studies such as the rise of the global banana industry, bananaking explores topics like the economic and political impact of agricultural commodities, the evolution of trade networks, and the ways geography shapes social and economic outcomes. With a talent for making complex subjects accessible, bananaking’s work sheds light on the forces that have shaped societies and continue to influence global affairs today.

The Day Rome Finally Hit Snooze on Its Empire Alarm Clock (476 CE)

Medieval

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The Day Rome Finally Hit Snooze on Its Empire Alarm Clock (476 CE)

When “Baby Emperor” Romulus Augustulus got dethroned by Odoacer, and the Western Roman Empire officially said, meh, we’re done.

BY BananaKing

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Sep 4, 2025

Freedom, Founding, and a Flawless Win: How America Triumphed with the Treaty of Paris

USA

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Freedom, Founding, and a Flawless Win: How America Triumphed with the Treaty of Paris

On This Day: The Underdogs Became Champions and the World Watched in Awe

BY BananaKing

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Sep 3, 2025

On This Day in History: The Battle of Actium – When Love Sank Ships

Egypt

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On This Day in History: The Battle of Actium – When Love Sank Ships

September 2, 31 BC: Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra Turn Naval Warfare into the World’s Messiest Breakup

BY BananaKing

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Sep 2, 2025

On This Day in History: Jacques Cartier Reaches Hochelaga (Future Montreal) 🍁

Canada

On This Day in History: Jacques Cartier Reaches Hochelaga (Future Montreal) 🍁

The day a French navigator showed up, got a warm welcome, and basically said, “Nice place—mind if France moves in?”

BY BananaKing

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Sep 1, 2025

On This Day in History: Baby Henry VI Crowned King at 8 Months Old 👑🍼

England

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On This Day in History: Baby Henry VI Crowned King at 8 Months Old 👑🍼

The Infant Who Was King of England (and France... sort of) Before He Could Walk

BY BananaKing

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Aug 31, 2025

On This Day in History: Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Epic Occupation of Edo Castle—The Birth of Tokyo’s Samurai Powerhouse

Japan

On This Day in History: Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Epic Occupation of Edo Castle—The Birth of Tokyo’s Samurai Powerhouse

How a Shrewd Samurai Lord Transformed a Humble Fishing Village into Japan’s Political Heartbeat—and What History Lovers Can Discover

BY BananaKing

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Aug 30, 2025

The Battle of Winchelsea 1350: When England Said “No Way!” to Castilian Pirates in the Channel

Hundred Year's War

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The Battle of Winchelsea 1350: When England Said “No Way!” to Castilian Pirates in the Channel

On This Day in History, Before the Armada Drama, England’s Edward III Took Naval Justice into His Own Hands

BY BananaKing

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Aug 29, 2025

On This Day in History: When Rome’s Last Real Boss Got the Chop 🍌⚔️

Roman

On This Day in History: When Rome’s Last Real Boss Got the Chop 🍌⚔️

August 28, 476 – The Execution of Orestes & the Beginning of the End for the Western Roman Empire

BY BananaKing

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Aug 28, 2025

On This Day in History: Charles V Quit His Day Job as Emperor

Early Modern

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On This Day in History: Charles V Quit His Day Job as Emperor

When the World’s Biggest Empire Proved Too Much for One Man (and His Gouty Legs)

BY BananaKing

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Aug 27, 2025

On This Day: The Battle of Crécy — When Longbows, Knights, and Cannons Collided in 1346

England

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On This Day: The Battle of Crécy — When Longbows, Knights, and Cannons Collided in 1346

Edward III’s arrows rained, Philip VI’s knights sparkled, and medieval warfare got its first “boom moment.”

BY BananaKing

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Aug 26, 2025

On This Day in History: The First Council of Nicaea Settled the Nicene Creed Drama

Religion

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On This Day in History: The First Council of Nicaea Settled the Nicene Creed Drama

Bishops bickered, Santa slapped (allegedly), and Constantine just wanted peace

BY BananaKing

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Aug 25, 2025

On This Day in History: When Alaric I and the Visigoths Gave Rome an Unwelcome Surprise in 410 AD

Roman

On This Day in History: When Alaric I and the Visigoths Gave Rome an Unwelcome Surprise in 410 AD

The Sack That Shook the Roman Empire (and History Geeks Everywhere)

BY BananaKing

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Aug 24, 2025

On This Day in History: When Mount Vesuvius Turned Pompeii into a Time Capsule

Roman

On This Day in History: When Mount Vesuvius Turned Pompeii into a Time Capsule

How one fiery mountain, a Roman god’s feast day, and some very confused citizens gave us the world’s most famous archaeological peek into ancient life

BY BananaKing

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Aug 23, 2025

The Battle of Bosworth Field: How Henry VII Beat Richard III and Ended the Wars of the Roses

England

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The Battle of Bosworth Field: How Henry VII Beat Richard III and Ended the Wars of the Roses

On This Day in History, August 22, 1485: Richard III loses crown, life, and dynasty, while Henry Tudor grabs the throne and launches the Tudors.

BY BananaKing

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Aug 22, 2025

On This Day in History: How Kublai Khan’s Family Drama Gave Us Four Mongol Empires

Mongols

On This Day in History: How Kublai Khan’s Family Drama Gave Us Four Mongol Empires

The Toluid Civil War: When Mongols Went Full House—and History Fans Rejoiced

BY BananaKing

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Aug 21, 2025

The Last Stand at Thermopylae: When 300 Spartans Told Persia, “Not Today, Xerxes

Persia

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The Last Stand at Thermopylae: When 300 Spartans Told Persia, “Not Today, Xerxes

On this day in 480 BC, a handful of Greeks with abs of steel and spears of destiny held off one of history’s largest armies — and gave birth to one of the most legendary “nope, not on my watch” moments ever recorded.

BY BananaKing

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Aug 20, 2025

On This Day in History: The Day a Twenty-Something Hijacked Roman Politics (and Accidentally Invented the Empire)

Roman

On This Day in History: The Day a Twenty-Something Hijacked Roman Politics (and Accidentally Invented the Empire)

How Octavian Showed Up, Took the Job, and Basically Changed World History Forever

BY BananaKing

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Aug 19, 2025

On This Day in History: When a Russian Tsar Went Undercover in a Dutch Shipyard to Build a Navy

Netherlands

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On This Day in History: When a Russian Tsar Went Undercover in a Dutch Shipyard to Build a Navy

How Peter the Great Went Incognito in a Dutch Shipyard to Learn the Secrets of the Sea

BY BananaKing

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Aug 18, 2025

On This Day in History: The Party That Toppled Nicolas Fouquet and Changed France Forever

France

On This Day in History: The Party That Toppled Nicolas Fouquet and Changed France Forever

When opulence becomes your undoing: How a grand fête in 1661 at Vaux-le-Vicomte shocked a king and sparked a historic downfall.

BY BananaKing

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Aug 17, 2025

On This Day in History: Michelangelo's David - From Flawed Marble to Renaissance Masterpiece

Renaissance

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On This Day in History: Michelangelo's David - From Flawed Marble to Renaissance Masterpiece

How a Block of Marble Became an Icon of Strength and Beauty

BY BananaKing

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Aug 16, 2025

The Last Stand of the Byzantine Empire: The Fall of Trebizond to Sultan Mehmed II in 1461

Ottoman

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The Last Stand of the Byzantine Empire: The Fall of Trebizond to Sultan Mehmed II in 1461

What history lovers, geeks, and curious minds can learn from the final chapter of the Empire of Trebizond—and why you should keep exploring history with HistoryGoneBananas!

BY BananaKing

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Aug 15, 2025

Kamikaze! How a Typhoon Sank Kublai Khan’s Mega-Fleet and Made History

Japan

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Kamikaze! How a Typhoon Sank Kublai Khan’s Mega-Fleet and Made History

BY BananaKing

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Aug 14, 2025

Aztecs vs. Spaniards: How August 13, 1521, Became "The Day the Empire Forgot"

Spanish

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Aztecs vs. Spaniards: How August 13, 1521, Became "The Day the Empire Forgot"

From Island Empire to Spanish Startup: What Really Happened in Tenochtitlan

BY BananaKing

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Aug 13, 2025

Nintendo’s Wild Ride: From Playing Cards to Gaming Royalty

Corporate History

Nintendo’s Wild Ride: From Playing Cards to Gaming Royalty

From love hotels to legendary consoles—how Nintendo’s quirky past shaped its extraordinary future

BY BananaKing

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Aug 12, 2025

The Betrayal of Rome: How One Germanic Leader Ambushed Three Roman Legions

Warfare

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The Betrayal of Rome: How One Germanic Leader Ambushed Three Roman Legions

Inside the clever tactics and deception that changed the course of European history

BY BananaKing

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Aug 11, 2025

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