Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas, is generally considered one of the main texts about the life of Abraham Lincoln. This book chronicles the life of Lincoln from his early years spent in Illinois and nearby states, through his legal and political careers, to his assassination after the culmination of the Civil War. ...
Through much if its troubled past, China has come a long way and has become an improved country. Though the years, China greatest problem was in their mass population. Many problems in China stem from the population problem, energy has now become a threat as China becomes more and more technologically advanced as well as ...
I have a major love for Laura Ingalls Wilder. My obsession is so great that my friends poke fun at me. Of course, they are “Twi-Moms,” so their vampire love and obsession with futuristic “Hunger Games” is hard to transfer to the adventures of a 19th-century pioneer girl. My love of Laura Ingalls Wilder began ...
For centuries now mermaid myths have been around. Numerous water spirits were said to have lived in West Africa according to the Igbo people as well as others. Not all were of the appearance of a half-fish, half-human, but some were have said to look like alligators and snakes. In the 1500’s Europeans were carving ...
In 1743 there was a stage performance in London. The actors and actresses in the show wore roller skates, this was the first ever recorded use of this recreational footwear. It is not known who invented this particular set of roller skates. Reports indicate that is was not until 1760 when Jean-Joseph Merlin put on ...
The heathen faith practiced by the Vikings (which is referred to as Asatru by modern practitioners) was a very diverse and involved religion. For instance, unlike modern Christianity (where you go to heaven, hell or the inbetween), there were dozens of places that you might go after death according to the Norse. Those who died ...
As a new Century was preparing to begin, with huge advances in just about everything, including artificial intelligence, two of the most popular toys of the 90s were cardboard discs and water guns! Japan gave us a couple of our favorites and of course, most of the rest were highly advanced and revolutionary in nature. ...
The Cold War (1945-1991) dominated international relations within a framework of political, economic, and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War facilitated global leadership by the United States, and provided Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and his successors with an enemy to justify their repressive regime. The Cold War helped ...
All In The Family spawned several spinoffs. Maude was the feisty opinionated liberal cousin of Archie Bunker’s wife Edith, who was introduced on All in The Family in a 1971 episode superbly acted by Beatrice Arthur. Maude began in 1972 and ran until 1978. Bill Macy played Maude’s husband Walter who owned an appliance store, ...
James Otis is one of the Boston men who helped stoke the fires of revolution during the 1760s. In fact, some people may say that he is the man who lit the fire. He is not as well known and he was not as prolific in his speeches and political work as many of his ...