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Civilizations Of The Americas, The Peoples To The NorthAuthor: Adas, MichaelDate: 1992The Peoples To The NorthArcheologists have been able to distinguish various stages of Archaicculture, from Alaska to northern Mexico, among the ancestors of the NorthAmerican Indians. We cannot deal in detail with ...

Springfield, IllinoisJune 16, 1858 On June 16, 1858, more than 1,000 Republican delegates met in the Springfield, Illinois, statehouse for the Republican State Convention. At 5 p.m. they chose Lincoln as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. At 8 p.m., Lin...

Industrialization And Western Global HegemonyIndustrial Rivalries And The Partition Of The World,Author: Schwartz, Stuart B.Date: 2004Industrial Rivalries And The Partition Of The World, c. 1870-1914The spread of the Industrial Revolution from the British Isles toContinental Europe and North America...

The Ancient City of Jericho Through out much of her history, the ancient town of Jericho has been associated with walls. The most notable story of Jericho is that of Joshua, who according to Biblical accounts, caused the circumvallate walls to "come tumbling down." The natural walls surrounding Jeri...

History of the 101st Airborne Division World War Two "Rendezvous with Destiny" The 101st Airborne Division was activated August 16, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana and placed under the command of Major General William C. Lee. At the activation ceremony, MG Lee observed, "The 101st...has no history...

The Grandeur That Was RomePage Two Date: 2002The Early Republic, 509-133 B.C.: Foreign AffairsThe growth of Rome from a small city-state to the dominant power in theMediterranean world in less than 400 years (509-133 B.C.) is a remarkablesuccess story. Roman expansion was not deliberately planned; r...

John Hancock Written by, Dr. Joseph John Ellis The man whose name heads the list of signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock was a Boston patriot and a leader of the American Revolution. His prominent signature is familiar to anyone who has seen a picture of that document. John Hanco...

Sumerian Shuruppak Shuruppak or modern Tall Fa'rah, is an ancient Sumerian city located south of Nippur in what is now south-central Iraq and originally on the bank of the Euphrates River. Excavations there in the first half of the 20th century uncovered three levels of habitation extending in time ...

Ancient History Sourcebook:Suetonius: De Vita Caesarum--Divus Claudius, c. 110 CE. Translated by J. C. Rolfe. [Arkenberg Introduction]. Rolfe's annotations appear in brackets with no attribution; mine are noted. I have also replaced modern place names, as used by Rolfe, with those in use by the Roma ...

The European Dream Of Progress And Enlightenment Impact Of The Scientific Revolution Science, Art, And Philosophy In The Eighteenth Century Introduction In the eighteenth century, while royal absolutism faced serious problems, many learned and thoughtful Europeans held a shining vision of the futur...

Discovery Of Gold In CaliforniaAuthor: Hittell, John S.Discovery Of Gold In California1848Before the time of the great gold discovery of 1848, the metal had beenfound in California, but the mines from which it was taken were poor andyielded small returns for years of working. The discovery in 1848 i...

Americas On The Eve Of InvasionAuthor: Michael SchwartzDate: 1992 Post classical Mesoamerica, A.D. 1000-1500 The collapse of Teotihuacan in central Mexico and the abandonment of theclassical Maya cities in the 8th century A.D. signaled a significant politicaland cultural change in Mesoamerica. The c...