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The Turning Point For the last two months, the great air battle that had raged over south-east England was to go down in history as one of the most important battles that Britain had to overcome. We cannot argue that the German Luftwaffe was by no means an inferior opponent, on the contrary, as far...

An Overview of the Paleolithic Prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools. Robert A. Guisepi Date:2000 The Stone Age is a prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone too...

The American Civil War, Daniel Butterfield (1831 - 1901)Edited by: Robert Guisepi2002 Thoroughly hated by his fellow officers, Daniel Butterfield was wounded at Gettysburg and "fortunately for him and to the joy of all has gone home." A New York businessman with the American Express company, he had ...

A History of Ancient Greece Spartans and Thermopylae Rollin's Ancient History: History Of The Persians And Grecians Author: Rollin, Charles Go Stranger and to Sparta Tell Faithful to Her Laws, Here, We Fell Amongst the greatest and most loyal soldiers in human history where the Spartans. Never was...

A History of England ALFRED THE GREAT (848?-899). The course of English history would have been very different had it not been for King Alfred. He won renown both as a statesman and as a warrior and is justly called "the Great." The England of Alfred's time was a country of four small Saxon kingdom...

History Of The Babylonians And Assyrians Book: Part II: The Rise Of Assyria And Its Struggles With Kassite Babylonia Author: Godspeed, George Times Of Tiglathpileser I. 1100 B.C. 133. The splendid extension of Assyrian authority to the northwest, achieved by Shalmaneser I. and his successors (sect....

Events Leading to the Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbor Hawaii The attack on U.S. military forces of the at Pearl Harbor Hawaii did not just happen nor was it a quick reaction to initiatives instituted by President Roosevelt. The Japanese believed that they were being pushed into a corner by Roosevelt...

An April Fool's Tale? April Fool's Day During the 16th century, the calendar had become so far off that Pope Gregory VIII decided to order a recalculation of the correct dates. Furthermore, the practice of celebrating the new year would no longer begin on April 1 as had been the custom but instead ...

Baroque Style Of Art Baroque style is probably my favourite out of all. This is because I am someone who really pays attention to detail so when it comes to art and architecture the buildings that attract me the most are the complicated ones full of little details. It is said that the Baroque style ...

Bernini, Gianlorenzo Contributed By:Edward J. SullivanThe single most important artistic talent of the Italian baroque. Although most significant as a sculptor, he was also highly gifted as an architect; painter; draftsman; designer of stage sets, fireworks displays, and funeral trappings; and playw...

On February 24, 1905, Congress passed a bill authorizing the War Department to return its stockpile of captured Confederate battle flags to their original owners. This poem was written by A former Union soldier at the height of the debate over the issue, which was considered quite controversial. Sho...

Australia And The Islands Of The Sea, Part Three Author: Larkin, Dunton Chapter VII. Tasmania. Tasmania lies a hundred and thirty miles south of Australia, from which it is separated by Bass Strait. It was known formerly as Van Diemen's Land, and contains an area of more than twenty-six thousand sq...