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Great Civil War In England, Execution Of Charles I, Part 2 Author: Macaulay, Lord;Knight, Charles By Charles Knight The drawbridge of Hurst castle ^1 is lowered during the night, December 17, 1648, and the tramp of a troop of horse is heard by the wakeful prisoner. He calls for his attendant Herbe...

The United States Of America Various Authors Edited By: R. A. Guisepi This is the story of how the American Republic developed from colonial beginnings in the 16th century, when the first European explorers arrived, until modern times."We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more per...

TUBMAN, Harriet (1820?-1913) A runaway slave herself, Harriet Tubman helped so many blacks escape to freedom that she became known as the "Moses of her people." During the Civil War she served the Union Army as a nurse, cook, scout, and spy. Harriet Tubman was born Harriet Ross about 1820 on a plant...

Why Study History Through Primary Sources [Adapted from James Harvey Robinson, "The Historical point of View", in Readings in European History, Vol I, (Boston: Ginn, 1904), 1-13 ] The Sources of History It is clear that all our information in regard to past events and conditions must be derived fro...

The Legacy Of Asia's First CivilizationsAuthor: Stearns, Peter N.Date: 1992Analysis And ConclusionAnalysis: The Legacy Of Asia's First CivilizationsIn their size, complexity, and longevity, the first civilizations todevelop in South Asia and China match and in some respects surpass theearliest civil...

Ancient Egypt: Apopis Egypt's HistoryRobert Guisepi, 1984 The Valley of the Nile Apopis was the last great Hyksos king of Egypt (reigned c. 1585-1542 BC). Initially, he controlled most of Egypt but was gradually driven back northward to the vicinity of his capital in the Nile River delta due to succ...

CONGRATULATIONS FROM JEFFERSON DAVISON REDUCING FT. SUMTERDAVIS, JEFFERSON. The actual received telegram, from Jefferson Davis to General P.G. T.Beauregard, Charleston, South Carolina, April 13, 1861. One page, oblong 8vo. On printed"AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY" telegraph stationery. A telegram of th...

World War One, Nations Involved Austria-Hungary Declared war on Serbia .........July 28, 1914Declared war on Russia ........Aug 6, 1914Declared war on Belgium ......Aug 28, 1914Declared war on Portugal ......March 15, 1916BelgiumRefused German ultimatum demanding permission for German troops to cro...

Battle of Lexington and Concord On April 18, 1775 British General Thomas Gage in Boston was ordered to seize a cache of arms in Concord, a small town 15 miles away, and if possible, to capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams, two of the more outspoken rebel leaders. To accomplish this, Gage assembled ...

The Middle Ages Date: 1992 During the decline of the Roman Empire, the migrations of a strong, rude people began to change the life of Europe. They were the German barbarians, or Teutonic tribes, who swept across the Rhine and the Danube into the empire. There they accepted Christianity. The union o...

Frederick The Great Seizes SilesiaAuthor: Smyth, WilliamFrederick The Great Seizes SilesiaMaria Theresa Appeals To The Hungarians - 1740Maria Theresa, the "Empress Queen," stands out among the most heroic andromantic figures of the eighteenth century. She was the daughter of CharlesVI, last of the r...

World War One, Gavrilo Pincip Gavrilo Pincip b. July 25 [July 13, Old Style], 1894, Obljaj, Bosniad. April 28, 1918, Theresienstadt, Austria South Slav nationalist who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg (née Ch...