Tag: world history

What was it like, that first time under fire? In real battle during the U.S. Civil War? Brothers of the native soil against brothers of the same good earth? Said (or wrote) an officer from Maine sometime after: "The behavior of those who were hit appeared to be singular; and, as there were so many o...

Suetonius: De Vita Caesarum--TiberiusThe Lives of the Caesars--Tiberius. I. THE patrician branch of the CIaudian family (for there was, besides, a plebeian branch of no less influence and prestige) originated at Regilli, a town of the Sabines. From there it moved to Rome shortly after the founding o ...

Battles Of Magenta And SolferinoAuthor: Orsi, PietroBattles Of Magenta And Solferino 1859During the Crimean War (1853-1856) Austria remained neutral, while theItalian Kingdom of Sardinia joined Great Britain, France, and Turkey againstRussia. The power of Austria still kept despotic sway over the St...

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...

History Of The Conquest Of Mexico, The Aztecs (part seven) The Postclassical Era Book: Chapter 17: The Americas On The Eve Of Invasion Author: Prescott, William H Date: 1992 Document: Aztec Women And Men In the mid-16th century, Bernardino de Sahagun, a Spanish missionary, prepared an extraordinary...

First Swiss Struggle For LibertyAuthor: Baker, Grenfell F.First Swiss Struggle For Liberty1308Owing to the fact that the house of Hapsburg had its origin inSwitzerland, the accession of Rudolph I, founder of the Hapsburg dynasty, tothe throne of Germany (1273), with the virtual headship of the Holy ...

Ancient Sumerian/Mesopotamian Laws 1. BE it enacted forever and for all future days: If a son say to his father, "You are not my father," he [the father] can cut off his [the son's] locks, make him a slave and sell him for money. If a son say to his mother, "You are not my mother," she can cut off h...

A History of England The Kings and Queens of England Saxon 802-839 Egbert 839-858 Ethelwulf 858-860 Ethelbald 860-865 Ethelbert 865-871 Ethelred 871-899 Alfred the Great 901-924 Edward the Elder 924-939 Athelstan 939-946 Edmund I 946-955 Edred 955-959 Edwy 959-975 Edgar 975-978 Edward the Martyr ...

The success story of the 80s has been the catchphrase used in the media to describe certain groups of Asian Americans--especially the American-born children of emigrants from China, Japan, and Korea. While the media focus was usually on the outstanding success in school or business of these Asian Am...

Step back in time as we unravel the captivating stories of ancient nations, civilizations that once thrived, flourished, and left an indelible mark on the pages of history. From the banks of the Nile to the valleys of Mesopotamia, join us on a journey through the rise and fall of these venerable soc...

Canada, An Early History Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 Canada to 1763 Prehistory to early European contact Pre-contact aboriginal history The first humans to make their homes in North America migrated from Asia. It is generally thought that this migration took place over a now-submerged land bridg...

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION: To all to whom these Presents shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the States affixed to our Names send greeting. Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-bay Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Conne...