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A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was Greece Date: 1992 Greek Art Torso of AphroditeGreek, Hellenistic period; 1st century B.C. copy of 4th century B.C. original; Marble; 68.6 cm (27 in.); Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund; 24.4The torso is an impressive example of the resp...

The Mayflower Compact Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth : 1620 IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having u...

In 1925, a death certificate from a Canadian doctor in Edmonton, Canada, gave the cause of death as 'talked to death'. He claimed that his patient would probably have made a recovery if he had not been bothered by relatives anxious about the content of his will. ***** In 1761, a peddler in Oxford, E...

The Origins Of Civilizations The Rise Of Civilization In The Middle East And Africa Various Authors Edited By: R. A. Guisepi The Middle East By 4000 B.C.: The Causes Of Civilization As you have seen, one reason that civilization first appeared in the Middle East was because agriculture had taken ho...

Normandy, D-Day June 6th, 1944 Be strong!We are not here to play, to dream, to drift.We have hard work to do and loads to lift.Shun not the struggle,face it: 'tis God's gift. ********* "Now that it's all over, it seems to me a pure miracle we ever took the beach at all." Ernie Pile "It wasn't a mira...

Union Of Denmark, Sweden, And NorwayAuthor: Sinding, Paul C.1397Canute the Great, King of England and Denmark, by successful wars addedalmost the whole of Norway to his dominions. At his death in 1035 hiskingdoms were divided, and fell into anarchy and discord for two centuries,until the tyrant Blac...

Statutes of Willliam The Conqueror (Stubbs' "Charters," p. 83-85.) Here is shown what William the king of the English, together With his princes, has established since the Conquest of England. 1. Firstly that, above all things, he wishes one God to lie venerated throughout his whole kingdom, one fai...

Document: Aristotle Criticizes CommunismAuthor: Wallbank, TaylorDate: 1992Aristotle foreshadows the failure of communist regimes in our world today.Next let us consider what should be our arrangements about property:should the citizens of the perfect state have their possessions incommon or not?...T...

The State Nature And Forms Of Government Author: Wilson, Woodrow Nature And Forms Of Government 1387. Government rests upon Authority and Force. - The essential characteristic of all government, whatever its form, is authority. There must in every instance be, on the one hand, governors, and, o...

World War One, Somme The battle of the Somme was another in a long line of ill conceived battles. Many Generals were still convinced that a decisive battle was possible. The attack would be proceeded by a massive artillery bombardment which was designed to break the German lines. "You won't even nee...

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Australian ConfederationAuthor: Grey, J. GrattanAustralian Confederation1901It has always been a question with geographers whether to class Australiaas an island or as a continent, some arguing that it is too small for the one,and others that it is too large for the other. However that may be, itsis...