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Abraham Lincoln Lincoln's Letter To Mrs. Bixby Author: Lincoln, Abraham Date: 1864 Executive Mansion, Washington, November 21, 1864. Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Massachusetts: Dear Madam: I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you ar...

The History Of Spain To The Conquest Of GranadaAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part IKingdom of the Visigoths - Conquest of Spain by the Moors - GradualRevival of the Spanish Nation - Kingdoms of Leon, Aragon, Navarre, andCastile, successively formed - Chartered Towns of Castile - Military Orders -Conquest of...

Ancient Rome was a powerful civilization that existed from 753 BCE to 476 CE. It was located in the central part of the Italian peninsula and was known for its military prowess, political and legal systems, and architectural and engineering achievements. Ancient Rome is considered to be one of the m...

AssyriaIntroductionAuthor: Godspeed, George By 700 B.C. the era of small states had ended with the emergence of the Assyrian empire. The great contribution of the Assyrians was the forcible unification of weak, unstable nations and the establishment of an efficient imperial organization. Language...

A History Christianity Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi APOSTLEDuring his earthly ministry, Jesus, after whom the Christian religion is named, gathered many followers. These people were called disciples, or learners. Of the many disciples that Jesus had, there were 12 who formed an inner circle. After h...

The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine, was the fruition of early American policy. There had long been a deep-seated conviction on the part of the people of the United States that the opportunities of a hard-won freedom would be threatened by the ambitions of European powers and that the aims of th...

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...

Great Civil War In England, Execution Of Charles I Part 1 Author: Macaulay, Lord;Knight, Charles By Lord Macaulay 1649 No period of English history is more crowded with important events than that of the civil war. The intolerant reign of James I had brought him into conflict, not only with the rel...

By the simplest definition, architecture is the design of buildings, executed by architects. However, it is more. It is the expression of thought in building. It is not simply construction, the piling of stones or the spanning of spaces with steel girders. It is the intelligent creation of forms and...

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...

A History of Ancient Greece LegacyAuthor: Robert Guisepi Date: 1998 A Vital LegacyThe final complexity in dealing with classical Greece (and then Rome)involves its relationship to us - to contemporary residents of North America.For most Americans, Greece constitutes the first phase of "our own" clas...

Wycliffe Translates The Bible Into EnglishAuthor: Smyth, Paterson J.Wycliffe Translates The Bible Into English1382 It may safely be said that no greater service has been rendered at onceto religion and to literature than the translation of the Bible into theEnglish tongue. This achievement did not i...