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World War One, Otto Von Bismarck b. April 1, 1815, Schönhausen, Altmark, Prussia [Germany]d. July 30, 1898, Friedrichsruh, near Hamburg OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD, FÜRST (PRINCE) VON BISMARCK, GRAF (COUNT) VON BISMARCK-SCHÖNHAUSEN, HERZOG (DUKE) VON LAUENBURG was prime minister of Prussia (1862-73, 1873-...

Ancient Carthage Part Three Section II. The Passage Over The Alps The sight of these mountains, whose tops seem to touch the skies, and were covered with snow, and where nothing appeared to the eye but a few pitiful cottages, scattered here and there, on the sharp tops of inaccessible rocks; nothi ...

Accession Of Solomon Author: Milman, Henry Hart Accession Of Solomon B.C. 1017 Introduction After many weary years of travail and fighting in the wilderness and the land of Canaan, the Jews had at last founded their kingdom, with Jerusalem as the capital. Saul was proclaimed the first king; afterwa ...

Laying Of The Atlantic CableAuthor: Field, Cyrus W.Laying Of The Atlantic Cable1866Twenty-two years after the completion of the first telegraph line -between Washington and Baltimore, in 1844 - came the greatest triumph in thehistory of telegraphy. The first successful laying of an ocean telegraph, ...

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...

The Great Delayer Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, Quintus (275?-203BC), Roman statesman and general, grandson of Fabius Maximus Rullianus. FabiusBy Plutarch Fabius(legendary, died 203 B.C.E.)By PlutarchWritten 75 A.C.E.Translated by John DrydenHaving related the memorable actions of Pericles,...

Conquest Of Africa By The Vandals. Vandals, ancient Germanic tribe of Jutland (now in Denmark), who migrated to the valley of the Odra (Oder) River about the 5th century BC. During the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD they settled along the Danube River. They entered Gaul (now France) in 406, invaded Spain ...

Ancient Rome Assassination Of Caesar Gary Edward Forsythe: Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago. Author of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition. Robert A. Guisepi: Author of Ancient Voices (Re-printed by permission) "R...

Ancient Egypt, Part Two EGYPT'S HISTORYRobert Guisepi, 2004 The Valley of the Nile New Kingdom The 13th Dynasty saw weak rulers—50 or 60 in 150 years. The Second Intermediate Period (14th-17th dynasties) was another time of divided rule in Egypt. The Hyksos, invaders from western Asia, entered Egypt...

SaladinPaul E. Walker: Former Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal The most famous of the Muslim military heroes was Saladin. In the late 12th century he succeeded in uniting various parts of the Middle East and Mesopotamia and in overtaking the Christian armies of the...

John Hancock Written by, Dr. Joseph John Ellis The man whose name heads the list of signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock was a Boston patriot and a leader of the American Revolution. His prominent signature is familiar to anyone who has seen a picture of that document. John Hanco...

RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD Various Authors Edited By: R. A. Guisepi The International History Project The Reconstruction Period, an Overview (1865-77) Reconstruction was a period in U.S. history during and after the American Civil War in which attempts were made to solve the political, social, and econ...