Tag: world history

Abraham Lincoln Proclamation of Thanksgiving Although the tradition of giving thanks dates far back in America's history, it was Abraham Lincoln who proclaimed that the forth Thursday of each November should be a day of national celebration. Washington, D.C.October 3, 1863 This is the proclamation w...

The following would have been a typical day in the life of a Battle of Britain pilot The sequences are based on the works of different authors with the exception that the names have been changed. This is just to give you an idea as to how a pilot may have spent his day at the height of the battle. ...

Dissension And Separation Of The Greek And Roman ChurchesAuthor: Tozer, Henry FanshaweDissension And Separation Of The Greek And Roman Churches1054The Eastern or Greek Christian Church, now known as the Holy Orthodox,Catholic, Apostolic, Oriental Church, first assumed individuality at Ephesus,and in...

HUME, David (1711-76). A Scottish philosopher and historian, David Hume was a founder of the skeptical, or agnostic, school of philosophy. He had a profound influence on European intellectual life. David Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 26 (Old Style), 1711. His father, Joseph Hume (or...

Ancient Egypt: Amenhotep IIEGYPT'S HISTORYBy Robert Guisepi, 1984 The Valley of the Nile Amenhotep II (reigned c. 1426–1400 BC) was a 15th-century BC king of Egypt and the son of Thutmose III. He ruled during the height of Egypt's imperial era and worked to maintain his father's conquests through mi...

Guadalcanal Guadalcanal (August 1942-February 1943), was a series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal, one of the southern Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific. Japanese troops had landed on Guadalcanal on July 6, 1942, and had begun con...

Europe Transformed Author: Jewsbury, Lewis Date: 1992 Industrialization: The First Phase While Europe's "great men" plotted grand schemes to pursue their political and intellectual ambitions during the crisis of the Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleonic wars, obscure British inventors desi...

The Hundred Years War The International History ProjectThe Hundred Years War was an intermittent struggle between England and France in the 14th-15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the French crown. The struggle involved several generations ...

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...

A History of Ancient Greece Ancient History Sourcebook:Xenophon (c.428-c.354 BCE):The Spartan War Machine, c. 375 BCE In the first instance, the ephors announce in proclamation the limit of age to which the service applies for cavalry and heavy infantry; and, in the next place, for the various arti...

A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was Greece Author: Jewsbury, Lewis Date: 1992 The Agora The Agora in ancient Greek cities was an open space that served as a meeting ground for various activities of the citizens. The name, first found in the works of Homer, connotes both the assembly of th...

Portuguese ahead of other Europeans in Africa and Asia Portuguese Maritime TradePortuguese inland in Africa in the early 1500sExpansion and Slave Trading from Luanda Portuguese voyages: places with first arrival dates Portuguese Expansion in the early 1500s By 1500, the Portuguese had already sailed...