History

June 26, 2020 09:44

Segregation was rampant in the South during this time, and something had to be done. Black people did not have the same rights as white people, and these peaceful marches were organized to try and obtain them. However, even if these marches were peaceful, four lives were lost during that time, including the events leading up to the marches.

June 23, 2020 11:26

he area that was called Czechoslovakia was formed after World War I ended, and existed from 1918 to 1992, encompassing the historic lands of Moravia, Slovakia, and Bohemia.

June 18, 2020 17:23

The NHS was opened by Aneurin Bevan, the Minister of Health, on July 5, 1948, at Park Hospital in Manchester.

June 18, 2020 09:23

An event known as Bloody Sunday happened in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1905. What started as a peaceful demonstration against Czar Nicholas II turned out to be a bloodbath, with hundreds of civilians becoming the first victims of an inevitable revolution.

June 16, 2020 07:40

LeRoy Collins, the governor of Florida, suggested that King should first pray as he arrives on the bridge, and then turn around and lead all of the protesters back to Selma in an attempt to get a symbolic accomplishment of crossing the bridge while keeping everyone safe.

June 16, 2020 06:40

It is however weird to imagine Indian elephants calmly walking through England during the era of World War I. It is almost surreal, like a scene straight out of a movie.

June 12, 2020 14:36

Sectionalism in the United States was prevalent in the 1800s and it refers to different customs, social structures, lifestyles and the political views of the American North and South.

June 12, 2020 14:34

It is assumed that there are billions of dollars’ worth of treasure lying on the seafloor.

June 10, 2020 16:45

Here is a peek into how Red Cross was founded and how it expanded across the world and helped heal millions ravaged by war, natural disasters, and other calamities.

June 10, 2020 12:46

People like to bond over the area they live in and find similar characteristics to the other people living there. Since the lifestyles of people are often determined by the geographical position they live in, which can vary greatly according to the part of the country, it is easy to see how people can bond together creating sectionalism.

June 10, 2020 10:30

Over 58,000 American soldiers died during the Vietnam War, but there are no official numbers.

June 10, 2020 00:12

Theodore Roosevelt, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Harry S. Truman were some vice presidents who went on to become president of the United States.

June 5, 2020 16:46

Dubbed the Father of Medicare, he was a provincial and federal politician popularly known for introducing the universal health care system to Canada.  

June 4, 2020 11:55

The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by US statesmen Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.

June 3, 2020 11:22

There have been countless cases of police brutality in America, and the statistics are frightening.

June 2, 2020 03:09

Here are some sites standing in Scotland today that form part of the Templars’ documented presence in Scotland, beginning in 1129.

May 31, 2020 10:12

Fanta, methadone, sarin, the jerrycan, and the VW Beetle were all developed in Nazi Germany.

May 29, 2020 15:03

The Second Great Awakening was an event that marked a revival of Protestantism in the 19th century. It was an important event that had the goal of spreading religion through various ways of preaching and revivals.

May 29, 2020 10:51

Below are ten Soviet inventions that have had a particular impact on health sciences, space exploration, and technology in everyday life. 

May 28, 2020 13:40