On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech also known as the “Atlanta Exposition Speech” at the opening of the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. Who was the African-American leader who delivered a speech in 1895 at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition urging…
During the reign of the emperor Justinian IJustinian IJustinian is considered one of the most important late Roman and Byzantine emperors. He started a significant military campaign to retake Africa from the Vandals (in 533 to 534 CE) and Italy from the Goths (535 to 554 CE).https://www.worldhistory.org › Justinian_IJustinian I…
Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). After a policy of neutrality at the outbreak of World War I, Wilson led America into war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.” Who was president when World war 1…
There is the popular image of George Washington Carver known to every schoolchild in the United States: he was born a slave, worked hard to gain an education and become a scientist, taught at Tuskegee Institute, and became the Peanut Man who discovered myriad uses for the lowly legume. The…
China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi HuangQin Shi Huang’First Emperor of Qin’, pronunciation (help. info); 259–210 BCE), or Shi Huangdi, was the founder of the Qin dynasty, and the first emperor of a unified China.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Qin_Shi_HuangQin Shi Huang – Wikipedia, was born on 18 February in 259 BC…
According to novelist David Morrell, it was World War II veteran Audie MurphyAudie MurphyAudie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat…
Another burst of legislation followed in 1916. One new law prohibited child labor; another limited railroad workers to an eight-hour day. By virtue of this legislation and the slogan “he kept us out of war,” Wilson narrowly won re-election. – Woodrow Wilson 1916 U.S. presidential campaign slogan “War in Europe…
Police arrested Marinus van der LubbeMarinus van der LubbeLübbe is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ann Cathrin Lübbe (born 1971), Norwegian Paralympic equestrian. Heinrich Lübbe, German engineer. Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist tried, convicted and executed for setting fire to the German Reichstag building in…
Often in the sermons pastors persuade their audience to behave in a spiritual or more fashion. Such is the case in Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” where he sends sinners to hell, who do not repent. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is…
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, or the Spanish Inquisition, was established in 1478 under the reign of Ferdinand II of AragonFerdinand II of AragonAlong with the physical unification of Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand embarked on a process of spiritual unification, trying to bring the country under…