Every major field of science has benefited from the use of some form of microscope, an invention that dates back to the late 16th century and a modest Dutch eyeglass maker named Zacharias JanssenZacharias JanssenHe is associated with the invention of the first optical telescope and/or the first truly compound…
217 BC-168 BC), also known as Lady Dai, or Marquise of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman, and wife to Li CangLi CangThe Han dynasty had appointed Li Cang as the chancellor of the Kingdom of Changsha, an imperial fiefdom of Han. This tomb had been plundered several times by grave…
Schindler breaks down in tears as he and his wife flee the factory. A few days later the Red Army liberates the workers. Goeth is eventually found in Austria and hanged for war crimes. The final scene shows a group of people in the distance walking towards the camera. Schindler…
When Linda was denied admission into a white elementary school, Linda’s father, Oliver Brown, challenged Kansas’s school segregation laws in the Supreme Court. The NAACP and Thurgood Marshall took up their case, along with similar ones in South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware, as Brown v. Board of Education. Marshall, the…
Sundiata KeitaSundiata KeitaImperial Mali After his victory at Kirina, Mansa Sundiata established his capital at Niani, near the present-day Malian border with Guinea. Assisted by his generals, Tiramakhan being one of the most prominent, he went on to conquer other states. The lands of the old Ghana Empire were conquered.https://en.wikipedia.org…
7. Mary-Kate Olsen (2007-2008) Ledger and Olsen were tied together romantically during the time of his tragic passing. But now news comes that Heath and Mary-Kate may have been more than just friends. According to a report in People, the two were dating prior to his death. “Mary-Kate and Heath…
The Oslo Accords are a pair of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993; and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995. The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the Government of Israel…
Garvey was known as the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Formed in Jamaica in July 1914, the UNIA aimed to achieve Black nationalism through the celebration of African history and culture. Who was Marcus Garvey and what did he stand for? Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black…
(born c. 1982) is an American political activist. He was the national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign2016 presidential campaignClinton focused her candidacy on several themes, including raising middle class incomes, expanding women’s rights, instituting campaign finance reform, and improving the Affordable Care Act. In March 2016, she…
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard DoleSanford Ballard DoleEarly years Dole was born April 23, 1844 in Honolulu to Protestant Christian missionaries from Maine in the United States. His father was Daniel Dole (1808–1878), principal at Oahu College (known as Punahou School after…