In South Carolina, Robert Michael Collins and Margaret Mitchell Harris used their slaves to till the soil of Santee Plantation and grew 240,000 pounds of rice in 1849. But the majority of the large colored planters lived in Louisiana. The 1790 census informs us that he owned 123 slaves. Many…
Aspasia and Pericles had a son, Pericles the Younger, born no later than 440/39 BC. Aspasia. Aspasia, (flourished 5th century bc ), mistress of the Athenian statesman Pericles and a vivid figure in Athenian society. Although Aspasia came from the Greek Anatolian city of Miletus and was not a citizen…
Icarus and his father Daedalus were imprisoned in the Labyrinth by King Minos, as punishment for the help Daedalus gave Queen PasiphaePasiphaePasiphaë was the daughter of god of the Sun, Helios, and the Oceanid nymph Perse. She was thus the sister of Aeëtes, Circe and Perses of Colchis. In some…
Abdullah Öcalan, leader of PKK, was accused of involvement in Olof Palme’s assassination. In 1971, Olof Palme said that he blamed the fear of the masses on “anarchists and people with long hair and people with beards.” [28] Among the theories put forward over the years, Palme might have been…
Deborah was molested continuously by cousin Galen. She tells Bobbette about it. Deborah gets pregnant by her boyfriend Alfred when she is 16. Similarly, it was apparent to Rebecca Skloot, when she was working with Deborah Lacks during the process of writing “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” that Deborah…
Basilio is the son of Sisa and Pedro, and the older brother of Crispin. He is the only remaining member of his family due to the turn of events thirteen years ago. In Noli Me Tangere, his brother was tortured until death by the Head Sacristan, his mother gone crazy…
Originally Dionysus was the Greek god of fertility. Later, he came to be known chiefly as the god of wine and pleasure. The Romans called him Bacchus. Dionysus was the son of the supreme god Zeus and Semele, the daughter of a king. What was Dionysus famous for? DIONYSOS (Dionysus)…
Of course, Frank’s longer lifespan meant he recorded more songs than Elvis, but Friedwald was referring more to the disparity in the quality of songs the two men recorded. He put the blame on Elvis’s publishing arrangement. Frank Sinatra And Elvis Presley: When The Chairman Met The King Frank Sinatra…
He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001. that Dave Winfield was drafted out of college by four teams in three pro sports: the San Diego Padres (MLB), Atlanta Hawks (NBA), Utah Stars (ABA) and Minnesota Vikings (NFL)? “Baseball is simple and complex, but it’s never easy. Even…
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian poet, writer, and scholar. His most famous and influential work is the Decameron, completed by 1353, in which his ten characters present 100 tales of everyday life. Giovanni Boccaccio Facts. The Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) is best known for the Decameron. For his…