Marcus Porcius Cato, byname Cato The Censor, or Cato The Elder, (born 234 bc, Tusculum, Latium [Italy]—died 149), Roman statesman, orator, and the first Latin prose writer of importance. He was noted for his conservative and anti-Hellenic policies, in opposition to the phil-Hellenic ideals of the Scipio family. Was Cato…
George Henry Lane, MC (born Dyuri or György Lányi; 18 January 1915 – 19 March 2010) was a British Army officer in the Commandos during World War II, achieving the rank of colonel. He performed a number of missions behind enemy lines. Captured on one such mission, Lane was spared…
The phrase, ’may his tribe increase,’ means that may the number of good people like Abou Ben Adhem increase in this selfish and wicked world. The poem focuses on an event in the life of the Sufi saint Ibrahim bin Adham (anglicized to Abou Ben Adhem). Ben Adhem encounters an…
Committed to the tactics of nonviolent resistance practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., Chavez founded the National Farm Workers AssociationNational Farm Workers AssociationThe United Farm Workers allows farmworkers to help improve their working conditions and wages. The UFW embraces nonviolence in its attempt to cultivate members on…
After leaving the school Seurat moved with friend and fellow artist Edmond-Francois Aman-Jean to the island of La Grande Jatte in 1881. This move served as one of Seurat’s biggest inspirations and it was on the island that the artist painted one of the defining pieces of his career. What…
The panic spread to banks in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and Georgia, as well as to banks in the Midwest, including those in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. Nationwide, at least 100 banks failed. What was the effect of the Panic of 1873? Library of Congress Prints & Photographs…
Following the results of an autopsy, her sons confirmed that she had died from a stroke following a fall in her home. A pathologist’s report confirmed that Black had suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage after falling backwards and hitting her head, presumably on a terrace wall. Aside from his early career…
John Richard Kasich Jr. (/ˈkeɪsɪk/ KAY-sik; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. House of RepresentativesUnder Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned among the states by population,…
Only free adult men who were citizens – about 10% of the population – could vote in Athens’ limited democracy. Women, children, slaves, and foreigners were excluded from participating in making political decisions. Women had no political rights or political power. Voters deposited a pebble into one of two urns…
Through Gleyre, Monet met several other artists, including Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Frederic Bazille; the four of them became friends. He also received advice and support from Johann Barthold Jongkind, a landscape painter who proved to be an important influence to the young artist. Who was Claude Monet best…