Abraham Lincoln (February 12th, 1809 – April 15th, 1865) was the United States’ 16th President. He was elected to two terms, serving from March 4th, 1861, until John Wilkes Booth assassinated him on April 15th, 1865. Abraham Lincoln is known primarily for two important things: Signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which was an executive order signed …
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For centuries, Japan held its borders tightly closed off from the world to avoid allowing Western influence to permeate their cherished culture. In that time, the origins of multiple currently well known Japanese traditions were lost to that time of the country’s history. One such source is one of the Japanese martial art of karate. …
Sir Isaac Newton lay the groundwork for our understanding of the world, earning the title of “the father of modern science.” He was a jack-of-all-trades who revolutionized mathematics, physics, and astronomy. Beyond that, he was a bit of a celebrity in England, leading a fascinating life outside of his scientific work. Here are some interesting …
In the 1920s the Soviet Union retreated from socialist values in favor of a free market. Free trade was permitted, and as War Communism ended, the Soviet government no longer forcefully requisitioned grain from the peasants. This all came crashing down after 1928 when the period of collectivization began, and the Soviet Union dived into …
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Coinciding with the fall of the Soviet Union came a rapid growth in various, often polar, viewpoints on the nature of the collapse. Some follow a totalitarian model, believing that once the state ceased to practice coercion, it was bound to collapse, making its entire model inimical to reforms. On the other end were those …
After the October Revolution, Soviet leadership inherited a nation in shambles after a costly World War. Faced with an economy that had been backward before the war and a civil war taking shape, policy became focused on the modernization of the USSR to improve the labor productivity that had already dropped to one-third of pre-war …
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Controversy over persons like Max Planck and Martin Heidegger’s roles in Nazi Germany has permeated various historical writings. Were they willingly cooperating with the regime or covertly resisting it from the inside? The terms “collaboration” and “resistance” have been used to describe their actions, but neither terms are entirely adequate. Instead, I find words such …
The Spanish Inquisition was a judicial wing created to battle heresy in Spain and its colonies. Some theorize that the Inquisition was a direct response to the multi-religious nature of the Iberian Peninsula, which was the home to many Muslims. The Spanish Inquisition was brutal in its persecution of heretics and other religions. By the …
The Great Fire of London swept through the city on four fateful days in 1666. By the end, thousands were homeless, and London was in ruins. In this article, we will cover what caused The Great Fire of London? On Sunday, September 6th, at about 1:00 a.m., Thomas Farriner’s family was (possibly) woken up by …
On February 2, 1848, Nicholas Trist and Luis G. Cuevas signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, bringing the Mexican-American War to a close. The effects of the Mexican-American War were extensive. The balance of power in North America dramatically shifted, putting America and Mexico on track to becoming the countries they are today. The Mexican-American …
