What did Marco Polo discover on his travels? Marco Polo discovered many new people, places and customs on his travels to China and back. In his book, Polo records such sights as Xanadu, the capital of Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor. His first known ancestor was a great uncle, Marco…
While most modern historians still believe the bulk of his book to be factual, others have dismissed it as an outright fabrication and claim that Polo never even made it to China. For his part, Marco never admitted to a single lie. Marco Polo (1254-1324) was one of the greatest’…
The first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville landed near present-day New Orleans, Louisiana. They held a small celebration and dubbed their landing spot Point du Mardi Gras. Waffles for carnival © French Moments. Mardi-Gras (literally…
Margaret E. Knight (1838 – 1914), a nineteenth century inventor, was born on February 14, 1838 in York, Maine to James and Hannah (Teal) Knight. She had two older brothers, Charlie and Jim. Mattie (as she liked to be called) was young when her father died. Knight was never wealthy,…
Princess Margaret Tudor, portrayed by Gabrielle Anwar, was King Henry VIII’s favorite sister who first wed to King of Portugal. She later marries (in secret) Charles Brandon, earning her brother Henry’s wrath. King of Portugal (Ex-Husband) Charles Brandon (Husband) Princess Margaret Tudor, portrayed by Gabrielle Anwar, was King Henry VIII’s…
Margot is quiet, and Anne is confident and loud. The two opposite sisters find themselves at odds with each other at times but still have love for one another. Before the war, Anne and Margot were classic kids – argumentative and a little petty – but they became even more…
Summary: Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct — climate change did. For five million years, woolly mammoths roamed the earth until they vanished for good nearly 4,000 years ago — and scientists have finally proved why. Wooll y mammoths started to vanish from Eurasia and North America…
Cantonese and Mandarin: which came first? Cantonese is believed to have originated after the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220AD, when long periods of war caused northern Chinese to flee south, taking their ancient language with them. Mandarin was documented much later in the Yuan Dynasty in 14th century…
Mandy Moore just took a walk to remember down memory lane, and, lucky for us, she took her fans with her. Mandy Moore sang “Only Hope” from A Walk to Remember, her classic hit teen drama, during an Instagram Live concert on Sunday, April 5, as reported by Entertainment Tonight.…
Predestination was for Luther primarily a proof that man has no free will, while Calvin devoted much time to predestination as an independent aspect of the complete doctrine of salvation. Nevertheless, Luther attached as much value to the dotrine of election as the Genevan reformer. Martin Luther and the Doctrine…