Afghan Girl. Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula ( Pashto: شربت ګله ) (pronounced [ˈʃaɾbat]) (born c. 1972 ), also known as Sharbat Bibi, by journalist Steve McCurry. It appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. The image is of an adolescent girl with…
In 378 BC, led by Epaminondas, Thebes revolted against its Spartan garrison and successfully repelled Spartan offensives. A clever tactician, Epaminondas crushed the hitherto invincible Spartan army at Leuctra in 371 BC, therefore ending Sparta’s hegemony and starting Thebes’ own hegemony over Greece. The Battle of Tegyra and the Battle…
He considered running for president again in 1920, but his health continued to deteriorate. He died in 1919. He is generally ranked in polls of historians and political scientists as one of the greatest presidents in American history. How did General Theodore Roosevelt Die? He had arthritis, mostly from old…
This epic war film is one of the most celebrated war-based films in world cinema. The Deer Hunter stars Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, and Meryl Streep. But this film’s end has left many audience members confused over the years. The Deer Hunter is most remembered for the…
Fox has pulled the plug on “ Proven Innocent ” after a single season, Variety has learned. The legal drama was Fox’s lowest-rated show for the 2018-19 season, with an Live+Same Day average of a 0.4 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The legal drama also averaged just over…
The Civil War paved the way for Americans to live, learn and move about in ways that had seemed all but inconceivable just a few years earlier. With these doors of opportunity open, the United States experienced rapid economic growth. Wars are never positive things, the massive loss of life…
The purpose of the meetings was to promote disarmament in the wake of the devastation of the First World War; they began with the Washington Conference of 1921Washington Conference of 1921Results. The Washington Naval Treaty led to an effective end to building new battleship fleets, and the few ships that…
Results. The Washington Naval Treaty led to an effective end to building new battleship fleets, and the few ships that were built were limited in size and armament. Many existing capital ships were scrapped. Some ships under construction were turned into aircraft carriers instead. More formally known as the International…
Water Tower after the Chicago Fire. The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. While some incorrectly believe that the tower was the only building to survive the fire, a few other buildings in the burned district survived along with the tower. We know that the Water…
Legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter and if he doesn’t, spring will arrive sooner. In 2021 the groundhog did see his shadow, calling for six more weeks of cold. Though Phil has no meteorology degree, every year on February…