The nation was shocked that the Stig was dead. However, recent footage has been found on YouTube showing that he miraculously survived. How he survived, nobody knows. Some believe he used the nitrous octane equipment from the Jag to breathe. The identity of the original “Black” Stig, Perry McCarthy, was…
The Trojan War, if there was such a conflict, was during the Bronze Age. There were bronze swords, but they were generally quite short and easily damaged. Bronze-tipped spears were more durable and practical. In the final battle between Achilles and Hector, the fighting was done with spears, which agrees…
High growth needn’t require a war. America’s response to World War II was the most extraordinary mobilization of an idle economy in the history of the world. During the war 17 million new civilian jobs were created, industrial productivity increased by 96 percent, and corporate profits after taxes doubled. Cost…
First they resuscitated rock, then they fizzled. Back with a new album, the band is leaning into their mystique. Some bands stay together. Others break up, only to reunite. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Strokes are an American grammy-winning rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the…
The Truman Doctrine effectively reoriented U.S. foreign policy, away from its usual stance of withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly involving the United States, to one of possible intervention in far away conflicts. How did Truman impact America? He pushed forward the cause of African-American civil rights by desegregating the…
The U.S.U.S.The United States is a sovereign nation. Sovereignty is a simple idea: the United States is an independent nation, governed by the American people, that controls its own affairs. The American people adopted the Constitution and created the government. They elect their representatives and make their own laws.https://www.heritage.org ›…
The Sudetenland was assigned to Germany between 1 and 10 October 1938. The Czech part of Czechoslovakia was subsequently invaded by Germany in March 1939, with a portion being annexed and the remainder turned into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Sudetenland was historically a region of the Duchy,…
Wool and linen cloths were used by Tudor people to clean their teeth – there were no toothbrushes at this time. Worn out clothes were torn and used as cloths; larger pieces were used as household cleaning cloths, smaller pieces for washing bodies and cleaning teeth. Early Tudor Britain had…
During World War II, the U.S.U.S.Contents. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans, and it doubled the size of the United States.https://www.history.com…
There was a lot of discontent about the loss of life, the forced labor, and the heavy taxes. Heavy taxation and compulsory labor duties caused widespread revolts and a brief civil war. Emperor Yang was assassinated in 618 by his adviser, Yuwen Huaji. However, both Sui and Qin dynasties cleared…