There are no known instances of Vikings and samurai engaging in armed combat, and such a claim would be pure conjecture. The furthest east that the Vikings traveled was the Middle East, and the furthest west that any Samurai ventured is Spain, and these excursions occurred centuries apart. The furthest…
The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty does not violate the Eighth AmendmentEighth AmendmentAmendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.https://www.law.cornell.edu › constitution › eighth_amendmentEighth Amendment | U.S. Constitution | LII / Legal Information Institute’s ban on cruel…
Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. United States Relations with Russia: The Cold…
Many of the Taino wore small gold jewelry, which led Columbus to believe that there were gold mines on the islands. What he did not know was that there were only tiny bits of gold in the rivers. Both sexes painted themselves on special occasions, and they wore earrings, nose…
Confused? The United StatesThe United StatesIn its noun form, the word generally means a resident or citizen of the U.S., but is also used for someone whose ethnic identity is simply “American”. The noun is rarely used in English to refer to people not connected to the United States when…
In the Tang Dynasty (618－907), Chinese began to print with carved blocks. Then in the 1040s, Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty (960－1127) invented movable clay type printing, which marked a beginning of a major revolution in the history of printing. There were many other mechanical inventions during the…
As of March 2018, 48% of Americans polled responded the invasion was the wrong decision, 43% saying it was the right decision, up 4% from 2014. Along party lines, Republicans went from 52% in 2014 to 61% said the U.S. made the right decision in using military force in Iraq.…
Neo-Confucianism has its origins in the Tang Dynasty; the Confucianist scholars Han Yu and Li Ao are seen as forebears of the neo-Confucianists of the Song Dynasty. What religion did the Tang Dynasty practice? Taoism was the official religion of the Tang; it is a native Chinese religious and philosophical…
On January 3rd, 1959, the 49 star flag became the official flag of the United States. Alaska was the 49th state formally granted statehood under an Executive order by President Eisenhower (January 3rd, 1959). Yes indeed, between July 4th, 1959 and July 4th, 1960, the 49-star US flag was the…
In the original novel, the Time Traveler encounters Weena in the year 802,701 A.D. He rescues her from drowning in a “shallow”, while the other Eloi do nothing to help. The next day, she presents him a garland of flowers, which she has made especially for him. The Time Traveler…