Steam trains were indeed faster than wagons, and steam ships faster and stronger than sailing ships. But the smoke they sent into the air polluted the air. It developed the economy. It led to the emergence of machines. It caused the mechanization of agriculture. Communication and transportation improved dramatically. Telegraghs…
The Versailles Treaty did little to shape any sort of long-term peace from the results of World War I. Instead, the treaty, hastily put together, was vague, exposed the Allies’ inability to cooperate toward an agreement, and fueled German nationalism from resentment over her treatment by the Allies in the…
In 1918, after the Bolshevik revolution, President Woodrow Wilson ordered 8,500 ’American forces to Siberia to help the Czechs and Russian anti-Bolsheviks overthrow the Soviet Government as the first step in re-creating the Eastern Front against the Central Powers. What did the US troops do in Russia in 1918? These…
The Reign of Terror, also called the Terror, was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. Between Sept. 5, 1793, and July 27, 1794, France’s revolutionary government ordered the arrest and execution of thousands of people. The Reign of Terror instituted the conscripted army, which…
The Sadducees refused to go beyond the written Torah (first five books of the Bible) and thus, unlike the Pharisees, denied the immortality of the soul, bodily resurrection after death, and—according to the Acts of the Apostles (23:8), the fifth book of the New Testament—the existence of angelic spirits. The…
Renaissance states had three basic forms of government: princedoms, monarchies, and oligarchies, which the Renaissance called republics. Princedoms. A prince was an individual, whether called duke, count, marquis, or just signore (lord), who ruled a state, usually with the support of his family. Essay by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr.…
A study from the Journal of Sports Science & Medicine finds that the “as seen on TV” exercise product Shake Weight doesn’t actually increase the strength of people who use it. If you’re unfamiliar with Shake Weight, the product is basically a dumbbell whose ends are attached to the handle…
Jon Wiederhorn’s Most Recent Stories. Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan died on December 28, 2009 from an accidental overdoseaccidental overdoseA drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Typically it is used for…
the musical medium with respect to its rhythm, scale, and form. the music history of the Shawnee are in accordance with this tendency. Dance, the Whiskey Dance, and the “Old songs sung in Ohio.” The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma. Also known as the…
The concluding scene of the film, in which Wile E. Coyote has successfully captured the Road Runner but is unable to eat him, having shrunk down to a much smaller size than the Road Runner. Did the Road Runner ever catch the Coyote? The answer is yes! He caught him…