Decolonization goes beyond territory acknowledgments (though territory acknowledgments are a good starting point). It acknowledges the harm that Canada’s colonial history has had on Indigenous nations, peoples, and culture. – to restore Aboriginal ways of life including, political, economic, social, and spiritual systems; – to regain and set up internal…
Christopher Columbus did not “discover” the Americas, nor was he even the first European to visit the “New World.” (Viking explorer Leif Eriksson had sailed to Greenland and Newfoundland in the 11th century.) However, his journey kicked off centuries of exploration and exploitation on the American continents. Who Was the…
Delaware Colony in the North American Middle Colonies consisted of land on the west bank of the Delaware River Bay. The Duke of York annexed Delaware, and for 18 years it was governed by England as part of the colony of New York (formerly New Netherland). Swedish and Finnish inhabitants…
Commodus was a terrible ruler by virtually any standard. His fictionalized depiction as a mad emperor in the film Gladiator actually plays down some of his less believable excesses while giving him a nobler death. Why was Commodus not a good emperor? Commodus lavished gold upon the people and the…
The punk-inspired look from 1977 stuck around as jeans became darker. They also became tighter. Sasson jeans, which were known for being very tight, were incredibly popular in the late 1970s. 1979: Daisy Dukes took the place of jeans. In the 1990s, big and baggy jeans were a popular trend.…
On December 8, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asked a Joint Session of Congress to declare war against Japan in response to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 11, 1941, just three days after declaring war against Japan, the House approved a declaration of war against Germany and…
The northern part of North Schleswig voted 70 percent to join Denmark, while the southern part voted 80 percent to remain within Germany. The northern part of North Schleswig thus became part of Denmark, and the southern portion became part of Germany. Denmark Has 444 Islands,But Only 76 of Them…
David Marshall Coulthard, MBE ( / ˈkoʊlθɑːrt /; born 27 March 1971), known as DC, is a British former Formula One racing driver turned presenter, commentator and journalist. He was runner-up in the 2001 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, driving for McLaren . Throughout 1993 and 1994, Coulthard was employed…
Dennis Banks, a Native American activist who co-founded the American Indian Movement and helped lead the 1973 armed occupation of Wounded Knee, has died at 80. The Native American protesters then put the ashes into an envelope and sent it back to the government. Dennis Banks, a Native American activist…
The album was ranked at no. 72 on Rolling Stone’ s list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down after lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance at Wingate Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, on August 13, 1990. He first…