Charlemagne (c. 742-814), also known as Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. In 771, Charlemagne became king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany. For centuries his name…
Although none of Hasan’s own complete writings on mysticism survive, it is recognized that he “instructed several generations of students in both the religious sciences and what was soon to become known as Sufism.” As such, he has been referred to as both “the great patriarch” of Sufism and “the…
By 1862, the King Cotton diplomacy proved to be a failure and the Confederate states were forced to lift self-embargo on cotton to finance the war. However, Lincoln meanwhile managed to establish an effective naval blockade stopping 95% of import and export to the Confederacy. Why did the King Cotton…
Forming in the early 1980s and thrust into the movement of emerging British new-wave and synth-pop acts, Tears for Fears achieved monumental success with their second LP, 1985’s Songs From the Big Chair. (Out of their synth-pop generation, only Tears for Fears topped the Billboard albums chart in the ’80s.…
Aristotle taught Alexander and his friends about medicine, philosophy, morals, religion, logic, and art. Under Aristotle’s tutelage, Alexander developed a passion for the works of Homer. Aristotle gave him an annotated copy, which Alexander later carried on his campaigns. Aristotle was entrusted with the education of young Alexander, heir to…
In the past 21 years, Green Day has managed to change the way people view punk rock with their album Dookie. And they helped shaped how the way punk rock music changed in the late 90s. They also managed to change the way people view politics and the media with…
Mesopotamia had already enjoyed a long history prior to the emergence of Babylon, with Sumerian civilization emerging in the region c. 3500 BC, and the Akkadian-speaking people appearing by the 30th century BC. The Babylonians were the first to form an empire that would encompass all of Mesopotamia. The city…
The Battle of the Monongahela (also known as the Battle of Braddock’s Field and the Battle of the Wilderness) took place on 9 July 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, at Braddock’s Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) east of Pittsburgh.…
The night nurse was never really there; instead, Tully was the manifestation of Marlo’s younger self, envisioned in exhaustion. It’s the rare twist ending that actually deepens the themes of the movie instead of serving as a hollow trick. Was there really a night nurse in Tully? Tully’s big revelation…
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born at the family’s homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830, into a prominent, but not wealthy, family. What are 3 interesting facts about Emily Dickinson? Biography Speculates Emily Dickinson Had Epilepsy Lyndall Gordon’s Lives Like Loaded Guns explores the family secrets of the reclusive…