The Bretton Woods System required a currency peg to the U.S. dollarU.S. dollarThe United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of…
The results of the Industrial Revolution were worth the human cost because although the workers were treated unfairly and harshly, the Industrial Revolution lead to new technologies and medicines that made the world the way it is today. Was the Industrial Revolution good for humans? The Industrial Revolution had many…
In most countries of the world, recovery from the Great Depression began in 1933. In the U.S., recovery began in early 1933, but the U.S. did not return to 1929 GNP for over a decade and still had an unemployment rate of about 15% in 1940, albeit down from the…
The daguerreotype process was inexpensive and easy for just about anyone to use. In the early days of photography, cameras were limited to professional photographers because of the knowledge needed to work the cameras and develop the images with various chemicals. What was the most serious drawback of the daguerreotype?…
In 1994, four countries, and one dependency, held referendums on membership of the EU, resulting in the 1995 enlargement of the European Union. No referendum was held when Britain agreed to an accession treaty on 22 January 1972, or when the European Communities Bill went through the legislative process, on…
George Best, perhaps the finest soccer player of his generation: Protestant. George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005), also known as Georgie Best, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A highly skilful dribbler, Best…
Grumpy Cat was definitely a mixed breed and her family noted that she looked like she may have had some Persian, Ragdoll or Snowshoe in her. The family didn’t breed Grumpy Cat so unfortunately, her lineage ended with her. Known for her grumpy expression, Tardar Sauce wasn’t permanently perturbed in…
When Harry S. Truman left the presidency in January 1953, he was one of the most unpopular politicians in the United States. The Korean War, accusations of corruption in his administration, and the anticommunist red-baiting of McCarthy and his allies had all contributed to the President’s poor standing with the…
Christopher Kennedy Masterson (born January 22, 1980) is an American actor and disc jockey known best for his role as Malcolm’s oldest brother Francis on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. He is the younger brother of Danny Masterson, and the older half-brother of Alanna Masterson and Jordan Masterson.…
Into the Wild, the 1996 book by Jon KrakauerJon KrakauerEarly life Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, as the third of five children of Carol Ann (née Jones) and Lewis Joseph Krakauer. His father was Jewish and his mother was a Unitarian, of Scandinavian descent. He was raised in Corvallis,…