President Polk projected the persona of a benevolent and paternalistic slave owner who kept enslaved people because they were inherited from family members. In actuality, Polk was a profit-hungry slave owner, ripping apart families for his own personal gain. Was Polk a Jacksonian? Polk was the last of the Jacksonians…
Unlike the classic 1939 MGM musical movie The Wizard of Oz, Baum strictly intended the land of Oz to be a real place, an undiscovered world and not just a delusional fantasy or fever-dream from a bump on the head that Dorothy had as it was left open for the…
Though it’s unclear exactly why Marcie calls Peppermint Patty “sir,” it may have started as a reaction to Peppermint Patty’s strong, sometimes bossy personality or due to Marcie’s poor eyesight. Though the nickname did seem to irritate her for a while, Peppermint Patty seems OK with it in the new…
Polygamy was not openly practiced in the Mormon Church until 1852 when Orson Pratt, an apostle, made a public speech defending it as a tenet of the church. From 1852 until 1890, Mormon church leaders preached and encouraged members, especially those in leadership positions, to marry additional wives. And Fundamentalist…
(2.) Egypt, Israel, and Jordan will agree on the modalities for establishing elected self-governing authority in the West Bank and Gaza. The delegations of Egypt and Jordan may include Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza or other Palestinians as mutually agreed. Who participated in the Camp David accords? The…
Contents. The so-called golden age of Athenian culture flourished under the leadership of Pericles (495-429 B.C.), a brilliant general, orator, patron of the arts and politician—”the first citizen” of democratic Athens, according to the historian Thucydides. Why is Pericles a leader? Strong Oratory Skills The oratorical skills of Pericles made…
It was a wealthy town, with a population of ca. 11,000 in AD 79, enjoying many fine public buildings and luxurious private houses with lavish decorations, furnishings and works of art which were the main attractions for the early excavators. Pompeii, Italian Pompei, preserved ancient Roman city in Campania, Italy,…
Jenna Fischer was actually pregnant and her pregnancy was written into the series with Pam and Jim having their second baby. Jenna Fischer’s Pregnancy Will Play Out on The Office Jenna Fischer’s Pregnancy Will Play Out on The Office “Pam and Jim snuck away last season on Valentine’s Day, and…
This was epitomized by his naming as the last manager-player we’ve seen in MLB, for the Cincinnati Reds from August 1984 to 1986. In 1985, Rose got to pass Ty Cobb as the undisputed Hit King in Major League Baseball, and thus Pete Rose’s legend was cemented. Rose played in…
After several efforts to dig a canal in Panama were stymied by yellow fever, malaria, and the deaths of 20,000 international workers, the U.S. took over the challenge. Wanting to start fresh in 1902, the U.S. senate preferred a route through Nicaragua instead of Panama. The idea of the Panama…