John Ball, (died July 15, 1381, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Eng.), one of the leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt in England. John Ball ( c. 1338 – 15 July 1381) was an English priest who took a prominent part in the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381. Although he is often associated with…
Why Did Jesus Say He’s the Greatest Prophet? John has often been called a forerunner of Jesus. He preached all about the country of Jordan calling for repentance for the remission of sins . He taught that all flesh would see the salvation of God. He instructed those who came…
Though he was white, in 1849 Brown settled with his family in a Black community founded at North Elba, New York, on land donated by the New York antislavery philanthropist Gerrit Smith. Long a foe of slavery, Brown became obsessed with the idea of taking overt action to help win…
Travolta would have never had the chance to shine if Henry ‘The Fonz’ Winkler had wanted the role. In a major piece in Vanity Fair about the films transition from stage to screen, it’s revealed that a number of different actors were considered for key roles. John Joseph Travolta (born…
John brown dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery; for him, any means used to achieve this goal were justified. He was prepared to kill or be killed in this effort, a decisive break with the nonviolent reisistance embraced by most abolitionists at that time. What did John Brown…
Comic Panel Explains Aquaman, Johnny Cage Absence From ’Mortal Kombat Vs. DC’ Was there a good reason for fans of Aquaman, Robin, Goro and Johnny Cage to buy the “Kollector’s” version of “Mortal Kombat vs. In the official prequel comic, Johnny Cage and Goro on the MK side and Aquaman…
Intellectual formation. Historians are generally agreed that Calvin is to be understood primarily as a Renaissance humanist who aimed to apply the novelties of humanism to recover a biblical understanding of Christianity. What did John Calvin believe in? Calvin’s religious teachings emphasized the sovereignty of the scriptures and divine predestination—a…
Gospel music changed Cash’s career, and the gospel of Jesus Christ changed his life. He grew up in the church, going to worship every Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday evening, in Dyess, Arkansas, a New Deal town near the Mississippi River, where, throughout the week, he’d sing hymns in…
John Cena, in full John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr., (born April 23, 1977, West Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S.), American professional wrestler, actor, and author who first gained fame with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) organization and later had success in movies and books. How did John Cena became famous? Cena first…
Joker has done a lot of bad things. He has no morality when it comes to human life and he has done numerous evil and twisted things just because he finds it funny and entertaining. However, when it comes to the number of people that he hurt at one time,…