The issue of admitting Negro physicians to the AMA first arose in 1868, in the aftermath of the Civil War, at the very moment when America was debating the Fourteenth Amendment, which forbids denying “to any person…the equal protection of the law” or depriving anyone of “life, liberty or property…
Before World War I, Austria-Hungary was the largest political entity in mainland Europe. It spanned almost 700,000 square kilometres and occupied much of central Europe – from the mountainous Tyrol region north of Italy to the fertile plains of Ukraine, to the Transylvanian mountains of eastern Europe. The Kingdom of…
From their knowledge of the eras of the Templo Mayor, archaeologists estimate that the particular phases of the tzompantli they found were likely built between 1486 and 1502, although human sacrifice had been practiced in Tenochtitlan since its founding in 1325. Human sacrifice is when you kill one or more…
From the 1950s and 1960s onwards film music radically changed. The use of theme songs and soundtracks became popularised. The first stirrings of popular or pop music—any genre of music that appeals to a wide audience or subculture—began in the late 19th century, with discoveries by Thomas Edison and Emile…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Senate members could soon debate and adopt a new design for the state flag. The 2021 State House session ended with no new version of the flag, despite attempts by some lawmakers to come up with one. South Carolina is one of the few states…
Ando wanted to find a way to bring his famous instant noodles to the United States and did so via import in 1970. Nissin released the now ubiquitous Top Ramen instant noodle line in the US in 1971, followed by Cup O’ Noodles, which cooked with boiling water poured into…
The invasion of the North American continent and its peoples began with the Spanish in 1565 at St. Augustine, Florida, then British in 1587 when the Plymouth Company established a settlement that they dubbed Roanoke in present-day Virginia. Spanish Colonization in the North The Spanish claim to territories that are…
Sir Richard Arkwright, (born Dec. 23, 1732, Preston, Lancashire, Eng. —died Aug. 3, 1792, Cromford, Derbyshire), textile industrialist and inventor whose use of power-driven machinery and employment of a factory system of production were perhaps more important than his inventions. ### What was Arkwright famous for? Finally, in 1767, a…
With an estimated production budget of $258–350 million, it was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release. Spider-Man 3 premiered on April 16, 2007, in Tokyo, and was released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007. Marvel’s Spider-Man…
The action takes place in 19th century India. The story’s title character and protagonist is a young mongoose. As a result of a flood, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi arrives at the grounds of a bungalow where an English boy named Teddy and his parents live. The time period of the story takes place…