Bonnie and Clyde, in full Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, were an infamous American robbery team responsible for a 21-month crime spree from 1932 to 1934. They robbed gas stations, restaurants, and small-town banks, chiefly operating in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Missouri. Why were Bonnie and Clyde considered heroes?…
Considered to be the youngest person ever executed in Great Britain, Michael Hammond was just 7 years old when he and his sister were hanged in 1708. The last teenage execution in Scotlandtook place at Barlinnie Prison on the 29th of December 1960when Anthony Miller, aged 19, was hanged for…
Carpetbagger and scalawag are derisive epithets which southern Democrats, or Conservatives, applied to white Republicans, or radicals, during Congressional or Radical Reconstruction. Carpetbagger referred to Republicans who had recently migrated from the North; scalawag referred to southern-born radicals. Beginning in 1867, they formed a coalition with carpetbaggers (one-sixth of the…
Only natural born citizens of the United States can be elected as presidents. The following are the youngest American presidents. Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president of the United States after the assassination of President William McKinley. Roosevelt assumed office on September 14, 1901, at the age of 42 years,…
Roman citizenship was acquired by birth if both parents were Roman citizens (cives), although one of them, usually the mother, might be a peregrinus (“alien”) with connubium (the right to contract a Roman marriage). Otherwise, citizenship could be granted by the people, later by generals and emperors. All Roman citizens…
In Greek mythology, Phthonos (/ˈθoʊnəs/; Ancient Greek: Φθόνος Phthónos), or sometimes ZelusZelusIn Greek mythology, Zelus or Zelos (/ˈziːləs/; Ancient Greek: Ζῆλος Zēlos, literally ’zeal’) was the daimon that personifies dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal. The English word “zeal” is derived from his name. His Roman equivalent was…
1. Don Corleone was inspired by real-life mob boss Frank Costello. Don Vito Corleone has similarities to several real-life mobsters, including Joe Profaci, who used his olive oil distributorship as a front for his illegal activities, and Carlo Gambino, who used a quiet, non-flashy style en route to power. The…
The 100 Greatest Pop/Rock Bands. 1 1. The Beatles. Soundtrack | The Beatles Anthology. The Beatles were an English rock band that became arguably the most successful act of the 20th … 2 2. The Rolling Stones. 3 3. Led Zeppelin. 4 4. The Doors. 5 5. Pink Floyd. More…
Retired Hollywood actor and two-term California governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the Republican National Convention held from July 14 to July 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan. The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential…
When he asks you who the most popular NCR president was, you answer Tandi. When asked where the original NCR capital was located, you answer Shady Sands. The NCR Flag is portrayed inconsistently in Fallout: New Vegas. The version flown on flagpoles throughout the game features the bear and grass…