On May 30, 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which was designed to solve the issue of expanding slavery into the territories. However, it failed miserably; the Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the key political events that led to the American Civil War. Douglas and former Illinois Representative…
Most of the victims were recent Italian or Jewish immigrant women and girls aged 14 to 23; of the victims whose ages are known, the oldest victim was 43-year-old Providenza Panno, and the youngest were 14-year-olds Kate Leone and Rosaria “Sara” Maltese. Asch Building, Manhattan, New York CityNew York CityNew…
Albert François Lebrun (French: [albɛʁ ləbʁœ̃]; 29 August 1871 – 6 March 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third RepublicThird RepublicThe French Third Republic (French: Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the system of…
As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786. Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as minister to France in 1785.…
1- Robert Gustafsson. Stig Engström. 2- Peter Viitanen. Olof Palme. 3- Mikael Persbrandt. Hans Holmér. 4- Eva Melander. Margareta Engström. 5- Peter Andersson. Arne Irvell. 6- Joel Spira. Lennart Granström. 7- Emil Almén. Göran Fors. 8- Shanti Roney. Per Häggström. Who was the leader of Sweden during World War 2?…
1. The USSR is at fault. This is so because Stalin had desired to dominate the world under Communism. His takeover of Eastern Europe was seen to be his first step towards this. ITWASTRADITIONALTOBLAMETHERUSSIANS Until the 1960s, most historians followed the official government line – that the Cold War was…
After the Patriot’s first drive of the second half ended with a punt to the Bears’ 4-yard line, Chicago marched 96 yards in nine plays with quarterback Jim McMahon’s 1-yard scoring run capping the drive. McMahon became the first quarterback in Super Bowl history to rush for a pair of…
In 1833, Henry Clay helped broker a compromise bill with Calhoun that slowly lowered tariffs over the next decade. The Compromise Tariff of 1833Tariff of 1833In 1833, Henry Clay helped broker a compromise bill with Calhoun that slowly lowered tariffs over the next decade. The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was…
During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the rebel sepoys seized Delhi and proclaimed the Mughal Bahadur Shah IIBahadur Shah IIAfter the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him from Delhi. Bahadur Shah Zafar was a noted Urdu poet, having written a number of Urdu ghazals. While some part of…
There is an unexplained difference between first crush and first time falling in love, but the symptoms are pretty much the same. Here is what every person who first time experiences butterflies in the stomach, when they can’t stop staring at the person they like, goes through. 1. A lot…