This 1848 campaign poster promoted the Free Soil presidential candidate, Martin Van Buren, and his running mate, Charles Francis Adams. In the 1848 presidential election, the Free Soil Party won 10 percent of the popular vote but did not get a single Electoral College ballot. The Conscience Whigs was a…
Ethiopia was further Christianized in the 4th century ce by two men (likely brothers) from Tyre—St. Frumentius, later consecrated the first Ethiopian bishop, and Aedesius. They won the confidence of the king at Aksum (a powerful kingdom in northern Ethiopia) and were allowed to evangelize. Frumentius, later consecrated the first…
There will be no chief guest at the Republic Day 2022 parade due to COVID-19 third wave. Last year too, there was no chief guest due to second wave. Take a look at the list of chief guests who visited in past years. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the chief…
Alice Coachman, (center), of Albany, GA., stands on the winner’s section of the Olympic podium at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England, August 7, 1948, to receive the gold medal for winning the women’s high jump. AP Photo 3:31 AM Alice Coachman was the first black woman to earn an Olympic gold…
Chief of Staff (1914–1916) Falkenhayn succeeded Helmuth von Moltke the Younger as Chief of the Oberste Heeresleitung (German General Staff) after the First Battle of the Marne on 14 September 1914. The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially Great General Staff ( German: Großer Generalstab ),…
Stein, Eliezer’s cousin by marriage, wants nothing more than news of his family. Eliezer lies to Stein, telling him that his wife (Reizel) and children are fine. Eliezer’s lie allows Stein to find the will to live; Stein has no desire to survive unless his family is well. Who is…
The journals of Peter Skene Ogden, chief trader of the Hudson’s Bay Company, for 1825-1828, describe lives of Shoshone on the Snake River. Captain Bonneville’s journal for this expedition in 1832-1834 supplies insight into the lives of the Indians of the region. Bank of America Private Bank. Citigold Private Client.…
Merchant, banker and philanthropist Stephen Girard gained notoriety in Philadelphia during the yellow fever pandemic, as he used his wealth and experience to take care of those stricken with the illness, following the treatment plan of Dr. Edward Stevens. Who is Girard in Fever 1793? No one perhaps profited as…
The frightening smile hardly ever leaves his face while he does his job. He’s not trying to hide who he is. He’s not as richly layered as other villains, he wears everything there is to him on his sleeve, but that’s why he’s so creepy. The Child Catcher is a…
The only primary source for information about Stephen is the New Testament book of the Acts of the Apostles. Stephen is mentioned in Acts 6 as one of the Greek-speaking Hellenistic Jews selected to participate in a fairer distribution of welfare to the Greek-speaking widows. He was also “full of…