The requirements of the citizenship in ancient Greece was that men under the age of 18 would not be a citizen. In 451 B.C the rules of citizenship became stricter. Men could become citizens only if their father and mother’s father were citizens. Slaves could not vote or choose their…
The son of Edsel and the grandson of Henry Ford, Henry Ford II, served as president from 1945 to 1960 and as chairman and CEO from 1960 to 1979. When Henry II took over, the company and its bookkeeping practices were in disarray. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of…
One of the things that made Athenian democracy rather “radical” was it allowed every social class of citiz Who was allowed to vote in Greek’s ancient and first democracy? All citizens. But exactly who was a citizen was very limited. When a new law was proposed, all the citizens of…
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. As leader of all Allied troops in Europe, he led “Operation OverlordOperation OverlordOperation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of…
Ailey does recount one relationship, with a young man named Abdullah, whom he met in Paris and lived with briefly in New York, but that is the extent of his personal relationships. More attention — but still not very much — is given to the specter of AIDS, which took…
1- 1) The British Empire. 2- There was once a phrase: “the sun never sets on the British Empire.” Unlike many other sayings, this one is technically true, as it refers to the fact that the empire was so massive that at least one country in its holdings was in…
1- Segmentation of society into groups whose membership was determined by birth. 2- A hierarchical system wherein generally the Brahmins were at the head of the hierarchy, but this hierarchy was disputed in some cases. The caste system in India is considered to be the classic example of caste and…
A. P. Hill. Contents. Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865), better known as A.P. Hill, was a U.S. Army officer who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). Ambrose Powell Hill Jr. (November 9, 1825 – April 2, 1865) was a Confederate general who was killed in the American…
Commonly called the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy received the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, and two Bronze Stars with Combat V. Murphy’s foreign awards were especially impressive. – There are some 19…
Confucius, a great philosopher and educator, is considered the founder of Confucianism and is honoured as the “head teacher for 10,000 years” and the “teacher of all teachers” in China. (Blue Hsiao/The Epoch Times) Of course, if we were to believe Greek mythology, it was the god Chiron who taught…