On 16 July 1790, President Washington signed the “Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States,” commonly known as the Residence Act. This act established the District of Columbia on territory ceded by Virginia and Maryland, and it moved the ...

How much did the United States and it’s World War II allies know about the Nazi concentratrion camps and the extermination of the Jews between the late 1930′s and the end of the war in 1945? Did the Nazi genocide come as a complete suprise to Americans? Were American leaders astonished after ...

Hoovers Effect on the Great Depression The year was 1929. This is the start of the biggest national crisis since the civil war. It was the Great Depression. The stock market was going in a slump that started in October. By the end of Hoover’s term in office ...

We, the people of Massachusetts, are in an uprising. I think that this upheaval is very necessary, and I support it to the fullest. Shay’s Rebellion is a crisis that has occurred in Massachusetts that should enhance the support of the Nationalists’ cause. This rebellion is the ...

Sir Francis Bacon “Knowledge is Power,” said Francis Bacon. Sir Francis Bacon’s quote could be considered a key factor in the Renaissance thought and a theme to his lifetime accomplishments. Bacon, the scientist, philosopher, and author, his interest in the idea of materialism ...

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mexico all have something in common, their unique architecture of their pyramids. Although, they do differ, but they also have some similarities as well, such as the way they were built and the purpose for which the pyramids were built. MESOPOTAMIA In ...

Satyagraha. Meaning “force or firmness of truth, Mohandas Gandhi worked and lived by this word. By peaceful, non-violent demonstrations he little by little took hold of the people of India’s love and honor and freed them from British rule. This is his story: On October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, ...