… instigating the American Revolution, two stand out most clearly: England's imposition of taxation on the colonies and the failure of the British to gain consent of those being governed, along with the military measures England took on the colonists.…

… A man of Scotland, a distinguished citizen of the United States, and a philanthropist devoted to the betterment of the world around him, Andrew Carnegie became famous at the turn of the twentieth century and became a real life rags to riches…

… She was home-schooled by her father. He taught her mathematics, philosophy, history and many languages (German, Italian, French and Latin). Florence was very social when she was young; she was always going out to parties and balls. When she turned…

… Lincoln High School has been celebrating the birthday of the man it was named after. However, this year the African-American students at the school began arguing about this celebration and questioning whether it should be cancelled on the grounds…

… known as Joltin' Joe, who is considered one of the greatest hitters and center fielders of ever. 1914 He was born Joseph Paul DiMaggio in Martinez, California. In 1932 to 1935 DiMaggio played with the minor league San Francisco Seals. 1936 he began his…

… in the Middle East; it is a way of life which permeates all society. Everyday, Middle Easterners are made aware of their religion, through daily customs, law and order, and many, through the daily tribulations caused by holy war. Because of this…

… in the NFL. He was born on June 26, 1980 in Newport News, which is a town near Norfolk, Virginia. Vick's childhood was very hard. His mother Brenda was 16 when she had him and his father Michael Boddie was 17. Vick's parents had two more children before…

… Vietnam in 1973? The USA, with Nixon as there president at the time, withdraw from the war in Vietnam in 1973 even with them having the highly developed weapons at their disposal. There were many reasons in the hidden weakness of the Americans and…

… Normale. In his doctoral thesis, written in 1868, Tisserand extended Delaunay's work on the three-body problem on the orbit of the Moon. This work was a great contribution to mathematical astronomy coming after the publication of the…

… but he did not abdicate after the 1905 revolution there were a number of key factors which made this happen. The two revolutions did have similarities like the fact that in both revolutions the people 'hit the streets' (went on strike), but the revolutio…