… uncertainties of a possible revolution. Both came to a conclusion with a strong resemblance, and yet at the same time remained drastically different when their rule ended. While the names may suggest that Nicholas I was the father of Nicholas II,…

… novel Nineteen Eighty-Four were very frightening not only for the people of his time, but still alarms us, the people of the future, with the alarming accuracy of some of his warnings. In this novel Orwell portrays a time period in which there is a…

… States (1969-1972), was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon was one of the most controversial politicians of the twentieth century. He built his political career on the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties, but…

… Anglo- American invasion of Normandy Adolf Hitler still occupied all the territory he had gained. He had a strong foothold in North Africa, and was ready to take over the world if possible. He controlled all of Europe except Spain Portugal, Switzerland…

… were two vital battles in World War II. Stalingrad was the site of a critical WWII Soviet victory that terminated Germany’s advance to the east. Peaceful Normandy took it’s place in history as the starting point in the triumphant march across Europe.…

… are traded among our countries. They wonder if there is a tax to pay or do the nations just agree not to charge each other. Free trade among North American nations all became possible when the letters NAFTA were established. The letters of NAFTA stand…

… (or A-) bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, costing 100s of 1000s of lives. I come here today to inform you about how nuclear weapons came about, what they do, and consequential losses that occurred because of them. The person most responsible,…

… Greek storyteller. This epic was the basis for Greek and Roman education. Epics are long poems marked by adventure. The main character in an epic is an epic hero. The epic hero is a figure of great stature and may be a character from history or legen…

… piece of literature since it was first written and it will remain that way for many years to come. This much-found success of the “Odyssey” has been because of the story’s hero, Odysseus. Odysseus has many personal qualities that make him…

… the history of the great state of Texas is cowboys and Indians. People imagine the flat plains, the ranches, and the cows. This was a part of Texas history, but that’s not all. Texas was imprinted by a few other issues, the first that comes to my mind…