… Cuban Missile Crisis of have left Cuba out of the story. With the blockbuster film "Thirteen Days" the story now ignores the Soviet Union as well. The film turns history on its head and drums into our heads exactly the…

… and a hero in some sorts to us all, while in reality; he is quite a controversial figure. What he accomplished is definitely significant and he should be praised for it but there are those who feel that he should be looked down upon for some of the…

… came together to help the Ming Dynasty to launch the seven voyages. The timing was perfact for the launch of the voyages. The Ming Dynasty was the responsible party for reclaiming the rule of China, under the Chinese people. The Chinese looked at the…

… in 1863, former slaves took on a new role in American society. This role was one of more significance and self worth than in slavery, but this class of freedmen was anything but appreciated. Without the manpower of the slaves, the south's…

… One of the most interesting, and hotly debated, aspects of the Holocaust is when Hitler ordered it to begin. The thinking to now has been that the decision was made in early to mid 1941, and that it got into full gear in early 1942.…

… been exaggerated a lot. In fact the Middle ages are split into three distinct time periods, which were all quite different from each other. There are the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Despite the reputation for being a time when there were no…

… 1830's Jacksonian Democrats showed that they were the guardians of the United Stated Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity only to a certain extent. Andrew Jackson's opposition to the nullification…

… the most powerful men of the Renaissance period. I my self am not sure whether he was or wasn’t a Renaissance man. He has some qualities of a Renaissance man, and then again he also has many other qualities that make you think different. In his early…

… a strike took place that revolutionized unions and the working place today. The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 that took place in Winnipeg was fought between the WTLC (Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council) and the high-payed employers and governme…

… French and Indian War was the last of the four American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In all of these wars, each country fought for the control of the continent with the assistance of Native Americans and Colonist…