The system of checks and balances, consisting of three branches of government in the formation…
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We all love history and here are a host of history lists to prove it. Get your history knowledge in the form of top 10 lists, it is easier on the stomach.
Defying the Nazis was basically asking for death or, at the very least, imprisonment and…
The Progressive Era in the United States, which lasted from about 1890 to 1920, was…
Cities with millennial history can offer you much more than just beautiful architecture and unique…
Fame is a curious thing. Two people will devote their lives to working toward the…
Known for his uncanny combination of temper, violence, and political wit, Andrew Jackson is considered…
When fate hasn’t dealt you the best hand in life, it’s easier to complain than…
Throughout history empires have been formed through war and great tactics. However, many forget the…
Slavery appeared alongside the agricultural revolution some 12,000 years ago, when humanity went from hunting…
Some families will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. In the background of history’s…
Maps have been around for almost as long as civilization and the concept of getting…
War is hell. But for a few opportunistic and enterprising visionaries, it can also be…
Everyday weather has a tremendous impact on day to day life. While it generally tends…
New York City is a world capital in every sense of the word — it’s…
The 150 year anniversary of the American Civil War is almost finished. Surprisingly, as interested…
“Behind every great man there’s an even greater woman.” No one knows the exact origins…
As long as there have been countries there have been tensions with the neighbors. Sometimes…
You’d see a lot of changes when looking at a map of present day Europe…
Hybrid cars, computers, those terrible smartphone games everyone’s hooked on: humanity has come a long…
By now we’re going to guess that approximately all of you have seen this video…
We might be surprised to learn that there were lots of holidays in medieval times…
Has the geography of the world changed enough that entire lands and continents have disappeared?…
History is awash with decisions that if they happened differently could have changed the world.…
“Go West, young man, and grow up with the country,” goes the famous 1851 quote,…