Tag: history
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Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have a Dream Speech”
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of…
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Events in January: Fun Days and Historical Remembrances
January features various holidays and events, including New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and World Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day, highlighting celebrations, reflections, and historical commemorations.
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Rome and Carthage Part II
This short account of the early history of Rome shows you the enormous difference between the Roman ideal of a healthy state, and that of the ancient world which was embodied in the town of Carthage. The Romans counted upon the cheerful and hearty co-operation between a number of “equal citizens.” The Carthaginians, following the…
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Who was Ishtar and What does She have to do with Cross Dressing?
Ishtar was an ancient pagan goddess associated with Venus, embodying both love and war, thus representing duality. She was depicted as both a seductive woman and a fierce warrior. Her worship was accompanied by figures like the Assinnu, Kurgarru, Kalu, and Gala, who personified gender complexities and roles in ancient Mesopotamian society.
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Books about History
The content presents historical stories for grades 1 to 5, focusing on American history, key figures like Sacajawea and Columbus, and major events such as World War I, fostering patriotism and knowledge.
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Franklin, the Printer
When Ben Franklin left his brother, he tried in vain to get a place in one of the other printing offices in Boston. But James Franklin had sent word to the other printers not to take Benjamin into their employ. There was no other town nearer than New York large enough to support a printing…
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Bacon and his Men
In 1676, just a hundred years before the American Revolution, the people of Virginia were very much oppressed by Sir William Berkeley, the governor appointed by the king of England. Their property was taken away by unjust taxes and in other ways. The governor had managed to get all the power into his own hands…
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Key Events in Ancient History: A Comprehensive Timeline
This timeline outlines significant ancient historical events, from creation around 4004 BC to Jesus Christ’s life and teachings in the early 1st century AD.
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Captain Church in Philip’s War
The colonists had not learned how to fight the Wampanoag and Narragansett Indians, who moved swiftly from place to place, and hid themselves in the darkest swamps. But at last the man was found who could battle with the American Indians in their own way. This was Captain Benjamin Church. Church could not only fight…
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Metacomet (King Philip)
When the Pilgrims first came to New England, they found that the nearest tribe of American Indians, the Wam-pa-no’-ags of which Massasoit was chief, had been much reduced in number by a dreadful sickness. The bones of the dead lay bleaching on the ground. The next neighbors to the Wampanoags were the Narragansetts. The Narragansetts…