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Protest on vaccine at the front of white house
Rules On Vaccine: On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court upheld the mandate for health workers while upholding the vaccination or testing mandate for large corporations The Biden Administration's requirement…
Committee on January 6th Public hearing
On June 9 at 8 p.m. EST, the first public hearing for the January 6th Committee of the House of Representatives took place The House of Representatives established the January…
George Meegan trekking
After retiring from the Merchant Navy of the United Kingdom in 1976, George Meegan immediately set out on an extraordinary seven-year journey. He walked 19,019 miles and wore out 12…
Formal US president, Donald Trump with Prime Minister of Israel, Natanyahu Benjamin
On December 6, President Trump made the announcement that the United States would be recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. A little background: When the British conquered Palestine in…
Napoleon III’s Letter of Surrender at the Battle of Sedan by Anton Alexander von Werner (circa 19th century). Vintage etching circa late 19th century.
Aptly enough, Prussia's triumph over Austria in 1866, a conflict that finished the German Confederation and brought about the production of the North German Confederation, expanded previously existing strains with…
The Berlin Wall, image by Wiki
Conversely, on August 13 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) started to fabricate a security fencing and cement "Antifascistischer Schutzwall," or "antifascist defense,"…
Mary Surratt, image credit: Ati
Credit: Austin Harvey on ATI (Backlink below) On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt (tag) and three other condemned prisoners were marched through the courtyard of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary outside…
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National Isolation: For most of the 19th century, especially towards the end of the century, the American nation and people developed a complete lack of interest called a languid interest…
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Progressive Era: Introduction The period between 1900 and 1917 in American history has been described as the progressive era. Prior to this period, a lot of disequilibrium had been experienced…