… "Liberty Enlightening the World," a gift from the people of France, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland. Set at the entrance to New York, the statue was just in time to greet the biggest migration in global history. Between 1880…

… Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government  On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the south coast of Cuba  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with the approval…

… an overwhelming issue in society. There were some writers that favored slavery and then there were some that did not favor slavery. In favor of slavery were William Gillmore Simms, and Caroline Hentz. Those opposed to slavery were Frederick Douglass,…

… over the Cuban government on December 2, 1959 and put a strict communist regime into effect. In the midst of the cold war, this Soviet ally so close to American soil is a major cause of fear. The revolution was the outcome of the oppressive rule…

… speech to the country. At the end of his speech he asked for the support of the nation for the soldiers over in Vietnam. “I ask for your support for our brave men fighting tonight halfway around the world, not for territory, not for glory, but so that…

… The Arch of Titus Proudly standing strong through the wrath of the ages at the eastern end of the Roman Forum is the famous Arch of Titus. Since it was erected in AD81, the cut stone masonry building has been a lasting memorial to the Roman…

… Greek theater lie in the religion of Dionysus, the god of wine, who was one of the Olympian deities honored at Athens and somewhere else in the Greek world. In myth, Dionysus' followers were satyrs, drunken half-animal, half-human creatures, and mainades…

… is the sixth largest country in the world. It lies in the Southern Hemisphere between 11° and 44° south latitude and 113° and 154° east longitude. The entire area of land is about the same size as the continental United States, or about one…

… in the past 7 years. These two italian immigrants have affected and caused an upheaval in every part of the US and many parts around the world. As you all probably have heard, Sacco and Vanzetti were accused and convicted for burglary and murder…

… personally abolished slavery. But a President cannot simply pick up a pencil and draw a plan to completly do away with slavery. Yet this is the common assumption of many Americans today. Legally, slavery is where slaves are the property of other people…