… works of art to illustrate significant events, important people and beliefs of cultures. The Littlefield Memorial Fountain and Martin Luther King sculpture were both erected to convey the significant events of their time period. The location of…

… During the 1790s, which Ellis calls the most decisive decade in our nation's history, the greatest statesmen of their generation came together to define the new republic and direct its course for the coming centuries. Ellis focuses on six moments…

… called Scarface the most famous American gangster, who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931. Capone's parents immigrated to the United States from Naples in 1893; Al, the fourth of nine children, quit school in Brooklyn after…

… that it didn’t sound like the everyday Spokane news. I looked up at the TV, seeing the World Trade Center with thick black smoke coming out of the South tower. I thought that it was just a fire or something, but as I kept watching I saw the footage…

… every type of person who wished for a new life to its shores and gave them opportunities, which would not have been available in their homelands. Many came poor or with money but not enough education to read and write with extreme accuracy. In the…

… society and economy, but it is also one of the most important factors in causing the downfall of the Romanov Dynasty. It was the war that reflected the weakness of the Titanic Russia and it was also the suffering of the war that pushed the Tsar’s…

… the life of Americans by emerging presidents and multiple reforms. Through the progressive politicians, trusts were busted and relief was given to small businesses. Working and societal conditions were forever reformed during the Progressive Era.…

… that was his primary role in society. Just about anyone who fought on horseback could be considered a knight, even a lowly commoner. This was how it was in the very beginning, but later knights became specialized warriors. They wore armor and wielded…

… Women were not given the right to freedom nor to express individual thoughts and views. Women were seen as property rather than human beings. In Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour, she demonstrates through Louise Mallard the struggles she must overcome…

… to slaves of that time period. While many slaves had a short life expectancy and did very unpleasant work, Olaudah Equiano was blessed with doing interesting work and being able to travel all over the world at the same time. Throughout his travels…