… have been. Different times, different cultures, and their issues were often not so very different then our own in present days. If we pay enough attention to the past, and it's lessons, the future can be better.         As we look toward…

… most recognised Australian icons, but in her lifetime certain achieved many great accomplishments. She came out to Australia as a convict on the ship "The Royal Admiral" after being convicted of stealing a horse and being sentenced to seven years…

… and we will do anything for our country, when we face adversity, we will overcome it, when we are ordered by authorities we will listen." That is what an American is. In the book Huckleberry Finn, Americanism was a big thing, if you weren't American…

… January 17, 1706, in Boston. His father, Josiah Franklin, a tallow chandler by trade, had 17 children; Benjamin was the 15th child and the 10th son. His mother, Abiah Folger, was his father's second wife. The Franklin family was in modest circumstances,…

… cemeteries that were used by the Christians form the second to the fifth century to bury their dead. The word catacomb is Greek, the ancient Christians did not use the word. The Romans used it to describe a place where there were caves that they used…

… was born on March 18, 1837, in New Jersey. He was the fifth of nine children. Grover was always a very busy child. Once when he was four, he ran into the road and fell under a horse drawn apple cart. He was lucky he didn't get hurt very bad.…

… and Lady Sonhui. With the birth of the heir, the future of the throne was secure. Due to King Yongjo's impatience to formally establish him as the Crown Prince with legal status, he was moved to Choson Pavilion, which was the residence that was…

… declared the United Kingdom and its Dominions "autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status...and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations," which replaced the principle of hierarchal relationships.…

… North America Act. Any changes to this constitution required the approval of the British government. For years, Canadian governments had considered patriating the constitution, but no agreement could be reached pertaining to the changes. In 1981,…

… was a territory separated politically into the following British colonies: Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and British Columbia. Unifying such a region into a single country was a challenge;…