… “Did the Twelfth Century Discover the Individual,” strongly argues that people between the time period of 1050 C.E. to 1200 C.E. sought to define the “self.” Admittedly, I am not as knowledgeable as Caroline Bynum on this particular time period,…

… island of Oahu, Hawaii. On December 7, 1941 at about 8:00 AM on a Sunday morning Japanese fighter planes began a strike on the harbor. At 6:00 a.m. There were six Japanese carriers that launched a first wave of 181 planes. There were torpedo bombers,…

… 1911, attracted a steady supply of rural Canadians to the cities. Although industrialization did provide thousands of jobs, it did not create an egalitarian society. Instead, a new social class was spawned: the working poor. These families faced inequiti…

… of Paul von Hindenburg to become chancellor, the old gentleman was so annoyed he would hardly look at him. He looked at Hitler as an outcast, and frowned upon him. Hitler argued with Hindenburg over the election that he had lost. Hitler demanded…

… and less power holders than men; like women everywhere else during this period of time, women have the roll of the controlled, and men the controllers. Throughout history women have bee recognized as having very strong influences on men. This…

… in the way life was in the early 1900’s. Urban Bosses were more powerful icons than most political (progressive reform) figures back in that era. William M. Tweed, Richard Croker, George Washington Plunkitt and many other men were important…

… located west of Germany and north of Belgium. According to a 1993 estimate, the Netherlands had a population of 15,224,942. The overall population density was about 449 persons per sq km (about 1162 per sq mi) which makes it one of the most densely…

… States react to the arrival of immigrants? Institutions took advantage of the immigration wave due to the fact that labor was cheaper and now there were people willing to do the dirty work of canal and railroad building, mining, domestic and factory…

… plays a significant part in the discovery of what we call America. Unfortunately, much of this was not realized until long after her death. The problems and frustrations Sacagawea had endured all through her life only contributed to her courage and…

… most of the manufacturing was done by hand in a home. Labor took place in workshops attached to the side of a home. As towns grew into cities, the demand for manufactured goods increased. Some workshop owners began hiring helpers to increase production.…