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There are more slaves today than ever before in the history of mankind, said Benjamin Skinner, a member of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. It is estimated that 27 million people… Continue Reading →
Valentine's day secretly marrying a soldier with his fiancee In the third century, the Roman Empire was invaded by the Goths. At the same time, the Cyprian plague, probably smallpox, killed 5,000 people a day at its height. So many… Continue Reading →
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Novgorod, which means "new town," was the first and only Russian Republic until modern times. Founded as a trading port near the Baltic Sea in 859 A.D., it was considered the first city of the Rus people, and… Continue Reading →
A student from the University of Miami in Ohio claims to be the latest victim of nationwide scams in which foreign students face deportation if they do not transfer thousands of dollars to unlawful lawyers. Last month, the foreign student… Continue Reading →
Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day, Feb. 12, 1809, but their lives had opposite effects. Lincoln is best known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and freeing millions of slaves, claiming all… Continue Reading →
The striking teachers climbed in circles in front of the schools and marched through the streets of Denver on Monday as the cars resounded to support the latest US overthrow in the midst of a wave of educator activism in… Continue Reading →
On January 27, 1837, Lincoln warns, "When should we expect a dangerous approach? I answer that if it ever comes to us, it must arise among us; it can not come from abroad. If destruction is our lot, we must… Continue Reading →
Baron de Montesquieu "Society … must rest on principles that do not change" – wrote Montesquieu in book 24 of "The Spirit of Laws". Montesquieu was a French political philosopher whose books were read by Catherine the Great of Russia,… Continue Reading →
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" William Henry Harrison, born Feb. 9, 1773. Harrison was an aide-de-camp to General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, who defeated the British and Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794. Harrison was the hero of the Battle… Continue Reading →
US intelligence agencies continue to warn against From Beijing espionage activities in the United States – including commercial espionage and theft of intellectual property. "The Threat of Chinese counterintelligence It's deeper, more varied, more vexing, more difficult, more comprehensive, and… Continue Reading →
Sir Robert Baden-Powell began the boy scouting movement in England in 1908, and two years later, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated, Feb. 8, 1910. Robert Baden-Powell was educated at Charterhouse, London, and joined the English hussars in 1876…. Continue Reading →
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass was born Frederick "Baily" in a Maryland plantation around February 7, 1817, although there is no specific document because he was a slave. He then chose the birth date of February 14, remembering that his mother… Continue Reading →
President Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was born Feb. 6, 1911. A graduate of Eureka College, Illinois, 1932, he worked as a lifeguard, and reported for radio stations in Iowa. He became a sports announcer for Chicago Cubs baseball games and… Continue Reading →
After King Henry VIII broke from Rome in 1534, England began enforcing Anglican religious uniformity. Some people want to purify the Anglican Church from within, being given the name "Puritans." Of those were Thomas Helwys, John Murton and John Smyth,… Continue Reading →
Hitler welcomes a child Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) said: "Socialized medicine is the keystone of the creation of a socialist state". "Nazi" is the abbreviation of the National Socialist Workers' Party. Its leader was Adolph Hitler, who became Chancellor of Germany… Continue Reading →
On the cold night of February 3, 1943, the overcrowded ally vessel U.S.A.T. Dorchester, carrying 902 soldiers, crossed the dark waters near Greenland. At 1 am, a Nazi submarine launched a torpedo on the side of the transport, killing many… Continue Reading →
Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1521. For the next 300 years, New Spain, which included Latin America and parts of North and South America, was ruled by Catholic Spain . In 1808, Napoleon, a secular leader, invaded Catholic Spain and… Continue Reading →
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt warned at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 28, 1940: "We guard against the forces of anti-Christian aggression, which may attack us from without." FDR said in a Fireside Chat, April 28, 1942: This great war… Continue Reading →
Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow woodAnd sorry I could not travel at onceAnd to be a traveler, for a long time I was standingAnd looked down as far as possibleTowards where it bent in the undergrowth; Then… Continue Reading →
Explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger, 1986 In 1519, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan undertook his first voyage around the world. On his way to Spain, Magellan began his search for a road to the East Indies along the South American… Continue Reading →