2013 marks the anniversary of several major Civil Rights milestones by Jennie Wood March on Washington, Aug 28, 1963 Malcolm X Related Links Black History MonthAfrican…
Members of Congress don't need postage stamps for their official mail—they just need a frank. No, not a hot dog! It's their signature on the outside of envelopes that hold letters mailed to…
TURNER, Benjamin Sterling, a Representative from Alabama; born near Weldon, Halifax County, N.C., March 17, 1825; raised as a slave; received no early education; moved to Alabama in 1830 and…
VINTON, Samuel Finley, a Representative from Ohio; born in South Hadley, Mass., September 25, 1792; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1814; studied law; was admitted…
SHEREDINE, Upton, a Representative from Maryland; born near Baltimore, Baltimore County, Md., in 1740; moved to a farm near Liberty, Frederick County, Md., in 1754; pursued academic studies;…
Portugal: End of an Empire
The Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner
On December 20, 1999, Portugal gave up the last colony in its…
(Encyclopedia) selective service, in U.S. history, term for conscription.
Conscription was established (1863) in the U.S. Civil War, but proved unpopular (see draft riots). The law authorized release…
(Encyclopedia) Federal Trade Commission (FTC), independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no…
HOW DID THE WAR BEGIN? WHY WAS THIS A WORLD WAR? WAR IN THE PACIFIC WHEN DID THE TIDE TURN? BLITZKRIEGHOLOCAUSTATOM BOMBFIND OUT MOREIn 1939, Nazi Germany invaded its neighboring countries,…
