The Louisiana Maneuvers were a series of Army exercises designed to prepare Army officials for large scale engagements during World Ward II. General George C. Marshall said “I want the mistakes made down in Louisiana, not over in Europe.” At the time, the Louisiana Maneuvers were the largest ever conducted on American soil and involved nearly […]
The horse’s original named was Rienzi and served with Sheridan during the Civil War. Phillip Sheridan, nicknamed “Little Phil” because of his height, rode the horse through the majority of the war. In 1864 Sheridan rode Rienzi from Winchester, Virginia to Cedar Creek, Virginia to stop a surprise attack by the Confederates. This victory prompted poet […]
The Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana has been standing for centuries. Originally built as a trading post, the castle gained prominence during the slave trade and became a hub of activity for European businessmen. The stark white living quarters above ground stand over dark dungeons designed to hold up to one thousand slaves. These […]
Speech Act Theory is the study of not only the transfer of information through spoken words but also associated actions. Examples of the theory are assertions and imperatives. Assertions are the direct transfer of information while an imperative tries to issue an obligation for action, to do something. An example of an assertion would be […]
Called monolithic churches, all eleven are located in a town called Lalibela. The largest and most popular church is the Church of Saint George. The roof of the church is level with the surrounding ground. Workers had to cut down through one large piece of rock in order to create the outer structure then carve out windows […]
The incident occurred in 1950. Truman was living at Blair House, across the street from the White House, while the White House was undergoing renovations. Truman was upstairs asleep when the two attackers approached the temporary living quarters. One of the men, Collazo, shot a Secret Service agent, the noise of which prompted the rest of […]
George Wallace ran for president as part of the American Independent Party and won 5 states, all in the south. (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia) The presidential election of 1968 was eventually won by Republican Richard Nixon. In the 1948 presidential election, the election which saw Harry Truman elected president despite his predicted defeat, Strom […]
Soon after Japan surrendered in 1945, workers from petroleum, coal, lumber, truck drivers, and machinists all went on strike. Labor unions in the United States had agreed not to strike while the country was in the midst of WWII. Coal miners, led by labor giant John L. Lewis, went on strike in May 1946 followed soon by […]
The recovered artifacts included works by Michelangelo and Manet. The Nazi’s mainly used two salt mines, the Altaussee and the Merkers, to stash not only their huge stores of stolen art but also large amounts of precious metal. Gold bullion, both domestic and foreign gold currencies, silver bars and coins, and platinum were all recovered by allied […]
It was and still is the largest mass execution in United States history. The Dakota people in Southwest Minnesota lived under an unfair system imposed on them by the US government. In exchange for living on reservations, a situation which allowed white settlers to place limit on their hunting grounds, the natives agreed to receive […]
