Historical

History of the Christmas Truce of 1914
Over a century ago, across the 400-mile battle line of Europe, World War I had claimed almost a million lives over the previous five months of battle. The Great War, “the war to end all wars,” was about to experience something almost unheard of in two thousand years of warfare: a temporary though unofficial truce. As Christmas Eve fell in the trenches of Flanders Field, German soldiers had erected Christmas Trees with lighted candles.
By Bill Petro4 years ago in FYI
History of Christmas Eve and the Battle of the Bulge
On Christmas Eve, 1944, my father, Staff Sergeant John Petro, had arrived in Strasbourg with the 42nd “Rainbow” Infantry Division. Eight days earlier, the Battle of the Bulge had begun. The 42nd Division, along with others, supplied much-needed reinforcements to the most extensive and bloodiest battle of World War II involving American forces. 610,000 Americans, 55,000 British, and 72,000 Free French troops were involved in this battle.
By Bill Petro4 years ago in FYI
National Consumer Day 2021: History Significance Objective Theme
On this day in the year 1986, the President had approved the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The primary objective of the Consumer Protection Act is to protect consumers against various forms of exploitation such as defective goods, unsatisfactory services and unfair trade practices.
By Samachar Khabar News4 years ago in FYI
Copyright
Copyright Copyright is a legal fiction designed to protect the works of artists, inventors and innovators. In essence, it is a legal bar, allowing exclusivity for those who create works in the form of an intangible asset which can be sold or relinquished, and which expires upon a certain period of time. With the growth of the internet, and the creation of more and more content, the question of copyright is becoming increasingly more relevant, and one which more and more webmasters are considering to protect their own interests. Additionally, with the rise of the freelancer market, the issue of copyright is becoming a heated topic of debate for both buyers and sellers at every stage in the production chain, and the effects of not having the relevant rights could be potentially catastrophic. In this article, we'll look at what exactly copyright is, and how it relates to the internet in content creation.
By Mason Media4 years ago in FYI
The Indian Royal Queens Who Promoted the World's First Vaccine
India witnessed a catastrophic outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the second wave. While the government received a lot of flak for dealing with the whole crisis, a 19th-century portrait of three women went viral as "one of the most important paintings in the history of medicine in India."
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in FYI
Witch-hunt!
I was doing some research into the witch finders of the 15th to 18th century. I was shocked to find some of the methods that they used to winkle out basically any woman who was slightly different to the cookie-cutter, good girl, good wife mould. Many of the women were much older, past the childbearing years, and therefore we are considered fairly expendable.
By Germaine Mooney4 years ago in FYI
The Red Scare
Americans have heard the effects of red fear on a personal level as well. We have seen a drastic change in the lives of thousands of so-called pro-communists. The Saints were arrested because they saw their ideology ignored, civil liberties ignored, and many Americans feared the rise of the Bolsheviks. Then, in the early 1920s, the initial fears seemed to subside and the fever subsided.
By Sameer Boy4 years ago in FYI
How Balthazar, One of the Three Kings, Who Visited Baby Jesus Became Black?
"We Three Kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, Moor and mountain, Following yonder Star." (Chorus) "O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, Star with Royal Beauty bright, Westward leading, Still proceeding, Guide us to Thy perfect Light."
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in FYI
THE MOST TERRIBLE STREET IN LONDON
Laid out in 1674, Spitalfields was London’s chief silk weaving area. And by the 18th century, Dorset Street was already looking dilapidated. In the 19th century–when the trade was disappearing, rambling, filthy lodging houses dominated it. They even enclosed the gardens so the property-owners could jam even more people into their accommodation.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
THE VICTORIAN FALLEN WOMAN
In the nineteenth century, femininity held an important position. A woman’s social and cultural role was sanctified, and the woman was protected and defended. But what women did not adhere to the ideal? A woman deviating from the norm, ‘fallen’ from virtue, was both an outcast and a threat, a victim and a scapegoat.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI
Barbie's History
Barbie is a fashion doll synthetic by means of the American toy employer Mattel, Inc. And released in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler has credited with the creation of the doll the use of a German doll referred to as Bild Lilli as her suggestion.
By Tanvi Punia4 years ago in FYI
LONDON’S NOTORIOUS DEVIL’S ACRE
The Devil’s Acre was an infamous slum next to Westminster Abbey that subsisted during the Victorian age. The slum had its roots in the Middle Ages when the monks at the abbey gave a haven to debtors, cheats and other criminals. It was little more than a damp, dismal swamp, and home to a community of beggars, thieves and prostitutes. Police only made infrequent visits to the area and when they did, the local residents powerfully repelled them.
By Paul Asling4 years ago in FYI