Historical
Resurrecting the Vampire Throughout History
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've included the full paper here (minus some extra questions I'll include as a separate piece ~ C ]
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in FYI
Mu'ammar Al-Qadhdhāfī life history
For many Americans, he is also a despised criminal of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing of Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people, and earned a reputation for military service. His government was involved in several failed coups in Egypt and Sudan while Libyan troops retained a long-running civil war in neighboring Chad.
By Cs Sapkota4 years ago in FYI
Vikings and the United States of America
Two hundred and thirty-three years ago, in 1788, the United States Constitution was ratified into law and the United States of America was truly born. In the centuries since, our most cherished document has been the blueprint for countless constitutions written throughout the world, as autocratic rule has lost its luster among Earth’s people. The ratification of the US Constitution is considered a watershed moment in the modern history of the world. Indeed, history is rife with watershed moments. Leonidas standing against Xerxes and allowing Greek culture to influence the western world. Julius Caesar casting his die along the banks of the Rubicon, inciting the great Roman Civil War. The Han Dynasty of Ancient China pushing the Huns out of the Asian steppes, cultivating the unrest that led to the fall of the Roman Empire. Pope Alexander IV urging Spain and Portugal to sign the Treaty of Torsedillas, splitting the known world between the two nations. Gavrilo Princep assassinating Archduke Ferdinand, setting off World War I. Ronald Reagan spending the Soviet Union into near bankruptcy, ending the most brutal authoritarian regime of the modern world. But each one of those moments have origins that are much less known because the connections aren’t readily apparent. Such is the connection to be discussed here… How are the Vikings of old responsible for the eventual ratification of the United States Constitution?
By Anthony Stauffer4 years ago in FYI
Let's Talk Turkey
Even though the turkey is the centerpiece on most people's dinner tables on Thanksgiving Day, it was not the meat that was eaten on the first Thanksgiving. The 53 pilgrims and 90 Indians ate venison, goose, and duck when they met to celebrate a fruitful harvest.
By Margaret Minnicks4 years ago in FYI
Diwali- Spreading The Lights Of Happiness
Diwali (or Deepawali) is the Hindu festival of lights that is celebrated by Indians all over the world. It is a festival that illuminates the Earth as well as the Skies and brings joy in abundance. It is a Festival that unifies every religion, every home, and every heart and promotes the much-needed peace, harmony, and brotherhood in society.
By Adarsh Kumar Singh4 years ago in FYI
7 Famous Writers Inspired by the Occult
The mysterious causes a significant number of us to feel awkward, maybe because we're so designed as people to despise vulnerability. However composing, similar to life as a general rule, is brimming with vulnerabilities; frequently there's no expressing what words or pictures will enter our weird personalities and work their direction onto the clear page before us. Regardless of whether you're expounding on wicked belonging or an anecdotal person experiencing childhood in the suburbs, composing is an innately baffling cycle. To comprehend it better and study their ability to be self-aware, numerous journalists, craftsmen, and scholars have looked to the mysterious, that unusual region among craftsmanship and science.
By Deana Contaste4 years ago in FYI
Black death world history
In December, historian Monica Green published in the American Historical Review an article entitled, "Four Dark Deaths," which explains our account of the flu epidemic. In it, he identifies the Big Bang which produced four different genetic lines that spread around the world, and find concrete evidence that the disease spread to Central Asia for 1,200 years in China. It is possible that the disease does occur, but stories about the history of the virus are incomplete.
By Cs Sapkota4 years ago in FYI
Livin' On The Rim
Author's Note: In 1973 I heard that descendants of plantation slaves were still living on a plantation near Waynesboro, Georgia. Caldwell and Bourke-White started their epic "You have Seen Their Faces" in Waynesboro. The story documented the plight of poor whites across the south. When I read it, I was astonished even back then that poor African-Americans had been completely ignored - a story even more compelling than that of the benighted whites. So I went down to the Carswell Plantation and found several dozen slave cabins still occupied by the descendants that had served the Carswell family over centuries of slavery. The story that follows is what I came back with. I sent it to an Editor at the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Never recieved a reply. A few months later the newspaper published a story by one of its own reporters - documentating exactly the same conditions on a plantation in Alabama.
By Mark Newell4 years ago in FYI
Jewels from Royal Families: The Delhi Durbar Tiara
The Delhi Durbar Tiara is a circlet headpiece featuring diamond ringlets and garlands. It is set in platinum and gold and originally had 10 emerald drops which made it unusually tall for a tiara. Queen Mary had the emeralds removed and customised the tiara so other jewels could be fastened on top of the tiara.
By Aashna Woodin4 years ago in FYI
