Historical
History of the Diet of Worms
It was five hundred years ago today, April 17, 1521, that Martin Luther appeared on trial before the most powerful ruler in Europe, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. While the name may sound unappetizing, the Diet of Worms was a formal imperial deliberative assembly in the German city of Worms called to have Martin Luther either reaffirm or renounce his teachings. In German, it’s called the “Reichstag zu Worms.”
By Bill Petro5 years ago in FYI
A Titanic Hero of Immense Courage
Charles John Jouquin by author unknown from Wikimedia.org Charles John Joughin, of Birkenhead on Merseyside, was a man of great heroism and modesty, indeed so modest that many people have never even heard of him. Yet Charles was the very last man to leave the RMS Titanic, after saving the lives of heaven knows how many souls that awful night, as the Titanic ungraciously slipped below the icy cold waves of the North Atlantic, that fateful day over one hundred years ago.
By Liam Ireland5 years ago in FYI
Difference Between Mahatma Gandhi & Dr Ambedakar
Introduction Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian Constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, had conflicting views over Ramsay MacDonald's communal award that was introduced on 16 August 1932 for holding separate electorates based on Classes and minorities. Even though both Gandhi and Ambedkar had conflicting thoughts, they had to befriend each other to abolish the caste system. To gain colonial control of India, the British manipulated Indians using this same system of diverse forms of social identity, i.e., the caste system.
By Maulik Borsaniya5 years ago in FYI
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt was born in Germany in 1906 where she studied philosophy but, because she was Jewish, was prevented from teaching in German universities under the Nazi regime. She fled to France in 1933 and to the United States in 1941, where she eventually became the first woman to hold a full fellowship at Princeton University. She died in 1975.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Interesting Facts About Cigarette Rolling Machines
Tobacco is a product that dates back thousands of years in the Americas. It was only until colonial times that the rest of the world was introduced to this product. With the industrial revolution taking hold, along came cigarette rolling machines. Here are some interesting facts you may not have known about machines such as the Powermatic IV Cigarette Rolling Machine.
By Smoker's Outlet Online5 years ago in FYI
Christianity in the Height and Fall of the Roman Empire
Christianity originated in Jerusalem as a sect of Judaism, forming into a separate religion and recognised as such by 64 CE (Green, 2010, 1). A significant proportion of the first Christians were indeed Jewish converts, although this is not to say that Christianity had a large number of followers in its beginnings. In truth, it was a measured process; breaking off from the larger religion of Judaism with the mission given to the Apostles to spread the values and beliefs of Christianity. The Apostles are not usually seen as being the first Christians, instead they are well known for their emphasised role in the spread of Christianity, particularly Paul after his own conversion. Paul and Peter's missions took them out of Jerusalem to preach this new religion and make conversions in Damascus and Syria at Antioch (Kee, 2005, 217). As the movement spread into the wider Graeco-Roman world, issues with paganism allowed the new religion to seem superior and a preference to many with what it offered. The Christians faced conflict with the Roman authority and suffered several major persecutions, but was never extinguished, however, and recognised new opportunities with the invasions of the barbarians to move further West into Germanic regions. I am exploring the journey Christianity took, what factors contributed to its advancement, and shows how the church "became the most profound historical influence on the world in which we now live" (Griffith, 1986, 432).
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in FYI
History of Tax Day
This year, in an unprecedented move not seen since last year’s unprecedented move, the Internal Revenue Service has extended the deadline for Federal Income Tax filing. This year, instead of being due today, April 15, the new deadline for individual tax filers is May 17 due to the Coronavirus pandemic… at least for individual tax filers.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in FYI
Prince Albert, Prince Consort
We know Prince Albert as the husband of Queen Victoria and Consort to the Queen. Victoria loved Albert so much that when he died (before his time), she went into full mourning until her own death --- 40 years! So who was this Prince who stole a Queen’s heart?
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in FYI
How a Drunk Driver Led to the Birth of Russia's Sputnik 1. Top Story - April 2021.
HAD IT NOT BEEN for a collision with a tree by a vodka-sodden driver on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia would not have put Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, into orbit around the Earth when it did. Sadly, history does not record the driver’s name.
By Wilson da Silva5 years ago in FYI
