history
Past politicians, legislation and political movements have changed the course of history in ways both big and small. Welcome to our blast to the past.
President Eisenhower's Memorial
Eisenhower Memorial About a few weeks ago, President Eisenhower's Memorial was unveiled in Washington DC. As a celebration of it, I have developed the below word search. Some of President Eisenhower’s successes included fighting in World War II (before he became President), development of our infrastructure (roads, bridges, highways), and bringing in the National Guard when a school in Arkansas would not follow desegregation rules that came as a result of a Supreme Court case.
By Paula Krueger5 years ago in The Swamp
Rise of William de Hertburne
Devlin Bronte Rachele Bedford, Pennsylvania Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Dear Evan, In the book “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe” it is pointed out that the answer isn’t as important as the question. Trick to understanding the question is to have a good understanding of the situation.
By V. H. Eberle5 years ago in The Swamp
Politics: An American Tragedy
The year is 1796. Weathered, worn down, and plagued with illness a man steps out to address the masses for the last time. Many of his friends had long passed and his opponents hounded him endlessly. This was a man who had led thousands into battle and had endured incredible hardships. A man who had overseen the founding of a new nation. Yet now, decrepit, he bids his farewell to public life.
By Bryan Rhodes5 years ago in The Swamp
Inventing the Enemy.
After Umberto Eco. I listened to the Trump – Biden presidential debate earlier this week and whilst they bickered and spoke over each other, the phrase - “inventing the enemy” popped into my mind. Like Brexit, the current presidential election race in the US is dividing the people into polar divisions: you’re in one camp or another; if you’re not for me, you’re against me.
By Charles Leon5 years ago in The Swamp
Bloody history of 50 star nation.
Often presented as a peacemaker, big bully, a nation that loves challenges and competition. Looking like always trying to add one star to the mighty flag, the American intervention in world affairs often seems questionable. In our recent memory, America´s engagement in Afganistan is the most protracted war in U.S. history. A response to devastating coordinated terrorist attacks on American soil on Sept. 11, 2001, this war began the following month when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in search of Taliban forces and members of al-Qaeda. U.S. troops remain there to this day. Since then the U.S often not just retaliates but also tries to strike the opposition in advance of such events as on Sept.11,2001. America has been involved in wars large and small since before the founding of the nation.
By Peter Vaľo5 years ago in The Swamp
The History of Jim Crow Laws
Reconstruction Era: After the civil war, black people lost in the country without living quarters, food, and any direction. That is when the reconstruction period started from 1865-1877 to rebuild the United States after the civil war. Bringing into the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment to abolish slavery, allow black men the right to vote, and prohibited depriving male citizens of equal protection of the law.
By Nia on Air5 years ago in The Swamp
The fallen hero who put his life on the line to make change
The fallen hero who put his life on the line to make a change Dedan Kimathi. The unforgotten Kenyan hero. And slowly he is becoming a shadow in the past. With the changes in the generations, Dedan Kimathi is slowly fading into oblivion. Yet Kenya’s independence owes so much to this hero among others in his local brigade. The celebration of Kenya’s independence will not be complete without the mention of the likes of Dedan Kimathi Waciuri, born in October 1920.
By Natural Track Safaris5 years ago in The Swamp
The Melungeons a tri-racial people of early Virginia
American school children are taught that Europeans discoverd America and that Africans were brought over on slave ships. In recent years evidence continues to surface that suggests that there were some black people living in the United States prior to slavery. When it comes to race, in early America the mother was the deciding factor regarding which ethnicity her children associated with. According to the principle of partus sequitur ventrem, which was incorporated into Virginia law in 1662, children born in the colonies were assigned the race and social status of their mother. The father's ethnicity or citizenship did not matter.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in The Swamp
Dachau
The Nazis Concentration Camps were one of the worst things to have happened in human history. In my opinion, they came second only to the nuclear weapon that was used on the Japanese City of Hiroshima. These are ‘incidents’ that will never be forgotten (or allowed to be forgotten) within the “History Book” of humankind.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in The Swamp
