Slavery is to be condemned in the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was the great fighter against slavery in the emerging republic. He tried to...
Problems with the liberum veto
Two events at the outset of this period deeply influenced Polish history. In 1652, for the first time, a single member...
Why did the War Began
The American Civil War of 1861-1865 was a conflict between the Northern and Southern citizens brought about by sharp differences...
Cavalry (from French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. The Cavalry was historically the most mobile...
The "firearm" was invented in China in the 13th century for celebration or for signaling.
The Chinese used gunpowder in the following centuries without ever testing it on the battlefield.
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...
