History

For those that like digging up the past, history is on your side, do not give up digging because its through uncovering our past experiences that we manage to handle the hardships we go through today. Well documented history can become a great tool to be used as a guide that will help the modern day humans overcome the challenges they are facing at present. Prepare for the future but never forget about the past” is the common phrase motivational speakers bombard us every single day

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Khrushchev really brought a breadth of fresh air to the Soviet People

Khrushchev really brought a breadth of fresh air to the Soviet People

History, Political

In March 1953 Joseph Stalin, who had ruled the Soviet Union with an iron hand for three decades, died. Stalin’s death led to a power struggle within the Soviet government. Eventually, Nikita Khrushchev (kroosh.CHAWF), former secretary of the Communist Party in the Ukraine, emerged as Stalin’s successor. After consolidating his position, in February 1956 Khrushchev […]

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Belgian Brutality left long lasting scars in central Africa

Belgian Brutality left long lasting scars in central Africa

Geography, History, Political, War

Perhaps the most traumatic transition to independence occurred in the Belgian Congo. (The Belgian Congo later became Zaire, which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.) Belgium, which opposed independence because of the colony’s great wealth in timber and mineral resources, provided few opportunities for Africans to develop their skills in government.

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The Roman Empire was by far the most influential of all time

The Roman Empire was by far the most influential of all time

Culture, Education, Geography, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political

The Roman Empire collapsed more than 1,500 years ago, but in many ways it never died. Instead, it continues to influence people throughout the world even today. Take language, for example. The Romans based their alphabet on that of the Etruscans who had borrowed theirs from the Greeks, who had borrowed theirs from the Phoenicians.

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Petroleum has always been there since the beginning of Civilizations

Petroleum has always been there since the beginning of Civilizations

Energy, History

  Petroleum Definitely brought about the industrial revolution of the last two Centuries. Petroleum, crude oil and its products have been in use for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians used pitch, a thick, sticky form of petroleum, to coat mummies as they prepared them for burial. Ancient Babylonians used pitch to build walls and pave

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What is the Fabergé egg?

What is the Fabergé egg?

Culture, History

It is an unusual piece of art that is an enameled gold egg containing a completely accurate model of the Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg. Only five inches high, it even includes a tiny flag flying from the palace tower. It is decorated with pearls and diamonds. Historians think this egg was given to the

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There has always been mass extinctions since the beginning of planet Earth

There has always been mass extinctions since the beginning of planet Earth

Archeology, History, Nature, Science

The history of life on earth has been marked by periodic episodes of extinction, where the loss of species outpaces the formation of new species. Particularly sharp declines in species diversity are called mass extinctions. Five mass extinctions have occurred, the first of them near the end of the Ordovician period about 438 million years

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