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Indian Mutiny

(Encyclopedia) Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in…

Corsica

(Encyclopedia) Corsica Corsica kôrˈsĭkə [key], Fr. Corse, island, 3,352 sq mi (8,682 sq km), a…

Chauncey Judd: Negro Patriotism

Seizure of Henry Wooster Rescue and Flight Negro Patriotism Tobiah was a patriot. With the political principles of his master, and so many others of the residents of that tory…

The Declaration of Independence

On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first…

1970 – 1979 World History

Richard Nixon(1913–1994)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionMao Zedong(1893–1976)Agence France Press/Archive PhotosIngmar Bergman (1918–2007)Archive PhotosLyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973)…

Belize

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Belize Belize bəlēzˈ [key], independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (2020 est…

The Gambia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note The Gambia Index: People and History Government Defense Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Gambian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYA wide…

The Bahamas Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note The Bahamas Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Bahamian Relations PEOPLE Eighty-five…

William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act III, Scene V

Scene VA room in Cymbeline's palaceEnter Cymbeline, Queen, Cloten, Lucius, Lords, and AttendantsCymbelineThus far; and so farewell.Caius LuciusThanks, royal sir. My emperor hath wrote, I must…