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Anne Bradstreet: Childhood
Childhood Ah me! conceiv'd in sin, and born in sorrow, A nothing, here to day, but gone to morrow, Whose mean beginning, blushing can't reveal, But night and darkness must with shame conceal…Hosea: 13
Hosea Chapter 13 1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten…Coleridge: Part III
Part IIPart IVPart III The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off. There passed a weary time. Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! a weary…Brewer's: Pantagruel'
So called because he was born during the drought which lasted thirty and six months, three weeks, four days, thirteen hours, and a little more, in that year of grace noted for having “…China's Dynasties
One of (or some of) the world's oldest civilizations China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world and throughout much of their history, the country’s leadership has been claimed…Sudan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sudan Index: People History Economy Defense Foreign Relations PEOPLE Sudan's population is one of the most diverse on the African continent. There…Timeline: The Taliban - 1979-2000
Key dates in the history of the Taliban and Contemporary Afghanistan 1979-2000 2001 2002-2006 2006-present 1979 Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. 1980 Soviet troops…Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters Since 1980
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2021). The United States is a big country with a lot of diverse…State of the Union Address: Herbert Hoover (December 8, 1931)
Herbert Hoover (December 8, 1931) To the Senate and House of Representatives: It is my duty under the Constitution to transmit to the Congress information on the state of the Union and to recommend…July 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldClinton Ends Nine-Day Trip to China (July 1): In Shanghai, President speaks to nation in broadcast interview. He praises economic liberalization; says U.S. does…