The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Quick Facts Also called: thirteen colonies or colonial America Date: May 14, 1607 - September 3, 1783 Major Events: American Revolution French and Indian War Boston Massacre Battles of Saratoga ...
Women’s Equality Day is an official holiday in the United States celebrated every August 26 to commemorate the day when the 19th Amendment was passed.
This was no laughing matter for Revere’s father; the arguments they had about the differences in Christian sects was so extreme that they got into a fistfight on at least one occasion. Revere bent to his father’s will and returned to Puritan faith, but only while his father was still a...
One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He made important contributions to science, ...
Signed and ratified by 51 founding countries, the United Nations (UN) emerged as a postwar peacekeeping organization and forum to develop friendly relations between world nations and prevent war from happening again. See the fact file below for more information on the United Nations or alternatively...
There are basically two ways of getting rid of your King and Fuhrer, once he fully reveals himself and starts making your country, my country, into his country: Armed revolution, and military takeover. Without elections, an effective Congress, DOJ, and SCOTUS, those are the only choices, ch...
Want some more interesting France facts? Here’s another one: during the revolution in July 1830, Louis’ father King Charles X and his descendants were forced to abdicate. So once King Charles X signed the abdication document on 2nd August 1830, Louis became king. But Louis too had to sig...
6. Revolutions erupted all over the world – not just in Russia. Many know the 1910s for the Russian revolution and the rise of the Bolsheviks – however, the decade in fact gave birth to further societal change across the globe.
What Toussaint Louverture is best known for is his prominent role as the main leader of the Haitian Revolution from 1791 to 1804. He rose to be one of the most important leaders during the rebellion before serving as governor, steering Haiti towards independence, and later imprisoned by the Fr...