In France, the homosexuality was decriminalized after their Revolution, in 1791, although it was subsequently penalized in 1960 with the law of “indecent exposure” that was repealed twenty years later, similarly, the age of consent for homosexual sex was varying with time. France has legislati...
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Paoletta, a longtime Washington lawyer, has worked in a slew of roles across government, including in the White House during the George H.W. Bush and Trump administrations. He was also chief counsel for investigations for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. And in recent ye...
The building dates to 1705 and was home to Claude de Ramezay, a governor of Montreal. Benjamin Franklin is known to have visited the chateau on a diplomatic mission in 1776, during a brief time when Montreal was actually part of the United States during the American Revolution. The ...
Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and legacy.
In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago, your choice of soul mate (心上人) was constrained by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never explicit, many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have ...
Today, I went rollerblading for the first time in years. I impulsively bought a pair on Amazon for 80 bucks, thinking that it would be a fun way to get active and lose weight. I use to be really good at it. When I was younger, we had somehow stumbled onto this pair of blades tha...
Juneteenth activist, Opal Lee from Houston, Texas was one of the strongest voices pushing the measure forward. At 89 years old, Lee walked 2.5 miles in a variety of states — to symbolize the more than two and a half years it took for news of emancipation to reach Galveston — over ab...
The aim was to break away from the rule of Great Britain that governed the colonies of America and to form their own independent nation. The Puritans Arrived 400 Years Ago But, this means that the basis of an American nation began much earlier than 1776. It must have been, as for those...
How Long Does a Civilization Last? Recently, I was talking with a colleague at work, and I mentioned that civilizations usually only last 500 years. The only problem was that I couldn't remember where I had heard that. In fact, I wasn't all that sure that I was right. I know that...