“The trans-Atlantic slave trade began in the 1400s, but instrumental rainfall data only goes back to around the 1800s,” said lead author William Turner IV, a Ph.D. student at UC Davis in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources. “To fill this data gap, we relied on th...
In looking at gender 119 120 PART II HOW ARE OUR LIVES FILLED WITH GENDER? socialization, we go back to our very beginnings, to the very moment when we were born. But we also consider all the moments since then, and throughout a person's life. There are many different theories ...
snake oil actually refers to a traditional Chinese ointment derived from the fat of the Erabu sea snake. Historians believe that such ointments were introduced to the U.S. during the 1800s by Chinese immigrants building railroads, who used them to treat aching joints and muscles. The substance...
The first actions of ‘Onceinawhile‘ were on theJerusalempage – where the user inserted a graphic that minimises the Jewish timeline in Jerusalem – by hiding it under Babylonian and Persian control. Withinmonths he hadopened a Wiki page titled ‘Criticism of the Israeli government’. Shortly ...
Slavery in the South In the colonial period, slavery existed in the New England region and as well as the Southern region. Indentured servants were also used for labor in both regions, until slaves started to live longer and became cheaper and easier to buy. Answer and Explanatio...
The passenger ship industry flourished in the late 1800s and early 1900s, courtesy of the steam engine and of the growing number of American immigrants crowding ocean liners.Trans-Atlanticpassage was still primarily one way, although affluent passengers traveled back and forth between England and ...
President Trump is a self-described nationalist, part of a larger wave of right-wing nationalists coming to power in Europe and around the world, usually as a result of large waves of immigrants and refugees coming to the country. Today, the term is also heavily associated with white nationa...
The green stone mask shown in the picture below dates back more than 2,000 years ago. It was discovered in 2011 by researchers in Mexico who were …
The Knights of Labor was a workers' union that was first established as a secret organization in 1869 by Uriah Smith Stephens. The original name of the organization was the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor. They reached the height of their power by 1886, although...
The events that labor unions have participated and contributed a lot in the history of the United States. The first workers who fought for their rights did play a very important role in America’s fight for independence. Carpenters disguised as Mohawk Indians were the active participants at the...