Although realists characterize international relations as having essentially always been a self-help system in which states use force to promote, defend, or vindicate their own interests, we need not read it has always been that way. Alongside the self-i
Lassie Lou Ahern made her screen debut when she was 3 years old in the 1923 adaptation of Jack London's "The Call of the Wild."Recurring roles in the popular "Charley Chase" comedy shorts and "Helen Holmes" serialsfollowed, rocketing Lassie to stardom. Her famous face could be found hawk...
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906.Over 700 people died in it.The strongest one in North America was in 1964.It happened in Alaska. Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.In 1755,one of the strongest earthquakes...
1923: First Christmas tree in the White House Harris & Ewing // Library of Congress 1923: First Christmas tree in the White House Alongside the radio, Christmas trees were a growing centerpiece of the holiday. In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first national Christmas tree in the Whi...
Quakers agreed, noting that there was no scriptural basis for commemorating the birth of Christ, or that it even happened in December. Increase Mather, noted Puritan minister, noted that it was only promoted as a church holiday in the 4th century AD, and that they were just trying to merge...
Over 6,000 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska. Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Over 60,000 people died. In 1923, ...
But then this album thing happened and I was like one of those women you sometimes see on COPS, the kind who have been alcoholics so long they’re completely blacked-out drunk but still shouting and fighting and trying to rip off their clothing (no, I don’t know why) even as they’...
1923: Warlordism - Army strength: 133,243 people- Navy strength: 94,094 people- Marine Corps strength: 19,694 people- Air Force strength: Not yet formed- Total strength: 247,031 people- Percent of population enlisted: 0.22% American soldiers spent part of 1923 in China, helping to control...
1923: Chemistry set In 1923, A.C. Gilbert (the inventor of the Erector Set) flexed his edutainment muscles once more and createda toy chemistry setjust for boys. It was instantly popular, owing to parents dealing with the Great Depression and wanted promising careers for their children. While...
What Lies Beneath (2000) – Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? At the very start of the noughties, the horror genre was churning out some decent, if unspectacular movies. We saw the re-emergence of the spoof with the first entry in the Scary Movie franchise, Pinhead and co. continued ...