One of Illinois' oldest communities, dating to a Potawatomi settlement and French fur trading post, Waukegan sits on Lake Michigan north of Chicago. With continuing development of its waterfront neighborhoods and downtown district, the city and surrounding area offer beaches, golf, and events like...
Looking northwest across the site of Lehner’s “Millennium Project,” outlines of the eastern town’s walls are visible in the foreground. This settlement appears to have grown organically over time, and Lehner speculates that it housed permanent workers. Beyond the tents lie the galleries believ...
Their world, which had its origins among the Arawak tribes of the Orinoco Delta, gradually spread from Venezuela across the Antilles in waves of voyaging and settlement begun around 400 B.C. Mingling with people already established in the Caribbean, they developed self-sufficient communities on th...
She was a notable figure in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States and an advocate for world peace. She co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Yale...
The descendants of Cosimo I married into the majority of the royal houses of Europe; to a greater or lesser extent, they upheld the family name and fortune. However, because they ruled primarily through military force, they appear to have diminished the city’s significance as a hub for inno...
In 1804, the country was created by the state legislature and was named in honor of General James Potter, an Irish-born commander who served under Washington during the Revolution. Settlement of the county began soon after this. William Ayers is considered the first settler in the county and...
In 1603, the newly created Dutch East India Company [Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnieor VOC] seized the spice-ladenSanta Catarinaoff Singapore and sailed it back to Amsterdam. The shareholders were delighted, but there were some uneasy consciences amongst them, and Grotius was given the task ...
God is pro life. He created life. God is opposed to abortion and He states there is a consequence of punishment. Satanic Temple has opened an abortion clinic in Virginia. The stated purpose of this death ritual is to “cast off notions of guilt, shame and mental discomfort” associated wit...
Chequers with a passion so more-than-Chequers will Leave then running to their country houses. Theresa May’s disastrous (for her) General Election deprived her of the chance to just get on with it that she craved. She knew this would be a problem, that’s why she called that election....
Fisher, an accountant-turned-developer, promoted projects such as the Preserve at Venice Harbor, near Hilton Head, S.C., where marketing illustrations showed houses on canals that evoked the famous Italian city. Instead of developing the land, he recruited investors to elaborate deals that ...