Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S., delivered at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, held on August 11, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts. Topics of the speech included the significance of the legal document Magna Carta and the role played by it in the creation of representative government.RobertsTheHonorableJohnEBSCO_AspInsights on...
Why is the Mayflower Compact binding? Why was the 6th Amendment created? Why was the Magna Carta written? Why was the Atlantic Charter significant? Why are Pennsylvania's 1701 Charter of Privileges important? Why wasn't the Bill of Rights in the Constitution originally?
Why is the Scientific Revolution important to world history? Why was Leonardo da Vinci important to the Renaissance? In regards to gothic medival art history, why was Sugar Abbey so important? Why was Petrarch important? Why was Louis XIV significant to world history?
It is perhaps significant that only one battle, Blore Heath, was fought in the autumn, when the men would be needed for the gathering in of crops. But the effect on the economy of the great numbers slain is incalculable. Examination of the remains in the numerous grave pits around Towton...
Henry the VIII is known for his significant wars, but sometimes it wasn’t that significant and more irrational. Henry VIII fought many wars, against the French, the Scots, Gaelic lords of Ireland, rebels in his own realms, and even his own allies in the Netherlands. In 1543, Henry the...
Since Global Tetrahedron bought this publication several months ago, there has been significant chatter about who our company is and what it represents. Much has been made of my past as a tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist, human trafficker, and philanthropist. Some have questioned what interest...
According to Acemoğlu and Robinson, once the path had been set for a more significant rule of law, development of inclusive institutions in society, greater property rights, and an openness to creative destruction in social and economic institutions, theIndustrial Revolutionwas all but guaranteed ...
Significant changes kept coming as Kansas reached their second album with singer and keyboardist John Elefante, who'd replaced Walsh on 1982'sVinyl Confession. Violinist and co-founder Robbie Steinhardt was gone, dissatisfied with the Christian leanings of Elefante and Livgren that were dominating Ka...
that I have one (and another), I am very happy with Visconti. There other pens I took time to buy but no other where I delayed so long for reasons of caution rather than time to research. The years (decades) I owned one pen at a time before buying a second remain more significan...