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England Tightens Her Grip, 1763 – 1765
There had been few serious misunderstandings between the colonies and the mother country before the French and Indian War, but
American Revolution – Trouble in Boston 1770
EVEN AFTER IT HAPPENED, few people in colonial Boston knew the boy’s name. He was just a barber’s helper, but
Russia Under the Tsars 1462-1796
IN THE LAST PART of the fifteenth century, the monks and courtiers of Moscow began to say that Moscow was
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
A New People, a New Faith 650 B. C. – 330 B. C
BABYLON, the final capital of Mesopotamia civilization, had fallen to warrior tribesmen from the east, the Medes and Persians. The
Civilization comes to India 3500 B.C to 200 B.C.
For thousands of years during the Stone Age, only scattered groups of people had lived in India. With only the
The Land of the Great Wall 4000 B.C. to A.D. 220
For many generations, the ancestors of P’an Keng had considered themselves kings in northern China. Yet this family of kings,
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Attila, The Scourge of God (451 A.D.)
Attila, the “Scourge of God” was the legendary force that — curiously enough — helped to hold the tottering Roman
Old Europe Crumbles (451 – 520 A.D.)
Old Europe crumbles as barbarian waves batter civilizations. Ironically, the victory on the Mauriac Plain sealed the fate both of
St. Benedict’s Rule 520 A.D.
St. Benedict’s monks tried to poison him, on one occasion it is said – and they often disregarded his instructions,