Calls to action for amending the U.S. Constitution are everywhere. As a controversial Supreme Court drafts opinions on several issues, clamor for a new amendment to the Constitution has gained momentum. In the United States, constitutional amendments can be proposed two ways. […]
The Soviets made every effort to recruit and keep Cuba as their socialist ally. To counter US threat, they stationed missiles in Cuba resulting in the crisis famously referred to as the Cuban missile crisis. […]
When Fidel Castro came to power, he redistributed wealth and resources, introducing agriculture reforms. He also promoted local industries to counter dependence on t US. […]
In Cuba, Fidel Castro was supported by the peasants, students, and common people. They backed Batista’s political enemy for his anti-imperial and pro-Cuba stand. […]
The CIA in Guatemala toppled the democratically elected Arbenz government via a military coup. It was all to do with safeguarding the economic interests of an American business, the United Fruit Company. […]
Living among pirates involved a culture of closeness since members of the crew were from different cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. Various rituals helped to obscure these differences. […]
There was profit and greater freedom in private life. But, one of the least appealing aspects of pirate life was food. Survival on long naval voyages with limited food is not an easy task. […]
The daily life of a pirate had many things in common with anybody else leading a life at sea. But there were also notable differences between the two. […]
Volsung Sigmund’s wife kills his son-nephew, Sinfjotli, after he kills her brother over a woman they both liked. Thus starting a chain of events that would ultimately lead us to the greatest hero of all time. […]
After Siggeir killed his father-in-law, Volsung, he also took his ten sons captive. His wife, Signy, who was also Volsung’s daughter, pleaded that he let them live for as long as possible. But, she had revenge in her mind. […]
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