Governments can be constitutional monarchies, dictatorships, federal republics, parliamentary democracies, constitutional republics. More than a system of rules and regulations, they help civilized people to live together peacefully. These stories explore different forms of government.
The English put Joan on trial for witchcraft, sorcery, heresy and for wearing men's clothes; they believe a teenage girl cannot beat them in battle.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first major civil rights law since Reconstruction
Conspiracy charges against Mary Surratt, David Herold, George Atzerodt and Lewis Payne lead to a death sentence for each of the accused..
Many die in Ireland, but those who escape to America face many more hardships.
Neither the Russians nor the US will budge on their positions about Cuba and the missiles.
Russians are installing medium-range ballistic missiles in Cuba with enough power to kill 80 million Americans.
Sir Walter Raleigh serves Elizabeth until her death in March 1603; he is then beheaded for treason by her successor, King James I.
In writing his opinion, in the case of Marbury v Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall creates the concept of "judicial review," empowering the U.S. Su...
As France is drowning in debt and commoners are being overtaxed, the crown jewelers try to convince Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to purchase a 2,800...
This chapter describes the dark part of Argentina's history known as the Dirty War
North Vietnamese aggression increases against the South, and by summer of 1964, US military presence expands and military deaths begin.
The movie Angela's Ashes portrays the ongoing dispute between England and Ireland.
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