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Here is a new twist to one of our biggest wars on water and how we are trying to keep its history alive in our minds. In Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, the officials are in the process of rebuilding the visitor’s center for the USS Arizona Memorial. The old center is sinking and will be […]

If you have a child in school that seems to love a certain subject over all of their other subjects, try to find out which one it might be and try to put a small fire in their minds about this subject. There are some kids who really seem to love math, history, or even […]

What are the 10 most significant turning points in the history of Hawaii?
First, let’s be clear: The “history” of Hawaii I’m talking about here began in 1778, with Western contact. The Hawaiians recorded history through chants that told of births and deaths, battles and victories. But none of it was written down until […]

It’s difficult to define the edges of an epoch. Sometimes thoughts, ideologies and fashions seem to gel together so cohesively into a period of time that we claim them as a separate era. Are we always aware when they begin though? Or where and when they come to an end?
The decade of the 1960s […]

A German history timeline will give you facts about important events that have taken place in Germany since it was first settled in prehistoric times. The timeline is divided into sections, with each section taking in anywhere from 100 to 800 years.
You will find the most concise details about the history of the country in […]

Until recently, floor coverings were usually wool, very expensive, and may or may not have had a fitted felt pad underneath to support them. Most had a backing of some kind, usually jute, and were tacked over a wood floor or concrete slab. When saturated by flooding, they were rolled-up and removed […]

Bonfire Night, otherwise known as Guy Fawkes Night, Cracker Night or Fireworks Night is a celebration which occurs every year on the evening of the 5th of November. It celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5 November 1605 in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including a man named Guy Fawkes, attempted […]

Halloween and All Souls Day are a mixture of both Pagan and Christian beliefs. Two thousand years ago the Celts used to make sacrifice to the dead by burning the bones of animals on large bonfires. This was thought to protect them from spirits who on October 31st, the end of the Celtic year, were […]

Halloween dates back to the Ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which is actually the word for Halloween in a few Gaelic languages. The Celts who lived around 2000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, threw this Festival on October 31 to celebrate the end of summer […]

The gods of Greek mythology have fascinated people for centuries. The mythological beings are frequently the subject of much artwork and are often the focus for novels and poems. The oldest known Greek literary sources are the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, both of which focus on events surrounding the Trojan War.
Greek mythology works to […]