United States history, in a nutshell
United States history properly begins with the landing of Juan Ponce de Leon, who landed in Florida in 1513. While Christopher Columbus is often credited with discovering the United States, but he did not make landfall in any U.S. state, but in Puerto Rico. We are not certain if John Cabot landed in New England [...]
The French revolution in 1789 is considered one of the great turning points in the history of the western world. In many ways it was inspired by the American Revolution that began thirteen years previous, but its repercussions were far more wide-ranging and spectacular. In many ways, the 1789 french revolution changed the fate of [...]
Getting Your First e-mail address
Nowadays people who havent signed up for an e-mail address are rare finds indeed. Even you grandparents probably have one, even if they havent yet grasped the concept of a username and password. And if youre the one who set up their accounts, theres absolutely no reason for you to not create one for yourself. [...]
Over the past five decades, it’s largely understood that while the world has gotten “smaller” thanks to mass communication, America itself has become more insular in terms of our understanding of the outside world. Perhaps it has something to do with the overwhelming diversity of pasttimes now at our fingertips, or perhaps it has [...]
Hostel traveling is one of the great coming-of-age activities for college aged kids the world wide. Whether you’re backpacking through Europe, North or South America, or even parts of Asian and Africa, the one place you can find in each continent where you’ll see a similar culture is the hostel. No matter if [...]
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