Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu (January 30, 1919 – March 30, 2005) was an American civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Shortly … More
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Council House Massacre – 12 Comanche leaders shot
The Council House Fight, often referred to as the Council House Massacre, was a decidedly lopsided fight between soldiers and officials of the Republic … More
Comancheria – ‘Comanche land’
The Comancheria or Comanchería (Comanche: Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ, ‘Comanche land’) is the region of New Mexico, west Texas and nearby areas occupied by the Comanche before the 1860s. Pekka … More
Tiguex War – the first war
The Tiguex War was the first named war between Europeans and Native Americans in what is now the United States, although the De Soto expedition fought numerous battles earlier. It … More
Ama-gi is a word for freedom in 3500 BC
Ama-gi is a Sumerian word written 𒂼𒄄 ama-gi4 or 𒂼𒅈𒄄 ama-ar-gi4. It has been translated as “freedom”, as well as “manumission”, “exemption from debts or obligations”, and “the restoration … More
Iranrud
Iranrud (Persian: ایرانرود) which means Iran River in Persian, was a plan to build a canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman. The former Soviet … More
Native tribes celebrate bison range restoration
A narrow gravel road takes visitors zig-zagging up a mountain, alongside a creek, and, if they’re lucky, they’ll see buffalo … More
Kingdom of Aksum
The Kingdom of Aksum (Ge’ez: መንግሥተ አኵስም), also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom centered in Northeast Africa and South Arabia from Classical antiquity to … More
Iran Revolutionary Guard colonel killed
Unidentified gunmen on a motorbike have killed a senior member of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard outside his home in Tehran. … More
Gangs strangle Haiti’s capital as deaths soar
It was about 6 a.m. when Venique Moïse flung open the door of her house and saw dozens of people … More
ant travels 108 times its body length/sec. in 128.5 °F
The Saharan silver ant (Cataglyphis bombycina) is a species of insect that lives in the Sahara Desert. It is the fastest of the world’s 12,000 … More
Selaginella lepidophylla and Anastatica
Selaginella lepidophylla (syn. Lycopodium lepidophyllum) is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). Known as a “resurrection plant”, S. lepidophylla is renowned for its ability to survive almost … More
A resurrection plant
A resurrection plant is any poikilohydric plant that can survive extreme dehydration, even over months or years. Examples include: Anastatica hierochuntica, also known as … More
Past Concentration Camps for Women in the U.S.
In 1917, the American Plan became law, authorizing doctors and the police to indefinitely imprison women assumed to be sex … More
Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ Became a Turning Point
Nearly a century after the Confederacy’s guns fell silent, the racial legacies of slavery and Reconstruction continued to reverberate loudly throughout Alabama in 1965. On … More
Presidential Succession – 72% Catholic and Jewish
There are a total of eighteen people in the succession: Catholic (8), Jewish (5), Protestant (2), Not religious (3) Of … More
Biden’s Cabinet – 33% Jewish, 25% Catholic
Joe Biden – THE PRESIDENT Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to … More
117th U.S. Congress – reflects a changing face
The current Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse ever. Overall, 124 lawmakers identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander … More
Israeli coalition becomes minority government
Israel’s governing coalition has become a minority in parliament after lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi from the left-wing Meretz party quit. Zoabi announced … More
WOW – George Bush Calls Iraq Invasion Unjustified
In some of his most extensive public comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine since the war began, former President … More
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