World War II

14 08, 2017

History of Valentine’s Day – American holidays

By |2021-01-19T10:07:22-08:00August 14th, 2017|North America, Religion|Comments Off on History of Valentine’s Day – American holidays

A Valentine from Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife in 1415 AD The Roman Lupercalia The earliest holiday that might conceivably have something to do with Valentine's Day is [...]

14 08, 2017

Quakers – Society of Friends – Religion

By |2017-08-14T23:37:27-07:00August 14th, 2017|Modern Europe, North America, Religion|Comments Off on Quakers – Society of Friends – Religion

A Quaker wedding (1800s in England) In 1648 AD, some people in England felt unhappy with the way Puritan Christians were praying to God. So they started to do things their own way. [...]

12 08, 2017

Comanche history – Native Americans

By |2019-04-17T21:19:11-07:00August 12th, 2017|History, Native American|Comments Off on Comanche history – Native Americans

Comanche women (1800s) From Shoshone to Comanche Pueblo people captured Spanish horses in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 AD, and they sold some of those horses to the Shoshone, in what is now Wyoming. [...]

7 08, 2017

European Warfare – Military history

By |2018-04-20T08:25:05-07:00August 7th, 2017|Modern Europe, War|Comments Off on European Warfare – Military history

British cannon from the Hundred Years' War (now at Mont St. Michel) Not long before 1500 AD, everything medieval soldiers did in wars suddenly changed. First, Europeans learned how to make and use gunpowder from Central [...]

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