Siege of Acre

Joseph Glidden (Barbed Wire) Glidden was an Englishmen that was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire. He was born on January 18, 1813. Shortly after he was born, him and his family moved to the City of Orleans County, New York. Joseph attended school just as a normal child during his young, adolescent years, but soon after, was needed at home for farming help so he only went during the winter months. When Glidden was a teenager, he discovered that he had an interest in teaching. He attended…

Richard I was born on September 8, 1157 to Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Even though Richard was born in Oxford and had an English king for a father, he saw France as his true home. He was the third of four legitimate sons sired by King Henry, and was much closer to his mother. It was well known that Richard had no chance of inheriting the crown. His older brother, Henry the Young King, was declared his father’s successor in 1156, a year before Richard was even born. In any case, Richard…

Does Power Corrupt: Napoleon Bonaparte John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were two different people who had completely different views on humanity. John Locke believed in the good of humanity. He believed that humanity is good and can be trusted to rule themselves using democracy. This is nothing like what Thomas Hobbes believed. He believed that humans are evil and can not be trusted to rule themselves, so he believed in monarchies and social hierarchies. Hobbes thinks that man is not strong…

terrorist groups, the Abu Nidal Organization. Sabri Khalil al-Banna was born in May 1937 in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine. This was the time period when Britain owned Palestine. His father, Hajj Khalil al-Banna, was a very wealthy merchant. He owned 6,000 acres of land that were used to grow orange groves, which is the business he dealt in. Sabri’s bother said in an interview:…

reservations. Many of the people living on the reservations had been plagued by poverty, ill health, poor education and socio economic dependency. The most important part of this Reorganization Act reverted over 2 million acres of land back to Indian holdings and 7 million more acres of leased grazing…

city, United States negotiator, John Coffee along with Chief Greenwood, signed a treaty in order to receive land. This treaty was known as the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. It ceded some of the Choctaw nation land in exchange for fifteen million acres of the Indian territory. Not only did it cede land, but it also rid of the Choctaw race causing them to have to evacuate and head to the Indian territory which was located in Oklahoma. After signing away the land, the Choctaw leader stayed in…

One of the most influential persons in American history is the one that kept America one nation: Abraham Lincoln. Truly, it is inspiring that one man born in a one-room cabin on the Kentucky frontier would someday be considered the greatest leader of the greatest nation in the world. Many today believe only members of the elite class can change the world, but the life of Lincoln begs to differ. A self-educated man, Lincoln received very little help in his career in politics. Being the first…

Medieval Monarchy During the medieval ages (500-1200 AD), the medieval monarch had an important role of maintaining society. The monarch back then had the highest ranking which is the job of a king. Kings, during the medieval ages, controlled almost everything and tried to improve relationships between countries similar to a job in America, being the President. King and Presidents best relate to each despite being in different time periods.During the medieval ages, numerous monarchs…

America after the death of Emperor Charles VI. One great event of the battle was the capture of Louisburg. Louisburg is located on Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, Canada. The fort was thought to be impenetrable, but was captured by New England. The siege took a total of six weeks, ending in the raise of the British flag over Louisburg. Although the English had their victory, it didn’t last long. To restore piece, an agreement was made at Aix-la-Chapelle. The agreement allowed each side to keep…

all over the country were protesting the traditionalism of the 1950s and the Vietnam War, that was often televised across America. Some of these protests led to violence, either it be by the protesters or law enforcement, but incidents such as, the Siege of Chicago in 1968 and the Kent State University Massacre in 1970. At the Democratic National Convention of 1968, anti-war protesters broke out into a bloody riot, which led to police intervention, as…