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80The Yom Kippur War
The 1973 Yom Kippur War was a war of retribution of the Arab world against Israel in a long series of wars that date back 6,000 years. It is based on the concept of retribution that guided both sides, found in previous wars and hostilities based in history and religious scriptures of both.
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77US History: Forgotten Symbols of the USA
Do you know how a Bald Eagle becomes Rejuvenated? America has been recognized by several iconic symbols, but many have fallen into disuse or non-rememberance. The American Creed is rarely seen or hear, the Charter Oak is used for a bank name, and the rules for displaying the Georege Washington Rose are known to but a few people. Over a dozen symbols for the USA exist and this Hub will discuss each one.
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75US History: The Great Depression
Much occurred in US History before and during the Great Depression. 4,000,000 people were left wandering the country, still looking for work in 1939. The New Deal did bring some relief.
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71How to Find a Cheerful Lady
Africa is a beautiful continent, full of beautiful peoples of many nations. True, there is war, starvation, and horror in some parts of Africa, but many beautiful cultures still exist within...
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77US History: COLD WAR INTRIGUE 1950 - 1960
The Cold War began as World War II ended and continued unti the fall of the Berlin Wall in1989 and the collapse of the USSR, around 1990 - 1991. The Cold War involved spies and counterspies, new technology...
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78US History: President Gerald R. Ford (1974 - 1976)
In 1963, Gerald Ford was elected to the US House of Representatives for Michigan and served 13 terms until appointed under the 25th Amendment as Vice President under Richard M. Nixon.
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78The US Electoral College and Election Reform
The US Electoral College... is not actually a college or any other facility of higher education. It is a system originally designed under the US Constitution, Article II and under the Constitutional...
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79US History: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, WWII General
The Presidency of our 34th President of the United States comprised 8 years of turmoil immediately after WWII. The WWII ally Russia became a Cold War enemy in the race for Communist control of the world and...
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74US History: George H.W. Bush (1989 - 1992)
The Administration of President George HW Bush included two major military conflicts, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, an official end to the Cold War, American successes at the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics, and many accomplishments by women, Blacks and Asians.
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78US History: President Bill Clinton (1993 - 2000)
Bill Clinton was the last President of the United States in the 20th century. That's a definite milestone! Clinton's two terms were full of changes and controversies that strongly affected America in...
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