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Three Branches of Government

In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution-a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. The leaders of the states wanted a strong and fair national…

More Recent Trends

Although adoption is mentioned in the legal codes and writings of many ancient peoples, including the Romans and Hebrews, no such laws existed in England or her colonies prior to the middle of the…

The History of Adoption

Ancient adoptions were not always in the interest of the child by Beth Rowen Related Links Slideshow: Famous Adoptees or Adopters U.S. State Department Statistics on…

1970 – 1979 World History

Richard Nixon(1913–1994)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionMao Zedong(1893–1976)Agence France Press/Archive PhotosIngmar Bergman (1918–2007)Archive PhotosLyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973)…

Centinel: Centinel XI

Centinel XIThe Hobgoblins of Anarchy and Dissentions Among the StatesCentinel16 January 1788by CentinelSee also Federalist No. 6The evils of anarchy have been portrayed with all the imagery…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Titmouse

The TitmouseYou shall not be overbold When you deal with arctic cold, As late I found my lukewarm blood Chilled wading in the snow-choked wood. How should I fight? my foeman fine Has million…