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Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester
(Encyclopedia) Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution. He began his service in America in 1758 and distinguished…Last Living Veterans of America's Wars
American Revolution (1775–1783) Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109 Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/1906, age 92 Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/1911,…Braxton, Carter
(Encyclopedia) Braxton, Carter, 1736–97, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. King and Queen co., Va. He lived (1757–60) in England, returned to…America's Most Endangered Places 2003
Eleven historic sites in danger of being lost forever In a report released in late May 2003, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.nationaltrust.org ) listed 11 historic sites across…French Revolution (1789–1799)
Revolution begins when Third Estate (Commons) delegates swear not to disband until France has a constitution. Paris mob storms Bastille, symbol of royal power (July 14, 1789). National…Russian Revolution: The Origins of Discontent
Origins of discontent Siberian peasants in a Bolshevik celebration display placards of (left to right) Lenin, Sukhanoff, Marx Lumacarsky, and Trotsky. Related Links Timeline:…Electoral Revolution: Yugoslavia and Mexico
In Sept. 2000, federal elections in Yugoslavia formally ended the autocratic rule of Slobodan Milosevic, who had entangled his country in almost continuous war, first with the breakaway republics of…The Pivot of Civilization: Is Revolution the Remedy?
Neglected Factors of the World Problem Dangers of Cradle Competition Is Revolution the Remedy? Marxian Socialism, which seeks to solve the complex problem of human misery by…The Pivot of Civilization: Is Revolution the Remedy?
by Margaret Sanger Neglected Factors of the World ProblemDangers of Cradle CompetitionIs Revolution the Remedy? Marxian Socialism, which seeks to solve the complex problem of human…History of Slavery in America
What to the Slave is the 4th of July? As immortalized in the above Frederick Douglass quote, the United State has contended with the moral and economic problems of slavery from the beginning.…Trending
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