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The Revolutionary War

Conflicts increase between colonists and Britain on western frontier because of royal edict limiting western expansion (1763) and regulation of colonial trade and increased taxation of…

Boston Tea Party

(Encyclopedia) Boston Tea Party, 1773. In the contest between British Parliament and the American colonists before the Revolution, Parliament, when repealing the Townshend Acts, had retained the tea…

Christina Rossetti: Love from the North

Love from the NorthI had a love in soft south land, Beloved through April far in May; He waited on my lightest breath, And never dared to say me nay.He saddened if my cheer was sad, But…

2012 World News: North Korea

A Look at Kim Jong-Un's First Year as Leader of North Korea Flag of North KoreaRelated Links North Korea Country Profile 2012 Year in…

2013 World News: North Korea

Nuclear Weapons Testing Rachets Up Tension with U.S., South Korea Flag of North KoreaRelated Links North Korea Country Profile 2013 Year in Review…

2010 Year in Review - North Korea

Major World News Stories of 2010 Flag of North Korea Related Links North Korea Country Profile 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the Nation 2010 People in…

2011 World News: North Korea

Major World News Stories of 2011 Kim Jong-ilRelated Links North Korea Country Profile 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: To Christopher North

To Christopher North You did late review my lays, Crusty Christopher; You did mingle blame and praise, Rusty Christopher. When I learnt from whom it came, I forgave you all the…

Harriet Monroe: April — North Carolina

April — North CarolinaHarriet MonroeWould you not be in Tryon Now that the spring is here, When mocking-birds are praising The fresh, the blossomy year?Look — on the leafy carpet Woven of…

Aesop's Fables: The North Wind and the Sun

by Aesop The Boys and the FrogsThe Mistress and Her ServantsThe North Wind and the Sun A dispute arose between the North Wind and the Sun, each claiming that he was stronger than the other…