Lincoln sought to avoid armed conflict and initially pursued a policy of compromise and conciliation in an attempt to prevent the outbreak of war. However, as the Southern states continued to secede and tensions escalated, he began to take a more resolute stance. He eventually issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free, as a means of weakening the Confederacy and gaining strategic advantage in the war.
In May 1975, Edward Davis , the then police chief of Los Angeles (California), was invited to participate in the parade of LA PRIDE -the annual celebration of the LGBT community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender ) which first took place in 1970-. Davis, in his response, covered himself with gl
Personally, I have very little impression about Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. Calvin Coolidge before becoming president Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872, Vermont, on National Foundation Day of the United States. He studied at Amherst College in Massachusetts, and
The American Revolution , Bernard Cottret, 2003 A few days before the opening of the French States General of 1789, Rhode Island adopted the Constitution of the newly formed United States of America. It is the last of the thirteen original states to accept the constitutional text which still governs
Who is the greatest person in world history? With that in mind, the name of Rev. King, Martin Luther King, Jr., cannot be missed. Named Martin Luther Rev. King was born in Georgia in 1929. Georgia, also known as the Deep South, was one of the most black-discriminatory regions in the United S