The Union victory at Vicksburg was a significant turning point in the American Civil War. It gave the Union control over the Mississippi River, which split the Confederacy in two and made it much more difficult for the Southern states to transport supplies and communicate with each other. This helped to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Union and ultimately led to the Confederate surrender in 1865.
An issue that has occupied the various scholars of the eponymous battle of Marathon for centuries concerns the presence and action of the Persian cavalry in the battle of Marathon. Much has been said about this particular subject, from the fact that the Persians did not even have cavalry, until the
The Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed on December 10, put an end to the Spanish-American War –Disaster of 98 – and gave the finishing touch to the Spanish overseas empire. Through this treaty, Spain abandoned its demands on Cuba and declared its independence, and the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
Intro Shortly after the death of Charlemagne, three major events marked the Carolingian Empire: Succession troubles lead to the break-up of the Empire, from now on the Germanic part is definitively separated from the Romanesque part. These are the first faces of France and Germany that appear. Eur
When John H.G. Read he was sentenced to death, he told the judge: The reason I am so calm is that I trust in the Lord and he knows that I am innocent. And it seems that the Lord, destiny, luck – or who knows what – believed in his innocence because the sentence passed could not be carried out. B