However, there is some evidence that people did exchange gifts on birthdays in colonial America. For example, in 1737, Benjamin Franklin wrote to his sister on her birthday and sent her a gift of a book. And in 1769, George Washington wrote to his wife on her birthday and sent her a gift of a piece of jewelry.
So, while giving birthday presents was not as common in colonial America as it is today, it was certainly not unheard of.
The Independence from the Spanish colonies in America occurred after nearly 300 years of colonial rule and resulted in the formation of 18 new countries. Background The emancipation movements were divided into three phases called: Precursor movements - 1780 to 1810 Failed Rebellions - 1810 to 1816
The pyramids of Egypt they are tombs built in stone to house the bodies of the pharaohs. There are 123 cataloged pyramids, however, the three best known are Cheops, Chephren and Menkaure on the Giza peninsula. This architectural ensemble is guarded by the Sphinx, a mythological being with the body
Mohenjo-Daro is today a place of cultural and archaeological significance because it contains the remains of an urban city from one of the largest ancient civilizations we have known - the civilization of the Indus Valley. The name is known to mean the pile of the dead. The Indus Valley Civilizati
Art was born thousands of years ago... Of course, there are many unexplained artistic expressions, such as these geometric patterns created by Homo erectus dating from around -500,000 or the use of dyes like hematite from 100,000, while the art on the walls (parietal art) is now beyond doubt. 36,00