San Juan Metro Map
However, escalating conflicts with Spain (the Spanish Armada attacked in 1588) delayed White’s return. He tried to send two pinnaces to Roanoke in 1588, but they were beset by …
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Birmingham Metro Map
Communards Wall in Birmingham One of the ugliest events to occur at Pere-Lachaise (or in any cemetery, for that matter) was the massacre of the Communards on May 28, …
Milwaukee Metro Map
Berkeley soon regained control of Virginia and in the process executed twenty-three men before he was recalled to England. The rebellion did lead to the creation of a new …
Burkina Faso Metro Map
Otis also defended the colonists’ rights to have legislatures. He refuted charges that to have subordinate legislatures was treasonous and calculated only as a way of gaining independence from …
Mesa Metro Map
December 25, 1763-January 23, 1805 Division 29 48° 51’32.59″ N 2° 23’42.76″ E Look for a pile of rocks topped by what looks like the pieces of a child’s …
Sudan Map
Jean-Francois Champollion in Sudan Jean-Francois Champollion’s gravemarker subtly speaks of his enormous significance. Champollion can conservatively be called a child prodigy. He taught himself to read at 5 years …
Chad Map Tourist Attractions
Chatelet Metro in Chad Jean-Joseph Marie Carries was born in Lyon and orphaned at the age of 6. At age 13 he was apprenticed with a patternmaker and sculptor …
Fort Wayne Map
Blacks fared even less well. Although emancipations increased after the Revolution and some blacks gained freedom by fleeing to Canada or joining the British forces, slavery was retained under …