Canada has no ancient buildings or monuments, no written records or large-scale conquering civilizations. Our history is not carved in stone. European nations and others in the Old World have long written histories, have seen the rise of large civilizations and have constructed large, ancient cities. We are unique in another way. Our history is... Continue Reading →
Long before the Europeans arrived in Canada, there were people already living here. Their ancestors were nomads who crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia around 20,000 to 40,000 years ago. These rugged and brave people settled in the frozen wastelands of northern Alaska and the Yukon. It is a wonder that they were able to... Continue Reading →
"The national voice of Canada is muted" said the writer George Woodcock many years ago. Canadians often leave it to foreigners to glorify their land before they themselves join in. In 1946, Field Marshal Lord Montgomery noted about Canada: "I saw a great and wonderful country; a land containing in its soil everything that a... Continue Reading →
I wanted to write this for Canada Day 3 days ago, but I lost track of time so I am posting it today (which ironically is American Independence Day, Lol! Happy Independence Day to our American neighbors!) I also want this post to segue into a series of articles that will explore Canadian history. This... Continue Reading →
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter who was active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between the years 1592 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state with both its physical and emotional parts and a dramatic use of light, greatly influenced the Baroque genre. Michelangelo Merisi da... Continue Reading →
Background Early Life Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in the island of Corsica to an undistinguished noble family of Italian descent. The island had been bought by France a year before Napoleon was born. He was sent to France at the age of ten for his education. He trained for a career... Continue Reading →
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French General and statesman who was active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is widely considered one of the greatest leaders and military geniuses of all time. He rose through the ranks of the French military quickly, becoming a general at 24, commander of the whole French army... Continue Reading →
The article is about the deal that French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte made with the United States to sell the French Louisiana territory. Nearly 30 years after France had lost the French and Indian War and its vast territories in North America, the nation changed radically. In the 1790s, the country went through the French Revolution,... Continue Reading →
This document is about Napoleon summing up the general situation in France to the Legislative Assembly on December 31, 1804. There were no threats to the public calmness, no sign of the offenses that had created the Revolution. Everywhere in France, useful enterprises and companies were propping up, and the public and private improvements in... Continue Reading →
"El espiritu de un pueblo transciende cualquier conquista" (The spirit of a people transcends any conquest) Introduction The Aztecs were a Native American people who inhabited and dominated Central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. In the beginning, they were a poor, barbaric and nomadic people absorbing the culture of nearby states, especially... Continue Reading →
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