Japanese Emperor Meiji allowed many freedoms during the Meiji Restoration, 1868-1912.
The country industrialized, adopted many Western ideas, allowed voting, ended feudalism, permitted private citizens to own land,...
To appreciate Labor Day, one needs to know the history preceding it.
At the time the United States was founded, most people were self-employed, working as either farmers or in trades, such as:
baker,
butcher,
carpenter,
cabinetmaker,
upholsterer,
tailor,
milliner...
World War Two combat in the Pacific began when military forces of Imperial Japan invaded China, Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines.
The fighting that followed included...
Protests erupted at the California State Capitol over the weekend after legislators failed to pass two reparations bills.
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Senate Bill 1331 would have created a...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris secured the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in an “open” contest, despite no other candidates challenging her as the party establishment united behind her.