A 69-year-old homeless man who fatally stabbed an attacker on a Queens subway train will not face charges, prosecutors confirmed Wednesday. The incident, which occurred on December 22 aboard a 7 train, unfolded after a group of five men began stealing the man’s belongings and brutally assaulting him when he attempted to recover them.
Rasputin, described as "The Holy Devil," moved to St. Petersburg in 1906 and began to gain access to the royal family of Tsar Nicholas the Second.
Posing as a...
In 1534, England had officially established the Church of England. A revival movement to "purify" the Church of England was led by "Puritans."
Other groups simply separated themselves, meeting in secret, being referred to as "Separatists." Members of...
Theodore Roosevelt stated October 24, 1903:
"In no other place and at no other time has the experiment of government of the people, by the people, for the people, been tried on so vast...
The most common form of government in world history is power concentrated into the hands of one person.
This person is called by different names in different countries: King, Khan,...
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...
The United Nations officially began October 24, 1945.Its name was coined by President Franklin Roosevelt.
The United Nations' charter was drafted in the Garden Room of San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel.
The Charter meeting did not...
The recent declaration by London’s Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley, threatening both British and American citizens for merely commenting on the riots in England, is not just an abuse of power — it is an alarming assault on one of the most fundamental freedoms: the right to speak our minds
George Whitefield had attended Oxford with John and Charles Wesley, who began the Methodist revival movement within the Anglican Church.
In 1733, when he finally understood and believed the Gospel, George Whitefield exclaimed:
"Joy-joy unspeakable-joy...
