Practice of History, Spring 2018

When the World Stood Still For 13 Days

… The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest humanity has come to the brink of nuclear…

British Anglican Abolitionists Timeline

The Anglicans helped with the abolition movement in Britain. They includes Granville Sharp, John Newton, Tomas Clarkson, Olaudah Equiano, William Wilberforce, & William Cowper. Granville Sharp was like a lawyer during his time fighting for freedom for black…

A Woman Who Went Against the Social Norms of the 19th Century

Euromaidan: Social Media in the Revolution of Dignity

The Protestant Reformation at the Hands of the Printing Press

In the year 1517, Martin Luther from Germany started a worldwide historical event called the Protestant Reformation. Martian Luther was part of the Catholic Church. At the time of the Catholic Church, the Church in Luther’s…

Everyday Lives of Prisoners in Auschwitz

In 1940, Auschwitz Main Camp was opened for the imprisonment of Jews. This is the most…

Soldiers of the American Revolution

The American Revolutionary war was the first war fought entirely on continental land. This impacted how and who fought in the war. The men who fought in the war for independence were not strong, fearless men. They were farmers and merchants going against an entire…

The Strike for Peace and Liberation in America

1960s America was a turbulent time in history. With the Civil Rights Movement at its height, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, and anti-Vietnam protests, it was apparent that was widespread…

U.S. involvement with the Colombian drug wars

The war on drugs has been a hot issue in the U.S. over recent years. Part of…