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How to Make Good Face Jugs

According to the Black Potter, face jugs recall African-American tradition and history. Oral legend states that face jugs, created for tombstone-denied slaves, acted as burial markers. Today's face jugs represent the history of African-Americans and a respect for our ancestors. In the house, they ma

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of the Scots remains as one of the most iconic leaders of Scotland in the country's history, with movies and countless books being made about her life. This article is a short but

Poseidon

Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea known as Neptune by the Romans.

Bloody Tarawa

The Battle of Tarawa was fought November 20-23, 1943, during World War II. Advancing into the Gilbert Islands, the Battle of Tarawa saw American forces endure a bloody struggle for the island. In the battle, almost the entire Japanese garrison of Tarawa was killed.

Photos of the Einsatzgruppen, the Mobile Killing Units of the Third Reich

The Einsatzgruppen were German mobile killing units that operated within German-occupied territory after Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. The Einsatzgruppen rounded up Jews, Gypsies, the disabled, Communists, and prisoners of war and then murdered them. The following pictures show the Einsa

Yoruba Proverbs

Much of Africa's history has been passed on through the generations orally. One consequence of this is that morals and lessons have been crystallized in the form of proverbs. Here is a collection of proverbs attributed to the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

Sibyl

A sibyl was inspired by Apollo.

Republic of Burundi

Map of Republic of Burundi (Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi)

Joseph Bonaparte

A biography of Joseph Bonaparte, the somewhat mishap prone brother of Napoleon.