On August 22, 1791, “The Pearl of the Antilles,” the French colony of Saint Domingue erupted in flames. The Haitain Revolution had begun as the enslaved held in bondage on the world wealthiest colony fought for their freedom. Spanning from 1791 to 1804, The…
Read MoreOn March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed a law that helped launch the American Revolution. Known as “Stamp Act,” The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History writes that it was enacted “to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’…
Read MoreOn the fateful day of March 4, 1519, the course of history forever changed when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, anchored off the shores of Mexico. His arrival marked the beginning of a transformative and tumultuous chapter that would shape the destinies of Mesoamerica’s…
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