Governments can be constitutional monarchies, dictatorships, federal republics, parliamentary democracies, constitutional republics. More than a system of rules and regulations, they help civilized people to live together peacefully. These stories explore different forms of government.
Lucy Burns friend of Alice Paul worked internationally to get women the right to vote.
After graduation, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo formed the only South African law firm which was owned and operated by blacks.
In this clip, narrated by Morgan Freeman, we see historical footage depicting tensions between black and white South Africans. The video demonst...
Even while he was imprisoned in an impossibly small cell on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela maintained a physical-fitness regimen.
Today, in America, everyone takes for granted that the Supreme Court has the power to strike-down laws which a majority of the nine justices determine...
In this rare video clip of Margaret Thatcher - being interviewed in 1962 - we hear her express concern that not enough women are given opportunities f...
When Margaret Thatcher's colleagues wanted to help improve her image, Laurence Olivier - the famous actor - suggested that she work with a tutor at th...
This image depicts Marian Rejewski, one of the Poles whose work on examining - and understanding - the Enigma machine greatly helped the Allies during...
On the 22nd of November, 1963, Marina Oswald (who did not speak English well) signed an affidavit.
Observations and descriptions about terrible acts help to get the collective mind of the people to oppose the atrocities.
A real-life MASH unit, in Korea, gives rise to a popular CBS television show called M*A*S*H.
Six days after the United States elected Abraham Lincoln to serve as America''s 16th President, South Carolina held a meeting to endorse a call from t...
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