On February 29, 1692, three women were arrested and charged with witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. They were Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba. Good was a homeless and allegedly mentally ill beggar, while Osborne was a known outcast and social misfit. Tituba was a slave from Barbados.
LUngheria di Miklós Horthy fu un regime autoritario, conservatore, di estrema destra, fortemente militarista e legato al fascismo prima e al nazional socialismo tedesco poi. It was the year 1920 when Admiral Miklós Horthy , former Minister of War in 1919, was proclaimed head of the Government of
To get infected, a sip of water from the stream was enough. No wonder this disease spread with incredible speed. It decimated the poor, but it also killed crowned heads. Who fell victim to it and should we still be afraid of it? In the 21st century, has anyone heard of typhus fever? Perhaps some w
Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 - February 7, 1965) was a Canadian businesswoman and civil rights activist who built a career and business as a cosmetologist. She mentored young black women through the Desmond School of Beauty Culture. She is known as the first woman to challenge racial segregatio
For the leaders of Peoples Poland, the Church was the number one public enemy. They did nothing to limit the influence of the state-spoiling clergy. It seemed that the election of a Pole to the papacy would be a big blow to the authorities. However, it turned out to be quite beneficial - in at least