The Sutton Coldfield area appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Sutone, meaning 'South Town'. The suffix 'Coldfield' was added later to distinguish this Sutton from the town of Sutton in Warwickshire. The name 'Coldfield' is thought to refer to the cold, clay soil in the area, which was not suitable for agriculture.
The African American Civil Rights Movement covers social movements in the United States between 1955 and 1968, whose goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans. The movement was characterized by large campaigns of resistance and civil disobedience, boycotts, and ot
The municipality of Marbella (Málaga) has been in the limelight, in recent years, due to circumstances beyond its charm, but in 1959 it had an illustrious mayor... the American president Eisenhower . The post-war years are those of scarcity. The economic reconstruction of Spain is very difficult:
I think Im a big world history enthusiast, but I first learned the name Martin Van Buren when I wrote this blog. It seems that the era from the American Revolutionary War to the Civil War is called the Jackson era, but the president from Jackson to Lincoln actually has little achievement to say th
Saint Augustine (Florida) is the oldest European settlement occupied today in the continental part of the present territory of the United States. It was founded by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August 28, 1565, and not for colonial or economic reasons, but military ones. Spain located a military conti