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When were Martin Luther King's kids born?

Rev. King was pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery when his first child Yolanda was born. Only a couple of weeks later, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, and racial tension started to escalate in the city. Martin Luther King was thrust into the middle of the situation when activists who organized the subsequent bus boycott chose him as their leader and spokesman.\nThe same year Martin Luther III was born, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was formed, and Martin Luther King became its president. He was devoted to the civil rights cause, which..

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What are the names of some important historical Navy ships?

The USS Pueblo was captured by North Korea in 1968 and taken to the port of Wonsan, where its U.S. crew was forced to pose for propaganda photos. The crew raised their middle fingers in the pictures, telling the North Koreans that it was a Hawaiian symbol for good luck.The USS Magpie, USS Pirate, USS Pledge, USS Sarsi and USS Partridge are all Navy ships that encountered Korean mines during the Korean conflict in the 1950s. The USS Liberty is another important historical Navy ship that was attacked on June 8, 1967, by Israel Defense Forces resulting in 34 dead crewmen and another 171 injured, ..

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What kind of houses did the Kwakiutl build?

Native to coastal British Columbia and the offshore islands, the Kwakiutl followed their food resources. The winter homes, which were permanent structures, were built near the salmon runs. These often housed more than one family and were part of a village settlement. The homes were set up to be convenient to the sea yet in an area that provided enough space for smoking and processing the fish. A large ceremonial or main gathering structure was also built.\nThe summer shelters were lightweight, made to be set up and torn down quickly. They were set up in short-term camps adjacent to seaweed and..

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What did Sir Isaac Newton invent?

Isaac Newton was an established physicist and mathematician and was one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. He was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England. With his discoveries in optics, motion and mathematics, Newton developed the principles of modern physics. In 1687 he published his most acclaimed work, "Philosophiae, Naturalis, Principia Mathematica" ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), which has been called the most influential book on physics. Newton died in London on March 31, 1727.\nNewton single-handedly contributed more to the developm..

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Are there any Revolutionary War words that start with "z?"

The Zweibrucken Regiment, also known as Régiment Royal Deux-Ponts, operated under French and Bavarian officer Wilhelm von Zweibrücken, In 1780 and in the 1781 Battle of Yorktown, the regiment was effective against the British forces. Elizabeth Zane, "The Heroine of Fort Henry," aided the American side in the Revolutionary War by bringing a keg of gunpowder to troops stranded in Fort Henry, surrounded by enemy British.

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When was the shower invented?

The idea of showers, despite not being properly designed and realized until the 18th century, had already been around for thousands of years.Initially, mankind had used waterfalls for cleaning, with natural rainfall offering another way to clean without having to bathe in pools or lakes.Ancient civilizations likely had very primitive versions of shower rooms, where servants would pour jugs of water over the heads of bathers.The ancient Greeks also had a very basic form of shower, even using pumping techniques to raise the water above the head thanks to their use of lead piping as sewers. These..

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Who are the Jack the Ripper suspects?

After his drowned body was found shortly after the last murder, Montague John Druitt became one of the earliest suspects. Eventually, however, the case against him was dropped when real evidence of medical skills remained unsubstantiated.\nRussian-born petty thief Michael Orlong fell under suspicion when dubious documents claimed he had served as a surgeon in the Russian Navy. Later research proved he was actually imprisoned in France at the time of the Ripper murders.\nPolish Jew Aaron Kosminski was suspected due to his ostensibly insane hatred of prostitutes, yet subsequent behavior in a Lon..

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Which European country colonized Brazil?

The Brazilian Indians were hunter-gatherers who used the slash-and-burn technique in agriculture. They did not wear clothing, domesticate animals or live in towns. When the Portuguese settled in Brazil, the Brazilian Indians were forced to move away from the colonial settlement. The Portuguese did not make much revenue from Brazil at first, although the sugar industry flourished. They also discovered gold and diamonds in Brazil in the 1690s and 1720s. In the 1820s, the main exports from Brazil were sugar, cotton and coffee. Brazil became independent in 1822.

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Where can you learn about Chinook longhouses?

The Chinook Indian Nation recommends the book "Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia," edited by Robert T. Boyd, for anyone interested Chinook history and culture. The Chinook Indian Nation consists of six related tribes in northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. Historically, the Chinook people lived along the lower and middle Columbia river in Oregon and Washington, in timber longhouses up to 70 feet long.

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What was the social structure of the Ancien Régime?

In the years leading up to the French revolution, the Church in France was extremely powerful, influential and wealthy. It owned approximately 15 percent of the land and paid no taxes to the state. The French nobility, like the church, enjoyed many privileges unavailable to the common classes. Among the most significant of these were the right to jury trial and exemption from taxes. While not all nobles were exempt from taxation, the richest were. Though most of the nobility were hereditary aristocracy, there were also some who relied on acquired rather than inherited wealth. The nobility also..

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