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What is the story behind Monica Lewinsky's blue dress?

Lewinsky's blue dress led to positive proof of an inappropriate sexual relationship between herself and the president, an assertion that Clinton previously denied under oath. He ultimately admitted the truth on Aug.17, 1998, in a nationally televised address.\nThe fallout from the Lewinsky scandal, alternately called Monicagate, Lewinskygate and Zippergate by the U.S. media, resulted in perjury charges against the president. For civil contempt of court, Clinton paid a $90,000 fine and received a five-year suspension from practicing law in Arkansas.\nAdditionally, the government viewed his..

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What is the middle passage?

The Slave Trade Triangle existed in whole or part from the 1500s to the early 1900s. An estimated 9.4 to 12 million Africans survived the Middle Passage. Deaths from dysentery, smallpox and measles occurred frequently during the passage that, at times, took up to six months to complete. Suicides and prisoner uprisings were also common.

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What were the programs of President Manuel A. Roxas?

Manual A. Roxas' programs were mainly centered around two goals: the reconstruction of the Filipino economy and the general rebuilding of the Philippines. This was severely hampered by many factors, mainly the destruction of over 80 percent of the schools and the destruction of almost all farms and factories (the heart of Filipino production).\nOne of Roxas' major decisions in starting these programs was accepting 800 million dollars from the United States in exchange for ratifying a trade agreement. He used this money to fund new agencies like the Philippine Rehabilitation Finance C..

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Why was Nelson Mandela in prison for 27 years?

At first, Mandela's time in prison looked to be limited to five years as the charges of inciting a strike and leaving the country without permission only had shorter sentences. After a police raid on a hideout that the African National Congress used, he was tried for sabotage and faced the death penalty. After his conviction, he had to sit in prison rather than attend the funerals of his mother and oldest son.\nBy the time Mandela emerged from prison, having survived prostate surgery and tuberculosis, he witnessed a South Africa that permitted the African National Congress to exist, and h..

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What did Nelson Mandela fight for?

South Africa became a popular destination for Europeans due to its climate, natural resources and culture, but tensions between whites and blacks were always high. Through the years, institutional oppression formed a system known as apartheid, under which blacks and whites had vastly different rights and privileges. The fight against apartheid accelerated in the middle of the 20th century, and Nelson Mandela was a leader of the anti-apartheid movement. His actions landed him in prison, where he stayed for 27 years.\nWhile Mandela was imprisoned, the anti-apartheid movement gained steam and eve..

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How did Pierre Curie die?

Curie and his wife Marie together discovered polonium and radium in 1898. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 for their study of a form of radiation discovered by another researcher, Antoine Henri Becquerel, who also shared the prize.\nPierre and Marie received the Davy Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1903. Pierre was elected in 1905 to the Academy of Sciences. Their research helped lay the groundwork for the study of chemistry and nuclear physics in the 20th century.

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What did William Kelly invent?

Early in the 1840s, Kelly and his brother established the Eddyville Iron Works in Kentucky. In 1847, Kelly began experimenting with ways to save on fuel costs at the iron works. He learned that blasting molten cast iron with air would increase the temperature of the iron, because the carbon impurities in the iron acted as fuel. Around 1850, Kelly was able to produce iron and steel using his process, although the quality wasn't always reliable. Rather than seeking a patent on his process, he continued to work on perfecting it. He finally applied for a patent, which was granted in 1857.

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When were the Townshend Acts passed?

The Acts angered the colonists so much that they decided to limit the British goods imported into the colonies in order to hurt Britain. These goods included items such as paper, tea and paints. By 1770, Britain had repealed the taxes with the exception of tea. This tea tax would lead to the Boston Tea Party in 1773. The growing anger would continue to surge and ultimately lead to the Revolutionary War.

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How did President Wilson try to protect workers?

The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 was created by Wilson to strengthen and clarify the earlier Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It prohibited some monopolies from forming and also protected the labor unions and farmers' organizations from being prosecuted for organizing.\nThe Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 was put into place to prevent companies from employing child labor, which was detrimental to children. The act was ruled unconstitutional, and a concrete child labor amendment was not passed until 1938.\nThe Adamson Act was passed in response to railroad workers threatening a nationwide str..

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Do Native Americans have facial hair?

Many men of the central and eastern bands of Native Americans grow moustaches, and some can grow chin beards. Hair on the cheeks is scarcer and entirely absent on some men. Other Native American men can and do grow full beards, such as in the Pacific Northwest.\nAs a test of manhood, many tribes used a trial in which the young warrior's ability to withstand pain was tested by plucking out all the moustache and beard hairs singly. Others yanked out fistfuls of hair at a time.

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