A Brief History (introduction paragraph about what comes after the emergence of Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations) Digging Deeper (a paragraph on the origins of the ancient Israelites) (a paragraph about Moses and the Ten Commandments) (a paragraph about Joshua’s military campaigns) (paragraph about the establishment of the Israel and Judah, including Saul, David, and Solomon) (a paragraph about the collapse/conquest of Israel and Judah) (a paragraph on the Assyrian Empire’s rise) (a paragraph on the Assyrian Empire’s fall) (a paragraph on the Chaldean/New Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II and its accomplishments before its eventual conquest by Persia) (a paragraph on…
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A Brief History On October 9, 2012, just eight years ago, 15 year old Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani Muslim girl, was shot in the face by Taliban Islamic extremist terrorists for the “crime” of being a girl that wanted to go to school to learn to read and write. This intrepid young lady went on to become a major player in the battle for women’s rights in the Islamic world, and has served as an inspiration for people across the globe. At the age of 16, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize! We have previously cited this brave…
A Brief History On October 7, 1988, a native Alaskan hunter found three Gray Whales trapped by the sea ice near Point Barrow, Alaska in the Beaufort Sea, initiating a chain of events that culminated in a massive international rescue effort of the giant cetaceans. The rescue effort, named Operation Breakthrough, failed to save the youngest whale, which died before being freed, and the fate of the other 2 whales that were ultimately freed is unknown. Digging Deeper Whales and their kin have been hunted by humans ever since humans took to the sea in any sort of boat. Prior…
A Brief History While history itself can be defined as all the actions taken by human beings and the consequences of those actions, including those events that shaped human existence, such as environmental and natural factors, people have not always had the inclination or the means to record those events and conditions, so a record of human history only dates back to Egyptian records dating to around 3200 BC or perhaps Babylonian/ Mesopotamian recordings from the same time frame. The budding Sumerian civilization even predated other ancient nascent civilizations, by a good 1000 years or more! The era of human…
A Brief History Spy film fans in the Cleveland area of Ohio, for a chance to receive 1 (one) run of engagement pass (good for 2 people) for No Time To Die, a No Time To Die baseball cap, phone card wallet, tote bag, and travel cup (all valued at about $100.00), please send an email message no later than 11:59 PM on Thursday, October 7, 2021 to admin@historyandheadlines.com containing your name and mailing address along with a screenshot showing that you are subscribed to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryandHeadlines. The subject of your message should be “No Time to…