Chronicles of the Past
Is Oklahoma still Indian Territory? Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land. On the surface, this might look like a cut-and-dried case. In the aftermath of the court’s 2019 decision, the state was no longer empowered to prosecute those accused of committing crimes on Indian territory. Can you visit any …
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In September 1775, Anza traveled to Culiacán, Horcasitas, and other towns in present-day Mexico to recruit his settlers. Why did Anza travel to California? In 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, a captain on the Spanish frontier stationed at the Tubac Presidio, requested permission from the viceroy of New Spain, Antonio Maria Bucareli, to prove that …
Why is Guadalcanal important? The Guadalcanal Campaign ended all Japanese expansion attempts and placed the Allies in a position of clear supremacy. It can be argued that this Allied victory was the first step in a long string of successes that eventually led to the surrender of Japan and the occupation of the Japanese home …
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Life expectancy at birth was a brief 25 years during the Roman Empire, it reached 33 years by the Middle Ages and raised up to 55 years in the early 1900s. What is the life of a Roman child? Children 7 and under were considered infants, and were under the care of women. Children were …
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How was Templo Mayor destroyed? The temple was surrounded by a serpent wall and the entire structure would have been brightly painted. You can still see many of the original colors today. In 1521 CE, the Spanish destroyed Templo Mayor to make way for a new cathedral. The ruins were buried and largely forgotten until …
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What were the effects of moving Brazil’s capital? Moving the capital city to Brasilia also served to distribute the Brazilian population away from dense regions. In the first 10 years after relocation, Brasilia’s population growth reached 14.4% per year compared to Rio de Janeiro’s 4.2%. Why did Brazil move their capital? Brazil moved its capital …
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What were the two branches of Christianity after the Schism of 1054? The Great Schism split the main faction of Christianity into two divisions, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Today, they remain the two largest denominations of Christianity. On July 16, 1054, Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius was excommunicated from the Christian church based in …
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What did Hindu kings wear? In ancient India, kings used to wear clothes made of linen. Linen is a fibre obtained from the flax plant. It is very soft and light, and has a royal look. What did the ancient Indian king wear? Clothing in the Gupta period was mainly cut and sewn garments. A …
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What did the CIA do during the Cold War? Throughout the Cold War the CIA played an important role in gathering intelligence from around the world. Its methods were, at times, controversial. But the information it gathered in foreign countries helped guide the foreign and military policy of every Cold War-era president. How did the …
How many Germans were expelled from Eastern Europe? 12 million From 1944 to 1948 at least 12 million ‘Germans’ were expelled from Eastern Europe and resettled. This figure includes those in Western and Eastern Germany as counted in the censuses of the early 1950s. It does not include those who settled in Austria, the USA …
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