History | The Vegan Society

Angelena Iglesia

We’ve come a long way! The Vegan Society was founded in November 1944 and we’ve made tremendous progress since. Early vegans The Vegan Society may have been established 75 years ago but veganism has been around much longer. Evidence of people choosing to avoid animal products can be traced back over 2,000 […]

Politics & Political History of Peru

Angelena Iglesia

 Peru’s Colonial Times After the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro defeated the highly developed but heavily divided Inca Empire the Spanish viceroyalty, officially established itself 1542 in Lima and had now control over all of the Spanish colonies in South America. Lima became the principal city of Spain’s colonial possessions in […]

History | Infoplease

Angelena Iglesia

It seems like there’s always something big going on in the United States. From business to politics to culture, it can be hard to get a grip on it all. Infoplease is here to help.  World History Major historical events from ancient times to the present U.S. History Timelines, colonial […]

body politic | Definition, History, & Facts

Angelena Iglesia

Ancient origins The first recorded instance of the body politic metaphor appears in the Rigveda (c. 1500 bce), the oldest of the sacred books of Hinduism. There the South Asian caste system is explained by comparing the priesthood to the mouth, soldiers to the arms, shepherds to the thighs, and […]

NGS Family History Conference |

Angelena Iglesia

Learn new strategies, resources, and techniques to sharpen your family history skills at the NGS 2020 Family History Conference. The upcoming NGS 2020 Family History Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will offer the best and most expansive series of lectures to advance your research. Salt […]

Red vs. Blue: A history of how we use political colors

Angelena Iglesia

Then, later in the broadcast, the team shows the current map of who’s winning which state. And that, too, is jarring. The Democrats are blue and the Republicans are … yellow? Why aren’t they red? The answer is: Because the assignation of red-as-Republican, blue-as-Democrat didn’t become the standard until the last […]

Great Society – HISTORY

Angelena Iglesia

Contents Riding A Wave of Empathy War On Poverty Medicare and Medicaid Head Start and Education Reform Urban Renewal Support for Arts and Humanities Environmental Initiatives The Great Society Backlash and Vietnam Sources The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon […]

Three Branches of Government – HISTORY

Angelena Iglesia

Contents Separation of Powers Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch Implied Powers of the Three Branches of Government Checks and Balances Sources The three branches of the U.S. government are the legislative, executive and judicial branches. According to the doctrine of separation of powers, the U.S. Constitution distributed the power […]

History of the Royal Society

Angelena Iglesia

The story of the Royal Society is the story of modern science. Our origins lie in a 1660 ‘invisible college’ of natural philosophers and physicians. Today we are the UK’s national science academy and a Fellowship of some 1,600 of the world’s most eminent scientists. Nullius in verba The very […]

government | Definition, History, & Facts

Angelena Iglesia

Agricultural society So long as humans were few, there was hardly any government. The division of function between ruler and ruled occurred only, if at all, within the family. The largest social groups, whether tribes or villages, were little more than loose associations of families, in which every elder or […]