International Declaration of Human Rights and Freedoms History After the war crimes committed by the Germans in the holocaust that occurred during World War II, the United nations decided to create a document guaranteeing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all people, regardless of race, sex, language, or religion. This...
Introduction The Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 is variously known as D-Day, the Longest Day, Cross-Channel Attack, and probably some others as well. It was the largest single military operation of World War II. Hence, the beaches are a must stop if you get anywhere close to France. The 50th anniversary celebration in 1994 generated a l...
The issue of slavery has been touched upon often in the course of history. The institution of slavery was addressed by French intellectuals during the Enlightenment. Later, during the French Revolution, the National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which declared the equality of all men. Issues were raised concer...
The History of the conflict in the Middle East is long and well documented. To both, and to many biased observers the history of the Egyptian/Israeli conflict is very one sided, with one government, or one people causing the continued wars between the two neighboring states. But, as any social scientist of any reputation will state, all interna...
A polish woman has confessed to hiding twelve Jews in Major Eduard Rugemar's villa during World War II. Working as the housekeeper of the house, Irene Gut Opdyke hid the twelve Jews in the servant's quarters knowing that Rugemar would not go down there. Opdyke said that during the day they would help her clean around the house and at night they...