The Amistad was a Cuban schooner that contained several African captives. The captives overtook the ship, but later the U.S. captured the schooner and...
[b]Barry, Elizabeth,[/b] 1658–1713, English actress. She gained entrance to the stage through the patronage of the earl of Rochester. From the time ...
When Richelieu represented her as wishing to divorce Louis to marry another Anne was compelled to appear before the king's counsel to answer this char...
President Abraham Lincoln had quite a bit to deal with: within the first four months of him becoming President seven states had already seceded from t...