A pirate is a robber who attack ships. Although piracy has occurred since ancient times, the golden era of piracy was the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries on the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. When the early American colonists established successful trade …[Continue]
History of the Calendar
Without hardly a thought to the calendar itself, we begin another year. Yet the development of the calendar was a major advance, based on astronomy as well as religion. The Gregorian calendar we use today was created in the 1580’s …[Continue]
Berlin Wall
In 1945, after World War II, Germany was divided by the victors into two countries. East Germany was controlled by the communist regime of the Soviet Union. West Germany was a democracy supported by the U.S. The former capital city …[Continue]
Gargoyles
My readers always keep me informed when there is something I should see on the Net. This topic was suggested by Walter S. Arnold, a sculptor from Chicago who makes his living carving stone creatures. Silly me, I replied “There …[Continue]
