http://factoidz.com/experts-in/history/ history articles on Factoidz en-us http://factoidz.com/what-did-james-marshall-have-to-do-with-francisco-lopez/ http://factoidz.com/what-did-james-marshall-have-to-do-with-francisco-lopez/ Who really was James Marshall?  Was he the colonist (an immigrant at that time ) to first discover gold in Coloma, California? Yes, before 2 February 1848 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-3.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-history-and-use-of-olive-oil-yesterday-and-today/ http://factoidz.com/the-history-and-use-of-olive-oil-yesterday-and-today/ Olive Oil is considered by many Health Experts to be the all purpose eating and cooking oil. Its uses date back 4-6,000 years BC. in the region of the Mediterranean. Iran or ancient Persia, is the birth place of this magic product! The olive was a native to Asia Minor, and spread fr... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/post/the-history-and-use-of-olive-oil-yesterday-and-today.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-henrician-reformation-henry-viiis-conflict-with-the-catholic-church/ http://factoidz.com/the-henrician-reformation-henry-viiis-conflict-with-the-catholic-church/ During the 1530's and the 1540's England witnessed many drastic changes in the spheres of religious thought and theology, changes that swept the entire country in a very swift and powerful way. Strangely enough however, this change came not from a fervent d... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-henrician-reformation-henry-viiis-conflict-with-the-catholic-church.jpg http://factoidz.com/politics-spiritually-speaking/ http://factoidz.com/politics-spiritually-speaking/ Politics seems to be a topic everyone is afraid to talk about, especially with others.  Yet, there are so many political junkies that cannot get enough of it.  All we have to do is look at MSNBC or Fox News.  They present politics twenty four hours a day all seven days of the week. America has... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/politics-spiritually-speaking.jpg http://factoidz.com/who-founded-that-late-1970s-band-toto/ http://factoidz.com/who-founded-that-late-1970s-band-toto/ The teenage drummer for Sony and Cher founded Toto. Jeff Porcaro (1 April 1954 - 5 August 1992), providing the drum-beats for Sony and Cher, indeed began his career as a teenager.  Soon thereafter, this "April Fools" baby became the "in demand" drumme... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/who-founded-that-late-1970s-band-toto.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-origins-of-japan-in-500-words/ http://factoidz.com/the-origins-of-japan-in-500-words/ One of the most interesting topics in world history is the Japanese history. as we all know, Japan has experienced years of isolation from the outside world but it did not prevent Japan from rising. Japanese history is rich in culture, events and it can be broken down into periods. There is more to ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-origins-of-japan-in-500-words.jpg http://factoidz.com/forcing-religion-on-an-unwilling-public-in-16th-century-england/ http://factoidz.com/forcing-religion-on-an-unwilling-public-in-16th-century-england/ Gloucester: February 9 1555. A small fire is kindled starting slowly but gradually raising to an inferno at the heart of which stands John Hooper. Who, "knocked his breast with his hands until one of his arms fell off, and then knocked still with the other, while the fat, water, and bloo... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-16.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespeare-donne-and-johnson-on-religious-reform-during-the-reformation/ http://factoidz.com/shakespeare-donne-and-johnson-on-religious-reform-during-the-reformation/ Many different people expressed the religious turmoil of the 1500's in many different ways. The aristocrats had there method, the layman his or hers, the royalty another, and the writers and authors of the 1500's had a style all their own. And while each... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-2.jpg http://factoidz.com/american-tycoons-and-politicians-how-they-used-game-strategy-in-the-early-20th-century/ http://factoidz.com/american-tycoons-and-politicians-how-they-used-game-strategy-in-the-early-20th-century/ Many famous American tycoons and politicians in the early 20th Century excelled at "game playing" (see my Astrology guide for June, 2009).  In fact, many of these Captains of Industry were hard-up financially before they founded their companies in the late 19th an... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/american-tycoons-and-politicians-how-they-used-game-strategy-in-the-early-20th-century.jpg http://factoidz.com/on-the-subject-of-egalitarianism/ http://factoidz.com/on-the-subject-of-egalitarianism/ By the time the Mbuti of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were first encountered sometime in the mid 15th century (at least in terms of documented, historical encounters), the concept of a true egalitarian society had virtually reached mythological proportions.  Social scientists, theologians,... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/on-the-subject-of-egalitarianism.jpg http://factoidz.com/understanding-the-canaanite-poem-of-baal/ http://factoidz.com/understanding-the-canaanite-poem-of-baal/ “The Canaanite Poem of Baal” taken from T.H. Gaster’s Thespis, includes two main sections. The first section contains a synopsis of the poem and the second an interpretation. In his synopsis of the poem Gaster provides a very modern and easy to follow summary of the events that transpire thr... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/understanding-the-canaanite-poem-of-baal.jpg http://factoidz.com/what-is-memorial-day-more-than-corn-on-the-cob-watermelon-and-swimming-pools/ http://factoidz.com/what-is-memorial-day-more-than-corn-on-the-cob-watermelon-and-swimming-pools/ Memorial Day weekend is upon us! What’s on your plate for this year’s holiday... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/what-is-memorial-day-more-than-corn-on-the-cob-watermelon-and-swimming-pools.jpg http://factoidz.com/whats-digital-about-digital-the-history-of-the-digital-image/ http://factoidz.com/whats-digital-about-digital-the-history-of-the-digital-image/ We’ve been getting nearly a generation of years worth of talk about digital image creation. It seems like forever that this word has been thrown around as the new thing, or fad. You weren’t up to date without it. What’s it mean? Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/whats-digital-about-digital-the-history-of-the-digital-image.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-enduring-influence-of-the-beat-and-hippie-writers-1950-60s/ http://factoidz.com/the-enduring-influence-of-the-beat-and-hippie-writers-1950-60s/ Their names might be unfamiliar, but their legacies are not: here are six of the best writers from the Mid-Century Beat and Hippie Generations, 1950-60s. Their mold-breaking creativity dramatically revolutionized American culture - from music to art to literature - and even politics. Their brilliant... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-enduring-influence-of-the-beat-and-hippie-writers-1950-60s.jpg http://factoidz.com/explaining-the-historic-relationship-between-marijuana-medicine-and-religion/ http://factoidz.com/explaining-the-historic-relationship-between-marijuana-medicine-and-religion/ Both medically and religiously, marijuana (hemp, cannabis) has been used for thousands of years.  During the reign of the Chinese emperor Shen Nung (considered the Father of herbalogical studies), cannabis was cited in the most widely-read herbal of the time, recommended for malaria, constipati... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/explaining-the-historic-relationship-between-marijuana-medicine-and-religion.jpg http://factoidz.com/actual-spy-retirement-home-was-the-real-inspiration-for-the-prisoner-tv-series/ http://factoidz.com/actual-spy-retirement-home-was-the-real-inspiration-for-the-prisoner-tv-series/ Amazingly, more than 30 years after the ending of the television series "The Prisoner" intelligence has newly been declassified that demonstrates that such a location, an estate called Inverlair Lodge near Spean Bridge, in Scotland was actually taken over by the SOE, Special Operations Executive, an... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-16.jpg http://factoidz.com/ancient-uses-for-pearls-and-understanding-freshwater-vs-saltwater-pearls/ http://factoidz.com/ancient-uses-for-pearls-and-understanding-freshwater-vs-saltwater-pearls/ According to the ancients, Pearls were teardrops that had fallen from the moon and into the seas where they were consumed by simple oysters. Pearls were che... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/post/ancient-uses-for-pearls-and-understanding-freshwater-vs-saltwater-pearls.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-relationship-of-the-sub-disciplines-of-linguistics-and-the-past/ http://factoidz.com/the-relationship-of-the-sub-disciplines-of-linguistics-and-the-past/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-relationship-of-the-sub-disciplines-of-linguistics-and-the-past.jpg http://factoidz.com/mothers-day-30000-bp-the-history-of-mothers-day/ http://factoidz.com/mothers-day-30000-bp-the-history-of-mothers-day/ With another Mother's Day now past, it seems an appropriate time to reflect upon the place of honor Motherhood has held throughout most of humankind's recorded history (as well as pre-historic tradition).  She was known as Gaea to the ancient Greeks, Isis to the Egyptians, and Anu to the Celts.  I... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/mothers-day-30000-bp-the-history-of-mothers-day.jpg http://factoidz.com/golf-part-33-golfs-cradle-in-america/ http://factoidz.com/golf-part-33-golfs-cradle-in-america/ Golf historians credit John Reid, founder of the St. Andrew’s Golf Club (1888) in Yonkers, N.Y. as being the father of American golf. While the St. Andrews club might be still ope... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/golf-part-33-golfs-cradle-in-america.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-does-the-study-of-linguistics-relate-to-the-study-of-history/ http://factoidz.com/how-does-the-study-of-linguistics-relate-to-the-study-of-history/ For all intents and purposes, linguistics cannot be separated from history.  In fact, language cannot be understood to any true resolve without considering the history surrounding it.  Yes, linguistics in the broad sense of the term does include physiological and physical components relating t... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-does-the-study-of-linguistics-relate-to-the-study-of-history.jpg http://factoidz.com/a-different-look-at-history/ http://factoidz.com/a-different-look-at-history/ Before we went on this hiking trip, I thought it would be so boring. I really had no interest in seeing things that existed years ago. Some people really enjoy historical stuff and can see beauty in it. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/a-different-look-at-history.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-word-pandemic-examined/ http://factoidz.com/the-word-pandemic-examined/ Pandemic is an adjective, a descriptive word which means: prevalent throughout a continent, a country or even the entire world; universal; existing everywhere. ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-word-pandemic-examined.jpg http://factoidz.com/historical-facts-about-past-flu-pandemics/ http://factoidz.com/historical-facts-about-past-flu-pandemics/ For the past decade there has been worry about a new flu strain causing a new pandemic, the worry was avian flu, which was occurring in Asian countries. Currently there is concern about swine flu and that another major flu pandemic could occur. This curre... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/historical-facts-about-past-flu-pandemics.jpg http://factoidz.com/history-of-the-electric-car-1828-1912-from-trouve-to-morrison/ http://factoidz.com/history-of-the-electric-car-1828-1912-from-trouve-to-morrison/ Right at the turn of the 20th century, along with several months in 1899 immediately preceding the turn of the century, Electric Cars became the top sellers in Commercial Auto Sales. This blossoming of the electric car actually dates back to 1881, when G... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/history-of-the-electric-car-1828-1912-from-trouve-to-morrison.jpg http://factoidz.com/from-the-xp-883-to-the-volt-analysis-and-history-of-the-electric-car/ http://factoidz.com/from-the-xp-883-to-the-volt-analysis-and-history-of-the-electric-car/ The Prius, a "Hybrid Vehicle" which is produced by Toyota, has already been altering the auto industry. Lately celebrities and media promotions of every angle have held these in the spotlight. But here's the shocking fact: they have even been marketed for several years already. M... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/from-the-xp-883-to-the-volt-analysis-and-history-of-the-electric-car.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-the-eighth-effective-plagues-became-deadly/ http://factoidz.com/how-the-eighth-effective-plagues-became-deadly/ In the Book of Exodus according to the Old Testament the Hebrew people were enslaved by the Egyptian Pharaoh. Jehovah, the Hebrew God raised up a leader among the people. His name was Moses. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-the-eighth-effective-plagues-became-deadly.jpg http://factoidz.com/where-did-the-english-language-originate-from/ http://factoidz.com/where-did-the-english-language-originate-from/ English (that is, modern English) the way we know it has its origins from German, Scandinavian, Celtic, Greek and Latin. Every time a new dictionary is published there are more words added to it, because more words are assimilated from other languages. One would think that our English language came ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/where-did-the-english-language-originate-from.jpg http://factoidz.com/to-make-a-western-blacksmith-knife/ http://factoidz.com/to-make-a-western-blacksmith-knife/ What you have to realize is that the guns and knives carried in American West were tools, at times, a man's saddle, guns, knife and leather were the heaviest investment, if not the most important possessions of a Westerner, so he chose them with an eye to durability, style and cost. Then, as now, th... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/to-make-a-western-blacksmith-knife.jpg http://factoidz.com/facts-about-the-dust-bowl/ http://factoidz.com/facts-about-the-dust-bowl/ The Dust Bowl was caused by several different factors that all seemed to come together at the same time. The reasons for this disaster didn’t just happen overnight, they had been building up for at least a decade. Over planti... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/facts-about-the-dust-bowl.jpg http://factoidz.com/facts-of-the-great-depression/ http://factoidz.com/facts-of-the-great-depression/ The Great Depression was the worst economic depression in United States history. It started on October 29, 1929, a day known as Black Tuesday when the stock market crashed. This crashing of the stock market actually started the previous ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/facts-of-the-great-depression.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-manson-family-and-the-tate-labianca-murders/ http://factoidz.com/the-manson-family-and-the-tate-labianca-murders/ “Look bitch, I don’t care about you. I don’t care if you are having a baby. You are going to die and I don’t feel a thing about it.” These were the grisly words spoken to Sharon Tate as she was begging for the life of her unborn child just before she was brutally murdered on the night of A... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-3.jpg http://factoidz.com/lift-your-spirits-elevate-your-mood-with-1930s-artifacts-from-the-first-great-depression/ http://factoidz.com/lift-your-spirits-elevate-your-mood-with-1930s-artifacts-from-the-first-great-depression/ These days feel like the not-so-great Depression, don't they?  I wish someone would change the title of the era we keep getting compared to, and call it something like the "gigantic" first Depression or the "Awful" 1930s Depression. The w... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/lift-your-spirits-elevate-your-mood-with-1930s-artifacts-from-the-first-great-depression.jpg http://factoidz.com/motivations-behind-the-manifest-destiny/ http://factoidz.com/motivations-behind-the-manifest-destiny/ MANIFEST DESTINY By definition, what exactly was the "Manifest Destiny"? Dictionary.com carries with it these definitions: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-4.jpg http://factoidz.com/working-on-a-dream/ http://factoidz.com/working-on-a-dream/ 17 TO 10 was the half time score in the Superbowl Game. Bruce Springsteen crushed the half time show. I’m not the biggest fan of half time performances, but this one was legendary. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-16.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-history-of-the-world-in-400-words/ http://factoidz.com/the-history-of-the-world-in-400-words/ In the words of Douglas Adams, “In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea.” It is the intention of this article to tell the entire history of the world in exactly 400 words. This pa... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-history-of-the-world-in-400-words.jpg http://factoidz.com/a-history-of-mystery/ http://factoidz.com/a-history-of-mystery/ CSI, Law and Order, House, the Mentalist and Bones: so many of the top shows on right now could be considered crime fiction or mysteries. If you consider the genre to be ‘mystery’, not just ‘crime fiction’, the list expands even more. People love mysteries. They love crime fiction. But... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/a-history-of-mystery.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-reduce-gun-violence-in-the-united-states/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-reduce-gun-violence-in-the-united-states/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST history http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-reduce-gun-violence-in-the-united-states.jpg