Matt Clayton Historical Leaders
Perhaps the most representative of the alliance between Great Britain and the United States of America is the dynamic duo that led their respective nations during World War II: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (30 January 1882 – 12 April 1945) and Winston S. Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965). In fact, their political relationship […]
Matt Clayton Featured, Mythology
Greek Mythology: The Very Beginning with Gods such as Cronus, Hades, Zeus, and many more!
Matt Clayton Historical Leaders, History
On January 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, named for his mother’s uncle Franklin Hughes Delano, [i] was born the only child of James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano in the Hudson Valley of Hyde Park, New York, at the Roosevelt estate that overlooked the Hudson River, seventy-five miles north of New York City. When his […]
Sett was not always a bad guy. Originally, he was a member of the Ennead—the council of gods. After Sekhmet had destroyed most of humanity, Ra had the gods lift Nut (sky) far from the Earth. There, the gods would rule over the world from afar. In order to maintain order locally, however, Ra set […]
On July 28, 1929, Jackie was born as Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Southampton, New York, in Southampton Hospital. Her mother was Janet Norton Lee (1907 –1989), and her father was John Vernou “Black Jack” Bouvier III (1891 – 1957). Janet Norton Lee’s ancestry was of Irish descent, while John Vernou Bouvier III’s family hailed from […]
Matt Clayton Featured, History, Mythology
There weren’t too many true monsters in Egyptian mythology, unlike the myths of many other cultures. The Norse had their Kraken and great wolf, Fenrir. The Greeks had their Scylla, Charybdis, Echidna, and Typhon. In Egypt’s lore, the only true monster was chaos which took the form of a giant snake. Its name was Apep […]
Matt Clayton History, Wars and Revolutions
Saint-Domingue covered the entire island. Prior to the Treaty of Ryswick that was made in 1697, the island had been a Spanish colony called Hispaniola. Following the treaty, the Spanish recognized France’s claim on the western third of the island. The French had occupied this portion of the island for most of the century, so […]
Matt Clayton Historical Leaders, History
One of the largest differences in transition from Roosevelt’s first term to his second is his major loss of focus on legislation. Of course, the New Deal policies still ticked away in the background, though. Franklin passed the Housing Act of 1937, which provided subsidized housing to low-income families, and the Fair Labor Standards Act […]
Often, people feel they know much about Winston Churchill as a servant to his country from easily attained and general information, but they know little about Churchill’s personal life. Churchill was a husband, a father, a painter, and a historian, among many other things. While he also maintains the status of a war hero and […]
Matt Clayton Featured, Historical Leaders, History
When the British settlers landed on the shores of North America, a palpable tension filled the world. At the time, it was unrecognized. Once again, Britain had founded a colony in a “new land.” For a while, things went well. People brought new ideas, new foods, and new exportable goods into the colonies and shipped […]