[ad_1] Hinduism’s seven chakras connect individuals to the spiritual realm, with the Sahasrara, or crown chakra, being the highest and governing matters of karma, life, death, and connection to God. The chakras represent an individual’s evolution from basic instincts to selfless immortality. In the spiritual beliefs of Hinduism, seven energy centers in the body connect […]
[ad_1] The Seventh Amendment of the US Constitution allows for a jury trial in civil cases where the dispute is worth over $20 USD. It aims to maintain a distinction between the roles of judges and juries, as in common law. This right is enforced at the federal level, but individuals can waive it, and […]
[ad_1] The Maastricht Treaty created the European Union and Euro (1992), The Beatles arrived in the US (1964), the Bonfire of the Vanities took place in Florence (1497), Dr. Josef Mengele died (1979), Monopoly was invented (1935), the Mud March was organized by British suffragettes (1907), astronauts made the first free spacewalk (1984), Pinocchio debuted […]
[ad_1] Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed by the US Air Force in 2006. Gandhi committed his first act of disobedience in 1893, while the use of contraception for married couples was legalized in the US in 1965. The first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley was achieved in 1913, and Homer Plessy’s arrest led […]
[ad_1] Pearl Harbor was attacked, leading to the US entering WWII. Delaware ratified the US constitution, becoming the first state. The microwave oven was patented and used to cook popcorn. Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Taipei. Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I restored relations between Catholic and Orthodox churches. Instant replay was used in a […]
[ad_1] The 2000 US presidential election was decided by the Supreme Court due to voting irregularities in Florida. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in 1944, but the 22nd Amendment was later passed to limit the presidency to two terms. The Republican Party was first symbolized by an elephant in 1874, while […]
[ad_1] Sliced bread was first sold in the US in 1928. Mary Surratt was the first woman executed by the US federal government in 1865. Frances Xavier Cabrini became the first American saint in 1946. Sandra Day O’Connor was named the first female justice of the Supreme Court in 1981. Construction began on the Hoover […]
[ad_1] Germany surrendered in WWII (1945), the Lusitania sank (1915), French forces were defeated in Dien Bien Phu (1954), Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered (1824), AMA was founded (1847), Putin became president of Russia (2000), Herod the Great’s tomb was discovered (2007), Patrick Morrow climbed the Seven Summits (1986), Joan of Arc ended the siege of […]
[ad_1] Al Qaeda bombed two US embassies in Africa, killing 224 people (1998). Bali bomber Amrozi bin Nurhasyim was sentenced to death for killing 190 people (2003). The last lynching occurred in the northern US (1930). Lynching is now a criminal offense in all 50 states. Lynne Cox was the first to swim the Bering […]
